
S22:E1 - The new wave of frontend developer tools are on their way (Chris Ferdinandi)
11/09/22 • 34 min
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To welcome back our show for Season 22, we talk with a familiar face to the CodeNewbie Podcast, Chris Ferdinandi. Chris is the author of the Vanilla JS Pocket Guide series and the creator of the Vanilla JS Academy training program. On today's episode, Chris talks about what he's learned since coming on the show in 2020, how he sees the future of frontend development evolving over the next few years, and what tools might help in your next job search.
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- 11ty
- API
- Angular
- Astro
- Browser Native JavaScript
- CSS
- Client-side vs. Server-side
- DOM
- Go
- HTML
- JavaScript
- jQuery
- Lodash
- Netlify
- Next
- Nuxt
- Petite Vue
- Preact
- React
- Ruby
- Static Site Generator
- Svelte
- Umbrella
- Underscore
- Vanilla JS
- Vue
- WordPress
Chris Ferdinandi is the author of the Vanilla JS Pocket Guide series, creator of the Vanilla JS Academy training program, and host of the Vanilla JS Podcast. My developer tips newsletter is read by over 8,500 developers each weekday.
To welcome back our show for Season 22, we talk with a familiar face to the CodeNewbie Podcast, Chris Ferdinandi. Chris is the author of the Vanilla JS Pocket Guide series and the creator of the Vanilla JS Academy training program. On today's episode, Chris talks about what he's learned since coming on the show in 2020, how he sees the future of frontend development evolving over the next few years, and what tools might help in your next job search.
Show Links- Partner with Dev & CodeNewbie! (sponsor)
- 11ty
- API
- Angular
- Astro
- Browser Native JavaScript
- CSS
- Client-side vs. Server-side
- DOM
- Go
- HTML
- JavaScript
- jQuery
- Lodash
- Netlify
- Next
- Nuxt
- Petite Vue
- Preact
- React
- Ruby
- Static Site Generator
- Svelte
- Umbrella
- Underscore
- Vanilla JS
- Vue
- WordPress
Chris Ferdinandi is the author of the Vanilla JS Pocket Guide series, creator of the Vanilla JS Academy training program, and host of the Vanilla JS Podcast. My developer tips newsletter is read by over 8,500 developers each weekday.
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S21:E8 - How to get into Web3 development (Nader Dabit)
In this episode, we talk about how to get into Web3 development, with Nader Dabit, developer relations engineer at Celestia and founder of Developer DAO. Nader talks about how Web3 differs from Web2, when it makes sense to build something as a Web3 app, and what are the tools and concepts a developer needs to know in order to build an app for Web3.
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- Web3
- Developer DAO
- Celestia
- WordPress
- PHP
- HTML
- CSS
- AWS
- Stack Overflow
- MetaMask
- SDK
- Blockchain
- Ethereum
- Ethereum Virtual Machine
- MPM
- Infura
- Alchemy
- QuickNode
- Anchor
- Proof of Stake Vs. Proof of Work
- Solana
- Avalanche
- Polygon
- Ceramic
- Amazon S3
- arweave
- Node.js
- Solidity
- Rust
- Stablecoin
Nader Dabit is a developer relations engineer at Celestia and founder of Developer DAO.
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S22:E2 - Building the bridge across the tech gap (Michelle Glauser)
Joining Saron today is Michelle Glauser, CEO & Founder of Techtonica. Ever since joining the industry as a software engineer, Michelle recognized the glaring lack of diversity within the world of tech, which is why she's dedicated herself to addressing this issue. Techtonica is a nonprofit that provides tuition-free tech training with laptops, living stipends, and job placement or search support to women and non-binary adults with low incomes. Michelle shares insights she's gained through her coding journey and advice for those looking to start their path today.
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- Women Who Code
- freeCodeCamp
- Feedback Framework
- I Look Like An Engineer
- Class Straddling
- Tech Gap
- Python
- JavaScript
- Hackbright
Michelle Glauser is the founder and CEO of Techtonica, a nonprofit that offers low-income women and non-binary adults free tech training, along with living and childcare stipends, then places them in positions at sponsoring companies that are ready to support more diverse teams. She learned to code at Hackbright Academy in 2012 and became a software engineer, where she quickly realized that the industry was severely lacking diversity. Michelle is also the lead organizer for PyLadiesSF, and in 2015, she spearheaded the #ILookLikeAnEngineer ad campaign.
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