Adventures in Angular

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AiA 187: Teaching Angular through Rhyme.com with Minko Gechev May 01, 2018

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Panel:

Charles Max Wood
Ward Bell

Special Guests: Minko GechevIn this episode of Adventures in Angular, the panel talks to Minko Gechev about teaching Angular through Rhyme.com. Minko is currently working on Rhyme.com, which is a platform for hands-on demos and trainings. They touch on what Rhyme.com is, how it works, and the advantages to using it, especially in training. They also go into detail as to how an all sides workshop is set up and the versatility of using Rhyme with many different frameworks.In particular, we dive pretty deep on:

Minko intro
What are you most famous for in the Angular community?
Angular.js style guide
What is Rhyme?
How does Rhyme work?
All sides workshop advantages
CodeSandbox.io
Plunker
Full on BM with virtual access
Run things in your bowser eventually
Working in the cloud
Linux and Windows
How workshops work
Providing video recordings
You can teach anything through Rhyme
Have you used this in a coding environment?
Angular CLI
How are you using Angular to build this system?
How much of the work is Angular pulling for you?
TypeScript
Architecture of Rhyme
What is WebRTC?
And much, much more!

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Ward

Minko

ngConf

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AiA 186: ngUpgrade in the Real World with Sam Julien Apr 24, 2018

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Panel:

Charles Max Wood
John Papa

Special Guests: Sam JulienIn this episode of Adventures in Angular, the panel talks to Sam Julien about ngUpgrade in the real world. Sam is an Angular teacher and developer in Portland, Oregon and has spent a lot of time working through the issues with ngUpgrade. He has also launched a course called Upgrading Angular JS. He talks about the process behind upgrading and the two phases and four building blocks that are present in this process. They also touch on the fact that Angular JS is very different in the real world versus in theory.In particular, we dive pretty deep on:

Sam intro
Do you see steady traffic with needing ngUpgrade?
Angular JS is popular in the enterprise community
How do people get started with upgrading?
Update to a current version of Angular JS
Building blocks to upgrading
TypeScript and Webpack
The most important things to be doing
npm
General process – 4 building blocks and 2 phases
Determine your approach
Different approaches available for upgrading
Pick a route and work from the bottom up
Angular AOT mode
Upgrading is overwhelming but is manageable
Don’t rush the process
Create a reasonable timeframe
You can’t always use the CLI for these projects
Target those who feel stuck
What are the biggest problems that you’re seeing?
And much, much more!

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Star Realms

John

ng-AI

Sam

Special Guest: Sam Julien.
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AiA 185: Angular for Java Developers with Yakov Fain Apr 17, 2018

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Panel:

Shai Reznik
Alyssa Nicholl
Joe Eames

Special Guests: Yakov FainIn this episode of Adventures in Angular, the panel talks to Yakov Fain about Angular for Java developers. Yakov has worked as a Java developer for about 18 years, and in the last 4 or 5 years, he also started using front-end frameworks like Angular. They talk about what made him switch over to Angular, how it has improved his programming, and when it is best to utilize this framework. They also discuss how Yakov trains Java developers to start using Angular and the two methods he uses to do so.In particular, we dive pretty deep on:

Yakov intro
Wrote books on Java and Angular
Angular
Adobe Flex
Why he stopped using Adobe Flex
Angular and TypeScript combination
Angular is built for large-scale projects
Angular is good for creating single-page apps
When Angular isn’t that great
What he’s looking for in Angular 6
Creating widgets
Angular Element
The programming community looks down on JavaScript
CSS
Recommends people learn CSS if they are a Java developer
The beauty of the industry
There is a specific way to teach to Java developers Angular that is easy for them to understand
Two major directions in training Java developers
And much, much more!

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Joe

Yakov

Special Guest: Yakov Fain.
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AiA 184: ngGirls with Shmuela Jacobs, Samantha Rhodes, and Bonnie Brennan Apr 10, 2018

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Panel:

Charles Max Wood
Alyssa Nicholl
John Papa
Joe Eames

Special Guests: Shmuela Jacobs, Samantha Rhodes, and Bonnie BrennanIn this episode of Adventures in Angular, the panel talks to Shmuela Jacobs, Samantha Rhodes, and Bonnie Brennan about ngGirls. ngGirls is an organization that provides a free one-day workshop with volunteer mentors who will teach them Angular basics. It was inspired by Django Girls and provides this type introduction to programming for women who want to learn about Angular. They are really passionate about bringing ngGirls all around the world so that women everywhere can be introduced to both Angular and programming.In particular, we dive pretty deep on:

What is ngGirls?
Started in November 2016 in Israel
Django Girls
Helps build motivation in young girls to keep programming
Angular
ngConf and Google I/O events coming up
What is an ideal mentor?
What does the curriculum look like?
Angular Bootcamp
Do you have a prep pack ahead of time?
How do you sign up to be a mentor?
Do you encourage people to organize their own ngGirls?
How do you get the word out about the conferences?
Using twitter
How much experience do you need for ngGirls?
They need more girls mentors
Even if you’ve just started learning Angular, sign up as a mentor!
And much, much more!

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Black Mirror

Alyssa

Ready Player One Movie

Joe

“Here are the best programming languages to learn in 2018”

John

ng-AI Hackathon by Microsoft

Shmuela

Sam

ngConf

Bonnie

Special Guests: Bonnie Brennan, Samantha Rhodes, and Shmuela Jacobs.
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AiA 183: TDD with Shai Reznik Apr 03, 2018

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Panel:

Charles Max Wood
Ward Bell
Joe Eames
John Papa

Special Guests: Shai ReznikIn this episode of Adventures in Angular, the panel talks to Shai Reznik about TDD. TDD is a technique used to write unit tests. They discuss what exactly unit testing is, the benefits of it, and why you would want to use it to test your code. Shai then discusses what TDD is, why you would use it, the benefits of it, and how you can get started using TDD in your own code. He loves that he can use TDD as a design tool for code and that it forces you to write cleaner, more modular code.In particular, we dive pretty deep on:

What is TDD?
Test Driven Development
What is unit testing?
Benefits of unit testing
Faster feedback and saves you from regression bugs
JavaScript Unit Testing & TDD Theory by Shai
Red, Green, Refactor
Why would you want to use TDD?
Benefits of TDD
You actually get to write the tests
Forces you to write more modular and cleaner code
Use TDD as a design tool for code
Do you actually write code using TDD?
Angular
Ember
Production code vs other types of code
Write tests around assumptions
Is TDD Dead? YouTube Series
Allows you to think through what you want to build before you build it
Blueprint in a sense
Testing vs TDD
And much, much more!

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Get involved in the political process

John

Don’t be afraid to have healthy discussions
Five Things
The 7 Ds of Development Talk

Joe

The Mistakes I Made As a Beginner Programmer by Samer Buna
An Overview of JavaScript Testing in 2018 by Vitali Zaidman
Try it out and decide for yourself

Ward

NgRx Data

Shai

Machine Learning-Driven Bundling by Minko Gechev
Angular TDD course coming soon
JavaScript Unit Testing & TDD Theory

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AiA 182: Brittany Moore's Path into Angular Mar 27, 2018

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Panel:

Charles Max Wood
Alyssa Nicoll
Ward Bell
John Papa
Special Guests: Brittany Moore

In this episode of Adventures in Angular, the panel talks to Brittany Moore about her unique experience into Angular. Brittany has been working as a front-end developer for about four years and is currently a consultant for Test Double. She was first introduced to Angular at a talk that John Papa gave and was blown away by the sheer power of it. She really encourages people who are learning Angular to get out and attend talks, conferences and meetups so that they can build connections and get more information from people who are good at what they do.In particular, we dive pretty deep on:

Brittany intro
Angular
Front-end background
JavaScript and CSS
Discovered Angular from a talk
Angular JS and Angular 2.0
What made Angular appeal to you?
CS graduate
Before Angular, she used a lot of trial and error
C#
Had trouble getting stated without a JavaScript background
Angular gave her a clear path forward and a framework that was understandable
Got on as many online communities she could
Learned Angular through help on the internet and community resources
Encourages people to attend conferences and meetups
Ruby Rogues Episode 255
How did you go to conferences when you didn’t know anyone?
The importance of pushing yourself out of your comfort zone
Her career is defined by the conferences she went to
Emotional reaction to conferences
ng Vikings
Just going to the conferences are beneficial
What were your biggest OMG moments at conferences?
And much, much more!

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Alyssa

Diversity Fundraiser

Ward

ngRx Data

Brittany

Special Guest: Brittany Moore.
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AiA 181: Doing More with Less and Router-First Architecture with Doguhan Uluca Mar 20, 2018

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Panel:

Charles Max Wood
Ward Bell
Shai Reznik
John Papa
Joe Eames

Special Guests: Doguhan UlucaIn this episode of Adventures in Angular, the panel discusses doing more with less and router-first architecture with Doguhan Uluca. Doguhan works for a consulting company in Washington D.C. called Excella, where he is on the JavaScipt Special fleet and is a software development expert. He is also the founder of the Tech Talk DC meetup and organized the DC Full Stack Dev Summit last year. They talk about doing more with less with code and the importance of deleting code that is unnecessary. Also, they discuss router-first architecture and how it can be used to your advantage in your coding.In particular, we dive pretty deep on:

Doguhan intro
Excella Consulting Company
Tech Talk DC
DC Full Stack Dev Summit
Being a polyglot is great, but in practice it is very difficult
What is true a polyglot developer?
Deleting code
Why would you want to delete code?
Do more with less when it comes to code
JavaScript
Going back to the basics
More code lends to more bugs and issues
How does this relate to router-first architecture?
Writing a book
Need a road map before you star refining things
Get a picture of the shape of the application and then start thinking ahead of time
The importance of planning ahead when coding
Agile Software Development
Walking skeleton from the beginning
Get to the first wrong answer as quickly as possible and fix it
And much, much more!

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Ward

Homo Deus by Harari

Shai

John

Twitch

Joe

Wasteland Express Delivery Service Board Game

Doguhan

Special Guest: Doguhan Uluca.
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AiA 180: Angular Today with Stephen Fluin Mar 12, 2018

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Panel:

Charles Max Wood
Joe Eames

Special Guests: Stephen FluinIn this episode of Adventures in Angular, the panel discusses Angular today with Stephen Fluin. He leads developer relations on the Angular team, and he has two missions when it comes to the Angular team: to help developers and organizations be successful with Angular and to understand what it’s like to be an Angular developer in the real world, so they can make the right platform decisions as they evolve things from their side. They talk about the new things that are happening with Angular and discuss where the framework is headed in the future.In particular, we dive pretty deep on:

Stephen background
Two missions on the Angular team
Angular
What’s new with Angular?
Angular version 5 update
Pre-fix change for developers
Component development kits
NG Bootstrap
PrimeFaces
Advantages of using the CDK
Angular CLI
Schematics
NG Update
Build Tools convergence and how it will affect effect developers
Webpack
Integrating Bazel in the future
Get a Coder Job Course
NG generate
And much, much more!

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Joe

Stephen

Special Guest: Stephen Fluin.
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AiA 179: State of JS with Sacha Greif Mar 06, 2018

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Panel: Charles Max WoodAlyssa Nicoll Special Guests: Sacha GreifIn this episode of Adventures in Angular, the panel discuss the state of JS survey with Sacha Greif. This is a survey that is sent out to developers in order to see what people perceive the state of JavaScript is. They talk about his inspiration for creating this survey as well as discuss the data that was collected. This is a great episode for people who want to hear interesting data on JS in today’s current climate.In particular, we dive pretty deep on:

What is the State of JS?
23,000 responses this past year
What inspired you to do this?
JavaScript
Meteor
JavaScript fatigue
Great snapshot of where people are at
Backbone
Great tool to detect trends
Backgrounds of the people who created this survey
Bias in the results
GraphQL
Correlation vs causation issue
Why certain frameworks are scarce
Bootcamps are teaching React and Angular now
Do you have indications as to why there are increases in some areas and declines in others?
Vue is the fastest rising project on GitHub currently
Rising Star JS
And much, much more!

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Sacha

Special Guest: Sacha Greif.
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AiA 178: The Framework Summit Feb 27, 2018

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Panel: Charles Max WoodShai ReznikJoe EamesJohn Papa Special Guests: NoneIn this episode of Adventures in Angular, the panel discuss the Framework Summit. This is a conference that is focused on front-end frameworks, such as Angular, React, and Ember. Frameworks are such a central piece to front-end development, and so this conference is going to be detailed towards people who are working with multiple types of frameworks or want to learn about new frameworks. One of the biggest goals of this conference is to help end framework wars and bring people from different types of frameworks together.In particular, we dive pretty deep on: