
Episode 16 - JavaScript-controlled Machines with Wassim Chegham
06/21/22 • 47 min
Wassim is a Dev Advocate for JavaScript inside Microsoft and he created the "Mind controlled Coffee machine" in his spare time.
In this episode we have a nice conversation about that project, and what possibilities are there for JavaScript developers to enter the hardware world.
Contact Wassim:
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/manekinekko
- Website/GitHub: https://wassim.dev
Some interesting links:
- THE video of the brain-controlled coffee machine: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bd159jmJfGE
- The GitHub repo of the Cafy library Wassim built to communicate with the coffee machine: https://github.com/manekinekko/cafy
- The Neurosity website: https://neurosity.co/ (to buy the headset, use WASSIMDEV for a discount)
- Azure Cognitive Services (Machine Learning): https://aka.ms/20minjs-azure-cognitive-services
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Wassim is a Dev Advocate for JavaScript inside Microsoft and he created the "Mind controlled Coffee machine" in his spare time.
In this episode we have a nice conversation about that project, and what possibilities are there for JavaScript developers to enter the hardware world.
Contact Wassim:
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/manekinekko
- Website/GitHub: https://wassim.dev
Some interesting links:
- THE video of the brain-controlled coffee machine: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bd159jmJfGE
- The GitHub repo of the Cafy library Wassim built to communicate with the coffee machine: https://github.com/manekinekko/cafy
- The Neurosity website: https://neurosity.co/ (to buy the headset, use WASSIMDEV for a discount)
- Azure Cognitive Services (Machine Learning): https://aka.ms/20minjs-azure-cognitive-services
Review Us!
Don't forget to leave a review of the episode or the entire podcast on Podchasers!
Meet our host, OpenReplay:
OpenReplay is an open-source session replay suite, built for developers and self-hosted for full control over your customer data. If you're looking for a way to understand how your users interact with your application, check out OpenReplay.
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Episode 15 - Web Components (part 2) with Chris Holt and Rob Eisenberg
Part 2 of a 2-parter conversation about Web Components.
In this epidose I chat with Chris Holt and Rob Eisenberg, UX experts from Microsoft. They're both part of the FAST team pushing forward the web components standards.
This episode covers how to get started with web components and a little bit about FAST and what they're doing inside that amazing project.
Get in touch with Chris:
- Twitter: @ChrisDHolt
- Github: https://github.com/ChrisDHolt
Get in touch with Rob:
- Twitter: @EisenbergEffect
- Github: https://github.com/EisenbergEffect
Learn more about FAST:
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In this episode I have a very interesting conversation with Tapas Adhikary about React Hooks. What they are, why you'd want to create custom ones and what are the best practices around doing that.
Contact Tapas
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/tapasadhikary
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/tapasadhikary
- GitHub: https://github.com/atapas
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tapasadhikary/
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- Showcase: https://www.showwcase.com/atapas398
- React Play: https://reactplay.io/
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