Episode 19: Navigating the JavaScript World: A Panel Discussion

Navigating the JavaScript World
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Guests
Zach Briggs (https://twitter.com/TheOtherZach) | theotherzach.com (http://theotherzach.com/)
Trek Glowacki (https://twitter.com/trek)
Melanie Sumner (https://twitter.com/melaniersumner) | melsumner.com (http://melsumner.com/)
Marques Woodson (https://twitter.com/mwq27)
Summary
How do professional JavaScript programmers choose new tools or evaluate frameworks? What are the most important concepts in JavaScript development these days? This panel discussion was recorded live on Aug 24, 2017 with Zach Briggs, Trek Glowacki, Melanie Sumner, and Marques Woodson. Learn about their biggest JavaScript career battles and what resources they use to keep up to date.
Notes
01:29 - Introductions & Getting Started in JavaScript + Frontend Tools Used
03:51 - Pros of Working in JavaScript
06:09 - Components and Isolation
- ARIA (https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/Accessibility/ARIA/ARIA_Techniques)
13:30 - State Management
- Redux (http://redux.js.org/)
- React (https://facebook.github.io/react/)
21:55 - Dealing with JavaScript Churn and Choosing New Tools
31:22 - JavaScript Design and Style; HTML & CSS Fundamentals
34:58 - What is exciting right now? What is up and coming? What do we need to focus on in JavaScript?
42:00 - WebAssembly (http://webassembly.org/)
43:12 - What does “Functional” mean?
- JavaScript Allongé (https://leanpub.com/javascriptallongesix/read)
46:56 - Are there libraries that auto generate forms based on a Rust data model?
47:31 - What’s the biggest fight you got in over JavaScript?
53:56 - Is the State Management Pattern settled as a one-object God object store or per component?
57:31 - What do you like to pair frontend JavaScript with on the backend?
59:53 - Resources to Keep Sharp
- @dan_abramov (http://twitter.com/dan_abramov)
- @paul_irish (http://twitter.com/paul_irish)
- Ember Observer (https://emberobserver.com/)
- Pluralsight (https://learn.pluralsight.com)
- Frontend Masters (https://frontendmasters.com/) Special Guests: Marques Woodson, Melanie Sumner, Trek Glowacki, and Zach Briggs.

Navigating the JavaScript World

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Guests

Zach Briggs | theotherzach.com
Trek Glowacki
Melanie Sumner | melsumner.com
Marques Woodson

Summary

How do professional JavaScript programmers choose new tools or evaluate frameworks? What are the most important concepts in JavaScript development these days? This panel discussion was recorded live on Aug 24, 2017 with Zach Briggs, Trek Glowacki, Melanie Sumner, and Marques Woodson. Learn about their biggest JavaScript career battles and what resources they use to keep up to date.

Notes

01:29 - Introductions & Getting Started in JavaScript + Frontend Tools Used

03:51 - Pros of Working in JavaScript

06:09 - Components and Isolation

ARIA

13:30 - State Management

Redux
React

21:55 - Dealing with JavaScript Churn and Choosing New Tools

31:22 - JavaScript Design and Style; HTML & CSS Fundamentals

34:58 - What is exciting right now? What is up and coming? What do we need to focus on in JavaScript?

42:00 - WebAssembly

43:12 - What does “Functional” mean?

JavaScript Allongé

46:56 - Are there libraries that auto generate forms based on a Rust data model?

47:31 - What’s the biggest fight you got in over JavaScript?

53:56 - Is the State Management Pattern settled as a one-object God object store or per component?

57:31 - What do you like to pair frontend JavaScript with on the backend?

59:53 - Resources to Keep Sharp

@dan_abramov
@paul_irish
Ember Observer
Pluralsight
Frontend Masters

Special Guests: Marques Woodson, Melanie Sumner, Trek Glowacki, and Zach Briggs.