MJS 068: Ian Sinnott

Panel: Charles Max Wood Guest: Ian Sinnott This week on My JavaScript Story, Charles speaks with Ian Sinnott. Since being on JavaScript Jabber for Episode 227, he has being writing a lot in JavaScript and has been taking a break from the meetups and podcast scene. He first got into programming when he took two CS courses in college that focused on Java graphical programming and SML. Once these courses were through, he stopped programming for a while and came back to it when he was creating an HTML email template. They talk about why he was excited with web development, how he got into JavaScript, what he is working on currently, and more! In particular, we dive pretty deep on: JavaScript Jabber Episode 227 Ian intro How did you first get into programming? 2 CS courses in college Left programming after the classes Why did you decide to come back? Learning on PHP and WordPress What was it about web development that got you excited? Web development is high level and you can get quick wins What made you cross over into JavaScript? Really likes native apps Rise of the single-page web app Interactive apps What’s your flavor of choice? React is his go to MJS Episode 43 - Nick Disabato JSX, Angular, TypeScript, and Vue What are you working on now? Johnny-Five and Arduino Learning hardware allows you to attach an API to anything Is there anything that you have done that you are proud of? Rendering static sites in React Gatsby react-static-webpack-plugin and react-static-boilerplate RxJS and Redux-Observable And much, much more! Links: JavaScript Jabber Episode 227 JavaScript WordPress React MJS Episode 43 - Nick Disabato JSX Angular TypeScript Vue Johnny-Five Gatsby react-static-webpack-plugin react-static-boilerplate RxJS Redux-Observable @ian_sinn Ian’s GitHub iansinnott.com Sponsors: Loot Crate FreshBooks Picks Charles Sling TV JS Dev Summit Views on Vue, React Round Up, and Elixir Mix Ian Salary Negotiation: Make More Money, Be More Valued by Patrick McKenzie A Curious Moon Cortex Podcast