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JSJ 305: Continuous Integration, Processes, and DangerJS with Orta Therox Mar 20, 2018

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Panel:

Charles Max Wood
Aimee Knight
Joe Eames
AJ O'Neal
Special Guests: Orta Therox

In this episode, the JavaScript Jabber panelists talk about the tool Danger with Orta Therox. Danger allows you to create cultural rules about your pole request workflow. They discuss what Danger is, how it works, and how it can help you to catch errors and speed up code review. Danger lets you erase discussions so that you can focus on the things that you should really be focusing on, like the code. They also compare Danger to other ways of doing test converge.In particular, we dive pretty deep on:

What is DangerJS?
Think of it as being on the PR level
Provides an eval context
Used on larger projects
React, React Native, Apollo, and RxJS
Experimenting with moving Danger onto a server
Danger can run as a linting step
Pre-commit hooks
Prettier
How do you use Danger on your own machine?
Danger Ruby vs Danger JS
NPM install
How is using Danger better that other ways of test coverage?
What kinds of rules can you write for this system?
Can use with Ruby or JavaScript
React Storybooks
Retrospectives
And much, much more!

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Aimee

Joe

Orta

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JSJ 304: React: The Big Picture Mar 13, 2018

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Panel:

Charles Max Wood
Aimee Knight
Joe Eames
Cory House
AJ O'Neal

Special Guests: NoneIn this episode, the JavaScript Jabber panelists talk about React: The Big Picture, Cory’s course on Pluralsight and what React is all about. They discuss both the pros and cons when it comes to using React and when it would be the best to use this library. They also encourage programmers to use React in a more consistent way so that people can share components.In particular, we dive pretty deep on:

What is React: The Big Picture course?
React
The frameworks work with each other
Reason and Elm
How to decide when using React is the best option?
React tradeoffs
JavaScript
React expects you to do a little more typing and work
React is very close to JavaScript
React pushes you towards a single file per component
React Round Up
Are the Code Mods as wonderful as they sound?
Angular
Create React App
What are Code Mods?
Lack of opinionated approach in React
Using React in a more consistent way
MobX and Redux
Start off using just plain React
When wouldn’t you want to use React?
And much, much more!

Links:

Picks:Charles

Aimee

Joe

Marital Bliss Card Game

Pplwink.com

JSJ 303: Test Coverage Tools with Ben Coe, Aaron Abramov, and Issac Schleuter Mar 06, 2018

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Panel: Charles Max WoodAimee KnightCorey HouseAJ O'Neal Special Guests: Ben Coe, Aaron Abramov, and Issac SchleuterIn this episode, the JavaScript Jabber panelists talk with Ben Coe, Aaron Abramov, and Issac Schleuter about test coverage and testing tools. They talk about the different tools and libraries that they have contributed to the coding community, such as NYC, conf, and Jest. They also discuss what test coverage is actually about and when using test coverage tools is necessary.In particular, we dive pretty deep on:

What have you contributed to the testing tools community?
npm
NYC tool and instanbul project
conf
Jest
These libraries were developed to be easy and have “batteries included”
False positives with test coverage
Encourage testing practices that don’t practice in a superficial way
Test coverage is about making sure you test every state a public API can get into
Think through the test you’re writing first
Barriers against testing
Don’t spike the code too quickly
Provides guardrails for newer developers to contribute to open source projects
Use tests to understand the system
How to spend your time better
When you need tests
Value is very short term
TDD
And much, much more!

Links:

Picks:Charles

Aimee

Galentine’s Day
Dnote CLI

The Hero of Ages by Brandon Sanderson

Corey

We are hive project guidelines
Tip: You can install node as a dependency on your project

Ben

Aaron

Reason

Issac

JSJ 302: Evaluating Web Frameworks with Kitson Kelly Feb 27, 2018

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Panel: Charles Max WoodAimee KnightAJ O'Neal Special Guests: Kitson KellyIn this episode, the JavaScript Jabber panelists talk with Kitson Kelly about evaluating web frameworks. Kitson is currently in Australia working for ThoughtWorks as a principle technologist. He has written many articles on frameworks and urges that people don’t get stuck on one framework in their programming. He talks about how using only frameworks that you know could hurt you in the long run. This episode is great for understanding when to use certain JavaScript frameworks and how branching out from what is comfortable might make your job easier.In particular, we dive pretty deep on:

Articles on web frameworks
How do you pick a JavaScript framework to use?
The framework depends on your changing needs
Recommending less popular frameworks
Angular, Ember, React
React vs Redux
Certain domains with different frameworks?
Each framework takes a different approach
How to decide which framework to use?
Only give it a couple days to see if your app works with the framework
Is it ever appropriate to not use a certain framework?
Frameworks are there to make your job easier
Don’t be afraid to try new frameworks
Choose a framework that will “be there tomorrow”
What is the future for frameworks?
Experiment and be honest with what you need
And much, much more!

Links:

Picks:Charles

Aimee

Tylenol Cold and Flu Severe

Kitson

JSJ 301: CSS Grids: The Future of Frontend Layout with Dave Geddes Feb 20, 2018

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Panel: Charles Max WoodAimee KnightCory HouseAJ O'NealJoe EamesAaron Frost Special Guests: Dave GeddesIn this episode, the JavaScript Jabber panelists talk with Dave Geddes about CSS Grids. Dave quit his job about a year ago and has been living the entrepreneur and programmer life since then. Now, he builds mastery games to help people learn CSS. Dave discusses the differences between Flexbox and CSS Grid and how the games that he creates can help people learn CSS Grid in a fun and interactive way.In particular, we dive pretty deep on:

CSS Mastery games
FlexboxZombies.com
GridCritters.com
Uses spaced repetition and delayed recall to learn
CSS Grid
Flexbox
CSS Grid as the cake and Flexbox as the frosting
Edge spec
What Flexbox can do
Sub-Grids
Geddski.com
Nesting Grids
Old Grid vs New Grid layout
Why would you move from Flexbox to CSS Grid?
CSS Grid tools
GridByExample.com
Education and Gamification
Pick a UI that interests you
For a discount on Grid Critters: enter JS Jabber for 20% off
And much, much more!

Links:

Picks:Charles

R Pods Earphones

Aimee

Cory

Cory Tweet

Joe

Aaron

Fire and Fury by Michael Wolff

Dave

They Are Billions

JSJ 300: Celebration Feb 14, 2018

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Panel: Charles Max WoodAimee KnightCory HouseAJ O'NealJoe EamesSpecial Guests: NoneIn this episode, the JavaScript Jabber panelists speak on where they are what they are up to today. Aimee is still in Nashville, Tennessee, and it is currently working at Built Technologies and is working with JavaScript. Cory is still authoring courses for Pluralsite, has more recently been doing consulting with React, and is the principal engineer at Cox Automotive. Joe is doing a lot of Pluralsight work, puts together conferences, and is working on a new podcast with Charles. AJ recently did some side work with Dash, is interested in working on a new domain service, and recently got married. Charles is currently at ngATL conference, and has been attending a lot of conferences recently. He is also starting to head over to the video realm and is creating a new podcast called React Roundup and a View Podcast with Joe. They also talk about what they each have planned in the upcoming year for their careers and their lives.In particular, we dive pretty deep on:

Built Technologies
JavaScript
Front End and Full Stack
Pluralsite
React consulting
Cox Automotive
Front end apps
View and React podcast
Angular JS to Angular
Pluralsight courses
Big Picture React courses
Fork of Bitcoin called Dash
New domain service
ngATL
React Roundup Podcast
New podcasts on artificial intelligence, IOT, augmented and virtual reality game development, python
Node, JavaScript, and Rust
And much, much more!

Links:

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Aimee

Cory

JavaScript Tip Tweet

Joe

WebFlow.com

JSJ 299: How To Learn JavaScript When You're Not a Developer with Chris Ferdinandi Feb 07, 2018

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Panel: AJ O’NealJoe EamesAimee KnightSpecial Guests: Chris FerdinandiIn this episode, JavaScript Jabber panelist speak with Chris Ferdinandi. Chris teaches vanilla JavaScript to beginners and those coming from a design background. Chris mentions his background in Web design and Web Develop that led him JavaScript development. Chris and the JSJ panelist discuss the best ways to learn JavaScript, as well as resources for learning JavaScript. Also, some discussion of technologies that work in conjunction with vanilla JavaScript.In particular, we dive pretty deep on:

Teaching JavaScript - Beginners and Design patrons
Web Design and Web Development
CSS Tricks
Todd Motto
How to do jQuery Things without jQuery
Doing things like mentors (Todd)
When JavaScript makes sense.
CSS is easier to learn then JS?
Being good at CSS and JS at the same time?
How about Node developers?
jRuby, DOM
Documentation
And much more!

Links:

https://github.com/cferdinandi
https://gomakethings.com
@ChrisFerdinandi
https://www.linkedin.com/in/cferdinandi

Picks:AJ

Discover Card
Mistborn

Aimee

Your Smart Phone is Making You Stupid…
Crypto Currency

Joe

Chris

JSJ 298: Angular, Vue and TypeScript with John Papa Jan 31, 2018

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Panel: Charles Max WoodCory HouseJoe EamesAimee KnightSpecial Guests: John PapaIn this episode, JavaScript Jabber panelist speak with John Papa. John has been doing web programming for over twenty years on multiple platforms and has been contributing to the developer communities through conferences, authoring books, videos and courses on Pluralsight.John is on the show to discuss an articles he wrote on A Look at Angular Along Side Vue, and another article on Vue.js with TypeScript. John talks about the new features with the different versions of Angular technologies, anxiety in the different features, comparisons between the technologies and use case with Angular.In particular, we dive pretty deep on:

A look at Angular Along Side Vue - Article
Angular 5, Amber,Vue, React, Angular
Angular 2 - different features
CLI
Spell Webpack
Comparisons - Why the anxiety?
Opinions of Angular and sprinkling in other technologies
Vue is the easy to use with Angular
Are there breakpoints with the uses case?
Choosing technologies
Talk about working with Vue and Angular
DSL - Domain Specific Language
Vue and 3rd party libraries
Talk about Vue working with TypeScript
Vue.js with TypeScript
Vue with TypeScript looks similar to Angular
Vetur
What does 2018 have in store for Angular?
Native apps and web functionality
And much more!

Links:

Picks:Corey

cypress.io

Charles

Aimee

Joe

John

Jumanji 2017
Emotional Intelligence

Special Guest: John Papa.
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JSJ 297: Scrollytelling with Russell Goldenberg and Adam Pearce Jan 23, 2018

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Panel: Charles Max WoodJoe EamesAimee KnightSpecial Guests: Russell Goldenberg and Adam PearceIn this episode, JavaScript Jabber panelist speak with Russell Goldenberg and Adam Pearce Russell creates visualizations, interactive graphics, and documentaries for the web. Currently an editor at The Pudding. Adam is a graphics editor at The New York Times and a journalist engineers/developer Russell and Adam are on the show to talk about what Scrollytelling is, as well as Scrollama. Scrollama is a modern and lightweight JavaScript library for scrollytelling using IntersectionObserver in favor of scroll events. This is a great episode to understand another technology/tool created with JavaScript.In particular, we dive pretty deep on:

What is Scrollytelling!
Graph Scroll library
What is the intersection Observerable?
How long does it take to build an interactive graphic…?
How do you test something like this?
Test on a lot of different devices
Can you do automated testing?
Do you have to understand the use cases or can you implement quickly?
Recommendation for getting started?
Is this a skill set people have to have before that some on board?
How do design these interactions?
Scroll jacking
What JS developers should know about this technology.
Position sticky
What are other uses cases?
What can devs use it for?
Tax calculator
And much more!

Links:

https://github.com/russellgoldenberg/scrollama
https://pudding.cool/process/introducing-scrollama/
@codenberg
@adamrpearce
https://pudding.cool/
http://russellgoldenberg.github.io
https://github.com/1wheel?direction=desc&sort=created&tab=stars
https://roadtolarissa.com

Picks:Adam

Dominion - Broad Game

Charles

Aimee

Deadlines
Quest Protein Powder

Joe

Giving!
Board Game - Azul

Russel

Crokinole
Bust Out

Special Guests: Adam Pearce and Russell Goldenberg.
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JSJ 296: Changes in React and the license with Azat Mardan Jan 16, 2018

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Panel: Charles Max WoodCory HouseJoe EamesAimee KnightSpecial Guests: Azat MardanIn this episode, JavaScript Jabber panelist speak with Azat Mardan. Azat is a return guest, previously on JSJ Episode 230. Azat is an author of 14 books on Node JS, JavaScript, and React JS. Azat works at Capital One on the technology team. Azat is the founder and creator of Node University.Azat is on the show to talk about changes in React and licensing. Some of the topics cover Facebook, licensing with React, using the wrong version of React, patent wars, and much more in-depth information on current events in React.In particular, we dive pretty deep on: