Tales From The Script

On this episode, James Quick and I talk about oAuth2 and what imposter syndrome means when switching jobs to an area you're unfamiliar with.Transcript can be found at the link below:Imposter Syndrome and oAuth2 TranscriptFollow James on Twitter at @jamesqquickJames Q Quick SiteJames' React & Serverless CourseJames' YouTube Channel

In this episode, Jen Luker and I discuss what it means to code accessible careers and making sure that your organization is building accessible applications for EVERYONE, including employees.Transcript can be found at the link below:Coding Accessible Careers TranscriptFollow Jen on twitter @knitcodemonkeyCoding Accessible CareersA11y and React, Why is it important?Johnny Bell - React Rally 2019Spectrum Chrome ExtensionReact SummitDeque aXe Core

In this episode, Diana and I talk about DevOps and what that means and looks like. Her struggle and diagnosis with diabetes, and the amazing open source software and community focused around combating and controlling people with Diabetes.If you are looking for specific info on Diabetes, we encourage you to consult a professional. I will not be providing information on that.For more information on what is not in the show notes. Contact Diana on Twitter at @cotfua82.Show notes:Scott HanselmanSarah WitheeGCPAWSAzurePythonBashJavaScriptTerraformAnsibleAWS CloudFormationGitHub CLIJenkinsKubernetes

On this episode of Tales From The Script, my guest Gant Laborde and I discuss what AI and ML are, how we are building on the web with it, and some of the awesome applications out there using AI and ML.Gant on TwitterLinks:Machine Learning: how to go from Zero to HeroInfinite Red AcademyNSFWNic Or NotInfinite RedOpenAI

On this episode of Tales From The Script, my guest Jesse Weigel and I are discussing how to build a positive developer community.Find Jesse and Bekah below:Jesse's TwitterBekah's Twitter YouTube:freeCodeCampJesse Weigel on YouTube

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On this episode, Frances Coronel and I discuss the topic of coding bootcamps. We also touch on traditional academia and the pros and cons that come along with both bootcamps and traditional schooling.

On this episode, Ryan Burgess and I discuss the true meaning behind a/b testing and what that means to the user.

On this episode Jeremy and I talk about performance on the web, convincing stakeholders that performance matters, auditing experiences using lighthouse, and WebP.

In this episode, Alex Castillo and I discuss the world of JavaScript and neurotech. This is a mind blowing episode, no pun intended, and if you were looking to get your feet wet in this area of front end technology. Give it a listen!Alex Castillo on TwitterAlex Castillo's Personal SiteLinksRxJSBrain Computer InterfaceWeb BluetoothWeb SocketsNeuroJSCycleJSAngularMuseJSOpen Sound Control (OSC)Open BCINeuroSkyEmotivEEGSpeaking engagements you can find AlexWaffleJSCodemotion - Rome, ItalyngConf

In this episode, Nicki Rios and I discuss all of the great things about mentoring other developers in the industry and share outlets for finding others to mentor.Find Nicki at these places below:Nicki Rios on TwitterNicki Rios on LinkedInMeetups:She's Coding (Seattle)Girl Develop ItGirl Develop It Ann ArborGirl Develop It Detroit

On this episode, Kyle Shevlin and I talk about interviewing for web and software jobs and the trials and tribulations that come along with them.You can find Kyle on the web at these links below.Kyle Shevlin - TwitterKyle Shevlin - Personal SiteSecond Career Devs - Podcast

In this episode, my guest Rachel Krause and I talk about the pros and cons of using responsive front-end frameworks. Her and I cover the biggest of them all, Bootstrap, as well as Foundation and Shoelace.

On this episode, Marcy Sutton and I talk about the importance of storytelling and how it relates to the Web field as well as speaking at conferences.Transcript:Chris: What is up boils and ghouls, and welcome to another episode of Tales from the Script, a podcast focused on front end web development, accessibility, performance, end user experience, with a little bit of horror mixed in. I'm your host, the script keeper, Chris DeMars. Today I have an amazing guest with me, reigning from the mountains of Bellingham, Washington, my good friend Marcy Sutton. What's up Marcy?Marcy: Hello, what's happening?Chris: Oh you know, just trying to get through this fall-ish, summer-ish weather in Michigan, and it's killing my sinuses beyond belief. I'm literally dying over here.Marcy: Oh no. Chris: Yeah, it's not good.Marcy: Your own horror movie.Chris: Yeah, oh, that would be a horror movie that'd sell for sure. For those unfamiliar, Marcy's one of the top influential people in the world of accessibility. For those viewers who may not be familiar with you and your work, where do you work and what do you do?Marcy: I work at a company called Deque Systems on tools for web developers to help them make the web more accessible to people with disabilities. Browser extensions, APIs, and things to basically help point out to you if you mess something up for accessibility, how to fix it. Chris: Awesome, awesome, yeah.Marcy: That's what I do in a nutshell. Chris: Sweet, yeah. I love Deque, I love that they have an office here locally, right outside of Detroit and Ann Arbor. I'm a full supporter of everything you do as well as all your team mates. Any [inaudible 00:01:50] I give on accessibility I always plug Deque or have Deque stickers, so I'm right there rooting along with you. Cool.Marcy: Oh, thanks. Chris: Yeah, no problem. You know I got your back. Today's episode, we're going to switch it up a little bit and we're not going to talk about accessibility. We're going to talk about story telling and how it relates to what we do as a front end developer and as a UI developer, myself, and as well as how that plays along with conference speaking. Storytelling, what is it? The dictionary version, it says that it's the activity of telling or writing stories, so if our storytelling ... Right, exactly. Marcy: No way. Chris: Oh that's not what we do, we don't do that any day. We just there to write code, right? This is something we do pretty much every day, depending on what type of situation we're in or what type of work environment we're in. What does storytelling mean to you in our industry, Marcy?Marcy: Well for me it's about being able to articulate ideas in an entertaining way. My background is in journalism, visual journalism. Using visuals and photography to tell stories. Really the basis of storytelling to me is something that has a beginning, middle, and an end. This can come up in so many different ways in our jobs, either just presenting something to a client, or trying to figure out the discovery phase of a project, to doing a conference talk, to trying to delight your users with something you're building for them to put in front of them. It can come up in so many different ways. When I pivoted away from photojournalism because I wasn't really seeing any good job prospects, it didn't occur to me that those skills would really come in handy later in life. Yeah, that's what it means to me, is just trying to tell stories that are compelling, that they have a starting point and an ending point, and you take it along that story arc. It really comes up in so many different ways. Chris: Yeah, I totally agree with you on that front. I've been doing web design development for a long, long time and relating that to storytelling and having user stories or personas ... I know that personas

On this episode, my guest Matt Rose and I discuss the problem between the industry and the reliance on frameworks to get the job done.