“It’s so rare that something actually comes along that really changes how we think about building stuff” - Michael Jackson Episode Info Show Notes and Timeline Michael Jackson and Ryan Florence React.js training Links and Resources Online Training Courses Training Mentioned in the episode Follow Related content Video Episode Info Episode: CW 015 Published: April 8th, 2015 Tags: javascript, reactjs,nodejs,isomorphic Duration: 1:16:34 Updated: 2015-04-11 Show Notes and Timeline 2:40 - What’s speci...
Apr 08, 2015•1 hr 17 min
Episode Info Transcript Summary Backstory Regrets I’m back and focussed on CodeWinds React.js and other course plans Provide your input Thanks for your support Michael Jackson and Ryan Florence React.js training discount Links Episode Info Episode: CW 014 Published: April 6th, 2015 Tags: javascript, reactjs,nodejs Duration: 8:55 Transcript Summary Today I will fill you in on the large project that I was working on, its launch, and my CodeWinds focus and content planning for the coming year. The ...
Apr 06, 2015•9 min
Episode Info Episode Notes Links Videos Episode Info Episode: CW 013 Published: September 22nd, 2014 Tags: nodejs, js,jsconf Duration: 42:54 Episode Notes 01:42 - Nodevember Node.js and JavaScript Conference coming November 15-16, Nashville, TN 04:40 - Day of Activities at JSConf 2014 05:07 - NodeBots, NodeCopters, NodeRockets, NodeBoats 11:43 - Golf Tournament sponsored by NodeSource 13:04 - Kayaking, Scavenger Hunt, Segway tour of Amelia Island 13:46 - Guy Bedford - Package Management for ES6 ...
Sep 22, 2014•43 min
Episode Info Episode Notes Links Videos Episode Info Episode: CW 012 Published: September 6th, 2014 Tags: nodejs, js,jsconf Duration: 57:34 Episode Notes 01:23 - Nodevember Node.js and JavaScript Conference coming November 15-16, Nashville, TN 03:15 - JSConf 2014 Venue, Amelia Island, FL, Arriving 09:00 - CSSConf, Welcome reception 13:03 - Wednesday, first day of JSConf talks 15:00 - Neil Green - custom DSL’s in JavaScript 15:53 - Ron Evans, CylonJS - controlling hardware with JS, NodeBots, dron...
Sep 06, 2014•58 min
Episode Info Episode Notes Links Video / Slides Episode Info Episode: CW 011 Published: August 20th, 2014 Tags: nodejs, js,jsconf Duration: 11:37 Episode Notes 04:08 - Being judicious about choosing frameworks 05:10 - Frameworks which combine other components 05:38 - Examples of modular frameworks 06:21 - Insights from teaching at Girl Develop It! 07:00 - Students learn in different ways 08:10 - Format for classes, gradually building 09:50 - Challenges in learning JavaScript Links Kassandra Perc...
Aug 20, 2014•12 min
Nico Bevacqua, the author of JavaScript Application Design which is in early access at Manning, explains more about JS continuous development, integration, and deployment. We discuss build tools, module systems, component architectures, MVC, and finally the experience of writing a traditionally published book. Episode Info Episode Notes JavaScript Application Design - Manning Links Video / Slides Episode Info Episode: CW 010 Published: August 8th, 2014 Tags: nodejs, js,jsconf Duration: 29:10 Epi...
Aug 08, 2014•29 min
Spike explains the different categories of Isomorphic apps and how this is accomplished. He mentions various tools for facilitating sharing across browser, server, and devices. He shares how Airbnb, Yahoo, Flickr, Facebook, Instagram are using some of these technologies today. Finally, he provides resources to help others learn and get started. Episode Info Episode Notes Links Video / Slides Episode Info Episode: CW 009 Published: July 16th, 2014 Tags: nodejs, js,jsconf Duration: 13:48 Episode N...
Jul 16, 2014•14 min
JavaScript module loading has traditionally been difficult due to diverse module formats and difficult configuration. With so many competing standards it is hard to get everything to work well together. Guy has come forward with a solution which simplifies loading and management of JS packages. This is a full workflow solution including both dynamic loading and capability to build bundles for production. Episode Info Episode Notes Simple example of SystemJS in browser Links Videos Other podcasts...
Jul 02, 2014•22 min
Watch video on YouTube Episode Info Episode Notes Links Videos Episode Info Episode: CW 007 Published: June 24th, 2014 Tags: nodejs, js,es6,jsconf Duration: 38:33 Episode Notes 01:36 - Forrest explains his new position at npm Inc. 02:20 - Discussion of Forrest’s JSConf 2014 talk 03:30 - Rise of community standards, Douglas Crockford’s the Good Parts, John Resig jQuery, Promises A+ standard 05:50 - Standards committees, an inside look 08:00 - ES4, ES5, Harmony, ES7 (champion for each feature) 10:...
Jun 24, 2014•39 min
Watch video on YouTube Episode Info Episode Notes NodeSource Team (mentioned in interview) Social Media Links Episode Info Episode: CW 006 Published: June 18th, 2014 Tags: nodejs, jsconf Duration: 23:54 Episode Notes NodeSource is a professional Node.js software company. NodeSource provides enterprise-grade software products and educational and professional consulting services to empower companies to be effective and productive with Node.js. https://nodesource.com/ - NodeSource website with team...
Jun 18, 2014•24 min
Saul Maddox, a software engineer for PROS , joins me in this episode of CodeWinds to discuss his Hapi-Ninja boilerplate which helps developers get up and running with the Hapi Node.js web framework. We discuss in detail the stack he has chosen and the reasons for selecting each: Hapijs Node.js web framework Swig templates Gulp javascript streaming task runner Plugins he has included for assets and routes Saul explains the file structure of Hapi-Ninja mentioning how to configure and get up and ru...
Apr 07, 2014•34 min
In this episode, Jeff interviews Pete Hunt, a software engineer with Facebook about Facebook’s hot new open source js UI framework, React. React is a fresh look at how to build UI’s, attempting to improve on the limitations of the past. React gets some of its inspiration from how game engines acehieve awesome performance in their rendering pipeline. React can be used in the browser and on the server with node.js so you can have single page apps that are fully indexable by the search engines and ...
Mar 17, 2014•42 min
SQLBits, a lightweight SQL builder for Node.js built by William Wicks , is a great compromise between using native SQL and going to a full ORM (object relational mapping tool). It is small and focused on doing one job, to help you create parameterized queries. One of its unique and killer features is that it can help you create any combination of filter queries from a single complex query based on the parameters used. My goal with this podcast is to introduce you to SQLBits and provide some insi...
Feb 17, 2014•17 min
This is a review of the Hapi 2.0 functionality unveiled last Monday, Jan 27, 2014 at &yet. The event was live streamed so I was able to watch and take notes. Eran Hammer @eranhammer , a Walmart labs engineer and lead developer for Hapi shared a top to bottom feature discussion including the new changes for version 2. Eran’s Slides My goal with this podcast is to mention some of the key changes with Hapi 2 and how you would leverage them in your code. This review and Eran’s presentation are d...
Feb 01, 2014•22 min
I had the pleasure of interviewing Daniel Shaw ( @dshaw ), managing partner and CEO of The Node Firm to discuss their upcoming public Node.js training courses at Joyent and beyond. Episode Info Episode: CW 001 Published: September 17th, 2013 Tags: nodejs Duration: 23:59 Episode Notes The Node Firm has been doing corporate training since 2011, but now is offering some public courses starting in October 2013. The Node Firm public training courses at Joyent in San Francisco, CA: Oct 8-10, 2013 (Tue...
Sep 17, 2013•24 min