071 JSJ JavaScript Strategies at Microsoft with Scott Hanselman

Panel: Amiee KnightCharles Max WoodSpecial Guests: JC HiattIn this episode, JavaScript Jabbers speak with JC Hiatt. JC is a software consultant, and working a starting a company called DevLifts. DevLifts is a company that helps developers learn to live healthier lives. JC mentions this business was base on this health journey.JC and the panel discuss output and mental clarity to get work done in a healthy fashion. Also, the benefits of eating a healthy diet, rather it is the Keto Diet or others types of healthy clean eating, there is a physical and mental benefit. JC and the panel talk about count macros, healthy food intake, and a basic outline of getting into ketosis. Also, the panel discusses finding the motivation to get into a healthy lifestyle to benefit work and your lifestyle.In particular, we dive pretty deep on:Mental ClarityKeto DietCutting out processed foodsCounting MacrosGetting into KetosisSupporting brain functionMotivation for a healthy lifestyleGaining energyGetting started  - Walking, Eat Whole. Etc.Pack your own lunchMindset change -  you are responsible for anyone else’s healthy choicesDrink WaterYou can find a healthy balance and practice moderationCheat day?SugarSitting to0 long at workSleep - brain wave activity, caffeine, and lightNapsAnd much more!Links:@jchiatt@devliftsdevlifts.ioPicks:Amieehttps://www.womenwhotech.com/panelist-bioshttps://github.com/AllThingsSmitty/css-protipsCharlesGunnar blue blockers FluxReactDevSummit.comJSDevSummit.com JCAmerican VandalConfession Tapes Qalohttps://lodash.comSpecial Guest: JC Hiatt. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/javascript-jabber/donationsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacyBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/javascript-jabber--6102064/support.

25 Okt 201757min

Panel:Amiee KnightCharles Max WoodJoe EamesSpecial Guests: Matthew Creager and Peter ChoIn this episode, JavaScript Jabbers speak with Matthew Ceager and Peter Cho. Matthew and Peter are part of the team at Manifold. Manifold is a marketplace for developer services. Matthew takes care of growth and relations, and Peter oversee products at Manifold.The panel discusses with Peter and Matthew what Manifold does and the benefits of a Cloud Service. Matthew gives perspective on how developers can get their cloud product on the market compared to open source.  Further discussion goes into how this will help the developer to get their products or services turned into a business quicker and save time  Also learn about when it is the ideal time to move to cloud services vs. running a server yourself.In particular, we dive pretty deep on:Different kinds of definition of Cloud ServicesAnything you would rely on as a third party serviceWhat is the cloud service ecosystem - Services that connect to an applicationIndependent market place -  because it is difficult to turn a product into a businessWhere are people using cloud services or running their own serverSpinning up a version of it is easier.Time verses doing it yourself?Experts running the servicesFocusing on your product instead of managing the server and suchWhere does the data live and who has access to that?Lock In’s?Tourist - Credentials managementHow do I get this setup? Command Line or register onlineAnd much more!Links:Manifoldhttps://github.com/mattcreager@manifoldco@etcpeter@matt_creagerblog.manifold.comPicks:AmieeRyan McDermottCharlesGitLab AdminLTEJoeWhat You Can’t SayMattStar TrekPuppeteerPeterPlayer Unknown Battle Ground Sourdough   by Robin SloanSpecial Guests: Matthew Creager and Peter Cho. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/javascript-jabber/donationsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacyBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/javascript-jabber--6102064/support.

18 Okt 201746min

Panel:Aimee KnightCharles Max WoodSpecial Guests: Nick DisabatoIn this episode, Java Script Jabbers talk with Nick Disabato. Nick is a newbie to JavaScript Jabber. Nick is the founder of Draft, an interaction design agency where he does research driven A/B testing of E-commerce business.This is a practical episode for those who are running a business and doing marketing for the products and services. Nick talks about A/B testing for a number scenarios within the company, such as for websites, funnels, and various marketing mechanisms. Nick further goes into how this helps companies strategically increase revenue by changing things such as websites design or building funnels.In particular, we dive pretty deep on:Testing of changes of Copy, Websites, etc.What does it mean of changes, Tools, Framework, Plugins, etcDoes it matter what tools you use? Framework that works within your stackHow do make we company moneyResearching for the next testTesting for conversion rate to decide which design to go implement - VariantResponsibility for the designsFeature and getting pay for the serviceLearn more about the resources and Copy HackersLarge organization or developers, or a QA departmentOptimization teamsUsability tests and coming up with A/B testsExpertiseWhy should be care?And much more!Links:DraftNick Disabato@nickdConversionXLAB Testing ManualWider Funnels Copy HackersPicks:AmieeNodevember CharlesMike Gehard Admin LTENickHotJar.comSpecial Guest: Nick Disabato. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/javascript-jabber/donationsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacyBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/javascript-jabber--6102064/support.

17 Okt 201742min

Panel:Joe EamesAimee KnightCharles Max WoodCory HouseSpecial Guests: Scott WyattIn this episode, JavaScript Jabbers talk with Scott Wyatt. Scott is the Co-founder, CTO, UEX at Cali StyleTechnologies, and is a Node developer and graphic designer.  Scott is on JavaScript Jabber to talk about Trails.js. and its simplistic build, but many useful functions.Scott mentions that Trails.js was created by Travis Webb. Scott gives us an introduction to the Trails.js framework, as the Jabbers take apart and dive deep into the build, functions, and uses.  Scott goes into what trail packs are, and the similar or related projects. Scott talks about the ease of using trails to build with, and not ending up in frustration.In particular, we dive pretty deep on:Trails.js is Node Framework and lightweight or BlueprintSimilar to Redux?Is it MVC like RailsYou don’t need to understand it, it is all under the hood.Tuple SpaceIs this sole for server-side rendering?Closest projects - SailsAvoid problems like React.Not dealing with corporationsWhy would you want to use trails instead of other projects like Sails, rails, etc.How do you get started - trailjs.ioQuickest way to learn Trails is to build a Trail PackDon’t be afraid to kill you darlingsTestingIt Trails production ready?It is a particular type of app where Trails shines?Linkstrailsjs.ioTravis WebbPicksAmyFull Stack Developers by Brad FrostTracking MacrosJoeThe Behavior GapCharlesProfit First Keto Dietscott-wyatt/GitHub CoryNever write another high Order ComponentScottProxy EngineSpecial Guest: Scott Wyatt. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/javascript-jabber/donationsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacyBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/javascript-jabber--6102064/support.

10 Okt 201745min

Panel: Aimee KnightAJ O'NealCharles Max Wood Guest: Eric BerryThis week on Ruby Rogues, we interview our very own, Eric Berry, to talk about the sustainability of open-source projects through ethical advertising. The team talks about once open source projects like PhantomJS, Cancan, and many others.The Rogues dive into the many different scenarios that lead open source projects astray. Problems like working on the project without compensation, be overworked, and no interest are many of the reasons these are not sustained in the long run.However, are there solutions like donations or sponsorship to sustain such projects? And how do we go about finding funding or compensation for these open source projects? Eric describes that advertising tactics and strategies for open source. Eric talks about his work with Code Sponsor and how they support the open source community with funding.In particular, we dive pretty deep on:Ruby Rogues talk about burnout on projectsWorking on projects for free and the project falls apartSolutions behind the more popular projects like Ruby on Rails and NPM.Lemonade Stand - Sustaining and bounty sourced projectsSponsorship or company supported projects.Crowdfunding - not sustainable, but helps.Donation buttons, do they work?Who would pay developers for this?Developers taking care of other developersAdvertising, and helping pay for projects to stay alive!Help developers stay funded without a spam haven.and much, much more!Links: CancanPhantomJSCode SponsorTimber RollbarCoreLogicTrackJS CircleCICodeConf. PicksAimeePositive Experience for Women in TechHand Written CardsCharlesKeto Diet - Fat HeadRuby Dev. SummitAJReal Love by Greg BaerEricNate HopkinsOpen CollectiveCarbonAds.Etc.Special Guest: Eric Berry. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/javascript-jabber/donationsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacyBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/javascript-jabber--6102064/support.

2 Okt 20171h 1min

Panel:Joe AimeeCharles  Special Guests: Eric Simmons Albert PaiIn this episode, JavaScript Jabbers talk to Eric Simmons and Albert Pai, the co-founder of thinkster.io, where their team teaches the bleeding edge of javascript technology’s various frameworks and backend. Also, with the recent creation of Stalkblitz, which is the center topic of today discussion. Stackblitz it an online VS Code IDE for Angular, React, and a few more others are supported. This is designed to run web pack and vs code inside your browser at blazing fast speeds. Eric and Albert dive into the many different advantages and services available by StackBlitz and thinker.io. In particular, we dive pretty deep on:Similarities  and differences to Heroku System JS Stacklets  Testing and creating an in-browser system file systemCreating a type of VS Code experience, Working Off Line Updating of the StackletsDeployment tools or exporting Hot ReloadingIntegrated terminalsMonacoLanguage Services How do you architect this implementation The innovation of browsersGuy Bedford Financing vs. Chipotle Burritos Will this product in the future cost moneyLinksthinkster.iohttps://medium.com/@ericsimons/stackblitz-online-vs-code-ide-for-angular-react-7d09348497f4@stackblitz stackblitz.com PicksAimeePromises Series by Andrew Del PreteCrossfit JoeWholesome MemeSara CooperCharlesPivotal Tracker MatterMost asana.comZapierEric realworld.io David East Albert thinkster.ioThing ExplainerSpecial Guests: Albert Pai and Eric Simons . Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/javascript-jabber/donationsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacyBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/javascript-jabber--6102064/support.

26 Sep 201751min

Tweet this EpisodeJohn-David Dalton is probably best known for the Lodash library. He's currently working at Microsoft on the Edge team. He makes sure that libraries and frameworks work well in Edge.The JavaScript Jabber panel discusses the ECMAScript module system port to Node.js. John wanted to ship the ES module system to Node.js for Lodash to increase speed and decrease the disk space that it takes up. This approach allows you to gzip the library and get it down to 90 kb.This episode dives in detail into:ES Modules, what they are and how they workThe Node.js and NPM package delivery ecosystemModule loaders in Node.jsBabel (and other compilers) versus ES Module Loaderand much, much more...Links:LodashES Module Loader for NodeNodeCommonJSBabelTypeScriptFlowTypeMicrosoftESM Blog PostMeteorReifyESM SpecPhantomJSzlib module in NodeAWS LambdaNPMWebpackRollupJohn-David Dalton on TwitterPicks:Cory:Trending Developer SkillsThe Devops HandbookAimee:NodevemberES Modules in Node Today (blog post)Dating is DeadAaron:Ready Player One trailer breakdownJim Jefferies  ShowI Can't Make This Up by Kevin HartWork with Aaron at SaltStackChuck:Angular Dev SummitZohoCRMWorking on Cars - Therapeutic working with your hands doing physical workJohn:TC39 Proposal for Optional ChainingToyBox 3D PrinterSpecial Guest: John-David Dalton. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/javascript-jabber/donationsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacyBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/javascript-jabber--6102064/support.

19 Sep 201757min

Tweet this EpisodeTyler Renelle is a contractor and developer who has worked in various web technologies like Node, Angular, Rails, and much more. He's also build machine learning backends in Python (Flask), Tensorflow, and Neural Networks.The JavaScript Jabber panel dives into Machine Learning with Tyler Renelle. Specifically, they go into what is emerging in machine learning and artificial intelligence and what that means for programmers and programming jobs.This episode dives into:Whether machine learning will replace programming jobsEconomic automationWhich platforms and languages to use to get into machine learningand much, much more...Links:Raspberry PiArduinoHacker NewsNeural Networks (wikipedia)Deep MindShallow AlgorithmsGenetic AlgorithmsCrisper gene editingWixthegrid.ioCodeschoolCodecademyTensorflowKerasMachine Learning GuideAndrew Ng Coursera CoursePythonRJavaTorchPyTorchCaffeScikit learnTensorfireDeepLearn.jsThe Singularity is Near by Ray KurzweilTensorforceSuper Intelligence by Nick BostromPicks:AimeeInclude mediaNodevemberPhone casesAJData SkepticReady Player OneJoeEverybody LiesTylerEx MachinaPhilosophy of Mind: Brains, Consciousness, and Thinking MachinesSpecial Guest: Tyler Renelle. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/javascript-jabber/donationsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacyBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/javascript-jabber--6102064/support.

12 Sep 201748min