Gatsby, Work/Life Balance, and Building Community with Jason Lengstorf

04/30/19 • 73 min

Jason Lengstorf is an advocate, engineer, and sometimes designer. As "Human Duct Tape", Jason tells us about the little-bit-of-everything he does at Gatsby. On this episode, we talk to Jason about what's new with Gatsby (Themes! Preview beta!), building a positive open-source community, how to connect technology to build awesome stuff, and how important it is to fully disconnect from the day job to stay creative.

Want to hear more from Jason? You can catch him on May 6th at Gatsby Days in NYC.

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/gatsby-days-nyc-tickets-59556433897

You can find him on Twitter @jlengstorf or catch on Thursday mornings on Learn with Jason at 9AM PST on https://twitch.tv/jlengstorf

https://github.com/jlengstorf

Questions? Email us

[email protected]

Tweet us @lovelettersco or @mistertrost

For more episodes + show notes, visit

overlappodcast.com

Want to hear more from Jason? You can catch him on May 6th at Gatsby Days in NYC.

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/gatsby-days-nyc-tickets-59556433897

You can find him on Twitter @jlengstorf or catch on Thursday mornings on Learn with Jason at 9AM PST on https://twitch.tv/jlengstorf

https://github.com/jlengstorf

Questions? Email us

[email protected]

Tweet us @lovelettersco or @mistertrost

For more episodes + show notes, visit

overlappodcast.com

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React: Make Excellent Apps and Websites in JavaScript

Show Notes

On this episode Alex teaches Elle about the JavaScript library React. Developers use React to create apps and websites, and it’s great for designers to be familiar with. We introduce the big concepts of React along with its purpose and guiding principles. We talk about how easy it is to pick up, and give you some great places to go next to learn React.

What is React
You tell React what you want to show on the UI and React figures out the fastest way to achieve it
React is Super Fast
React can be whole site or one part
JSX
Components
- Sections of reusable code
- Either a piece of the UI, a piece that adds functionality, or both
- Less code written, easier to maintain
- When to create a component
- Nesting Components
Props and State (Data)
Event Handling
Routing
Lifecycle Methods
Setup Options
How To Learn
React Native (Mobile)
Who uses React?
- Facebook
- Instagram
- Netflix
- Reddit
- New York Times
- Khan Academy
- Dropbox
- AirBnB
- Trello
- Fiverr
- Asana
- ATrost.com (Shameless Plug)
- And many more

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One thing that can set creatives apart is their ability to focus. The developer or designer who can focus with full energy on one task at a time will be able to get through difficult problems faster and more effectively than their unfocused colleagues. On this episode, we talk about how to find focus and avoid distractions to help you get things done.

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Resources:

Pomodoro method https://francescocirillo.com/pages/pomodoro-technique
Gretchen Rubin "Power hour" https://gretchenrubin.com/
Cold Turkey https://getcoldturkey.com/
Forest app https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/forest-stay-focused/id866450515?mt=8
Insight timerhttps://twitter.com/InsightTimer
River with leaves https://www.google.com/search?q=river+with+leaves

The Overlap - Gatsby, Work/Life Balance, and Building Community with Jason Lengstorf

Transcript

Alex00:00:10.849

Alright.

Alex00:00:13.980

The overlap is a show about the intersection of design and front end development. I'm Alex, a front end developer from new haven, Connecticut. And with me as always is my cousin and cohost L.

Elle00:00:24.600

Hey, I'm Elle designer from Philadelphia on the show. We share our experience with each other about design and coding. We don't know everything, but we shar