JavaScript and Robots (Interview)
Raquel Vélez, aka Rockbot, joined the show to talk about where she came from, how she got into programming with JavaScript, her passion for robots and mechanical engineering, the culture of npm, and more. Join the discussion Changelog++ members support our work, get closer to the metal, and make the ads disappear. Join today! Sponsors: Toptal – Join the best, or hire the best engineers and designers! Email Adam (adam@changelog.com) for a personal introduction to our friends at Toptal. Linode Professional Services – Let Linode’s Professional Services team be your Sysadmin. Use promo code changelog20 for a $20 credit! Full Stack Fest 2016 – Barcelona, Sept 5-9 2016 – Full Stack Fest is a weeklong full-stack development conference with a focus on solving current problems with new & inspiring perspectives. It aims to push new, interesting ideas to the whole technology stack, delivered by some of the brightest minds in our industry. Featuring: Raquel Vélez – Website, X Adam Stacoviak – Website, GitHub, LinkedIn, Mastodon, X Jerod Santo – Website, GitHub, LinkedIn, Mastodon, X Show Notes: Google Search “You can’t be it if you can’t see it” Beyond Code with Amanda Shih Reactive Podcast rockbot/vektor Smart Latinas Get The Party Started JavaScript Robotics: Building NodeBots with Johnny-Five, Raspberry Pi, Arduino, and BeagleBone squishy circuits - Google Search Donovan Buck (@dtex) on Twitter #187: Redux, React, and Functional JavaScript with Dan Abramov #149: React.js, React Native, Flux, Relay, and GraphQL with Facebook #113: Scale npm with Isaac Schlueter and Charlie Robbins npm camp Rockbot | Music For Business. Jukebox App for Customers. Colleen Bot (@CJBot) on Twitter Nicole Sullivan (@stubbornella) on Twitter React - A JavaScript library for building user interfaces Feross on GitHub Something missing or broken? PRs welcome!