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JS is an occasionally functional language Feb 19, 2021

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Eric Normand (long-time FP advocate and author of Grokking Simplicity) joins Jerod and KBall for a deep conversation about Functional Programming in JavaScript. Eric teaches us what FP is all about, details the functional side of JS, and reviews the good/bad/ugly of React.

Oh, and join us in the #jsparty channel of our community slack where we’re giving away three FREE e-book copies of Eric’s new book! 🎁

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Sourcegraph – Sourcegraph is universal code search for every developer and team. Easily search across all the code that matters to you and your organization: find example code, explore and read code, debug issues, and more. Head to info.sourcegraph.com/changelog and click the button “Try Sourcegraph now” to get started.
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Eric Normand – GitHub, X
Jerod Santo – GitHub, LinkedIn, Mastodon, X
Kevin Ball – Website, GitHub, LinkedIn, X

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Listen to Eric on The Changelog back in 2017
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Join #jsparty in our community slack for your chance at 1 of 3 free e-books!

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Are web apps fundamentally different than web sites? Feb 12, 2021

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Our debate format returns! Divya & Feross take the “Nope” side while Amal & Nick represent the “Yep”s. Whose side will you take?

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Sourcegraph – Sourcegraph is universal code search for every developer and team. Easily search across all the code that matters to you and your organization: find example code, explore and read code, debug issues, and more. Head to info.sourcegraph.com/changelog and click the button “Try Sourcegraph now” to get started.
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Jerod Santo – GitHub, LinkedIn, Mastodon, X
Divya – Website, GitHub, LinkedIn, X
Feross Aboukhadijeh – Website, GitHub, X
Amal Hussein – GitHub, X
Nick Nisi – Website, GitHub, Mastodon, X

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Istanbul (not Constantinople) Feb 05, 2021

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Benjamin Coe joins Amal and Divya to discuss his wide-ranging open source projects, test coverage with Istanbul, and the future of testing in JavaScript.

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Sourcegraph – Sourcegraph is universal code search for every developer and team. Easily search across all the code that matters to you and your organization: find example code, explore and read code, debug issues, and more. Head to info.sourcegraph.com/changelog and click the button “Try Sourcegraph now” to get started.
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Divya – Website, GitHub, LinkedIn, X

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Breaking down the State of CSS/JS Jan 29, 2021

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KBall hangs with Nick and Jerod to analyze and discuss the trends of the web world according to the latest State of CSS and State of JS survey results.

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Kevin Ball – Website, GitHub, LinkedIn, X
Nick Nisi – Website, GitHub, Mastodon, X
Jerod Santo – GitHub, LinkedIn, Mastodon, X

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Roadmaps to becoming a web developer in 2021 Jan 22, 2021

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Kamran Ahmed, creator of Developer Roadmaps, joins Jerod to talk through his 2021 roadmaps to becoming a web developer.

We cover why Kamran created these resources, who they’re for, how to interpret them, and then take a stroll down the paths to becoming a frontend and backend developer.

Which path are you on in 2021?

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Waldo's My Roommate? Jan 15, 2021

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Preact creator Jason Miller joins Jerod and Nick to discuss WMR– the tiny all-in-one development tool for modern web apps.

We ask Jason what “modern web app” means, how WMR fits in to the JS tooling landscape, why the Preact team created it in the first place, and dig into all it has to offer. Where’s My Roomba?

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Jerod Santo – GitHub, LinkedIn, Mastodon, X
Nick Nisi – Website, GitHub, Mastodon, X

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WMR on GitHub

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New Year's Party 🥳 Jan 08, 2021

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KBall, Amal, Chris, Divya, Jerod, and Emma discuss 2020: the good, the bad, and the ugly. Then they change direction and discuss their 2021 resolutions and wishes!

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Divya – Website, GitHub, LinkedIn, X

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A hot cup of Mocha ☕ Dec 18, 2020

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Amal and Divya turn our spotlight inward and interview our very own Christopher “Boneskull” Hiller about maintaining Mocha.js. Mocha has been a mainstay in the JavaScript testing community for ten (!) years now! They discuss the secret to Mocha’s success, what it’s like to maintain it, and how to make maintainers (and users) happy!

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Jerod recommends

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The Tailwind beneath my wings Dec 11, 2020

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Tailwind CSS creator Adam Wathan joins Jerod, Nick, & Feross for an in-depth discussion of his trending utility-first CSS framework. We cover why everyone complains about CSS, how Tailwind began and how it gained popularity, how developers use with Tailwind and integrate it into their workflows, and how Adam has managed to build a business around the project. Thanks, Bette Midler!

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How to design a great API Dec 04, 2020

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Suz, Amal, and Chris join Jerod to discuss what APIs are all about, share some APIs they admire, and lay out principles and practices we can all use in our APIs.

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