Podcast appearances and mentions of jordan eldredge

You won't believe the bizarre secrets Jordan Eldredge found investigating corrupt Winamp skins (#7 will shock you)! You also won't believe how long we can wax nostalgic about the era of Napster, Aladdin & Pearl Jam.

You won't believe the bizarre secrets Jordan Eldredge found investigating corrupt Winamp skins (#7 will shock you)! You also won't believe how long we can wax nostalgic about the era of Napster, Aladdin & Pearl Jam.

Panel: Sia Karamalegos Lucas Reis Special Guests: Jordan Eldredge In this episode, the React Round Up panelists talk to Jordan Eldredge about his project Webamp. Jordan’s first introduction to programming had to do with music which led him to work both as a singer to now being an engineer. They talk about how common it is for programmers to have diverse backgrounds, especially in front-end developers, what Webamp and Winamp are, and what he originally wrote Webamp in. they also touch on his inspiration for creating this project, his journey in creating Webamp, and more! In particular, we dive pretty deep on: Jordan intro Studied music (opera) in college Forced himself to learn PHP and MySQL Common in front-end developing to have people with diverse backgrounds Why do you think it’s so common to have diverse backgrounds? Front-end web development is very young Self-taught developers What is Webamp? Reimplementation of Winamp in JavaScript What is Winamp? What did you originally write Webamp in? What was the inspiration for creating Webamp? CSS Sprites Wanting to recreate Winamp skins jQuery originally Rewrote in “vanilla” JavaScript The process of learning real JavaScript Managing transitions VS managing state React with Redux Do you believe your struggle with “vanilla” JS made you more aware of what React really brings? You Might Not Need Redux by Dan Abramov How did you deal with the audio API? The thing he loves about side-projects Not having a deadline Using a Redux middleware And much, much more! Links: Webamp MySQL Winamp JavaScript jQuery React Redux You Might Not Need Redux by Dan Abramov Jordaneldredge.com @captbaritone Jordan’s GitHub Sponsors Kendo UI Digital Ocean FreshBooks Picks: Sia Google Docs Lucas Timing App Jordan @winampskins Inspiring Online WACUP

Panel: Sia Karamalegos Lucas Reis Special Guests: Jordan Eldredge In this episode, the React Round Up panelists talk to Jordan Eldredge about his project Webamp. Jordan’s first introduction to programming had to do with music which led him to work both as a singer to now being an engineer. They talk about how common it is for programmers to have diverse backgrounds, especially in front-end developers, what Webamp and Winamp are, and what he originally wrote Webamp in. they also touch on his inspiration for creating this project, his journey in creating Webamp, and more! In particular, we dive pretty deep on: Jordan intro Studied music (opera) in college Forced himself to learn PHP and MySQL Common in front-end developing to have people with diverse backgrounds Why do you think it’s so common to have diverse backgrounds? Front-end web development is very young Self-taught developers What is Webamp? Reimplementation of Winamp in JavaScript What is Winamp? What did you originally write Webamp in? What was the inspiration for creating Webamp? CSS Sprites Wanting to recreate Winamp skins jQuery originally Rewrote in “vanilla” JavaScript The process of learning real JavaScript Managing transitions VS managing state React with Redux Do you believe your struggle with “vanilla” JS made you more aware of what React really brings? You Might Not Need Redux by Dan Abramov How did you deal with the audio API? The thing he loves about side-projects Not having a deadline Using a Redux middleware And much, much more! Links: Webamp MySQL Winamp JavaScript jQuery React Redux You Might Not Need Redux by Dan Abramov Jordaneldredge.com @captbaritone Jordan’s GitHub Sponsors Kendo UI Digital Ocean FreshBooks Picks: Sia Google Docs Lucas Timing App Jordan @winampskins Inspiring Online WACUP

Panel: Charles Max Wood AJ ONeal Aimee Knight Joe Eames Special Guests: Jordan Eldredge In this episode, the JavaScript Jabber panelists discuss Winamp2-js with Jordan Eldredge. Jordan is the creator of Winamp2-js and was inspired to create this media player from the old Winamp media player that he used back in the day. They talk about the importance of limitations, the value of having fun side projects, and pushing the boundaries. They also touch on skin parsing, making Webamp an electron app, and more! In particular, we dive pretty deep on: What is Winamp2-js? The history and future of Winamp WACUP Winamp was the first big mp3 player that you could style Webamp’s features and the technical challenges associated with them Why JavaScript? Creative solutions Limitations of browser and creating something that previously existed The importance of limitations Hadn’t done very much JavaScript prior to this project Originally created with jQuery Led him into a career in JavaScript Pushing the boundaries Skin parsing “Bitrot” and making Winamp skins accessible again The value of side projects, even stupid ones Architecture docs What made you choose React and Redux? Spotiamp (Soptify’s canceled Winamp client) Making Webamp an Electron app Winamp visualizers being ported to the web The domain name webamp.org And much, much more! Links: Winamp2-js Webamp JavaScript jQuery Architecture docs React Redux jordaneldredge.com Jordan’s GitHub @captbaritone Sponsors Kendo UI FreshBooks Loot Crate Picks: Charles JAM XT Speaker Trello AJ Samson GoMic Greenlock for Web Servers Greenlock for Node.js Aimee KA Engineering Principles Joe 2ality.com What if JavaScript wins? Medium post Jordan JavaScript Garden Rust @winampskins

Panel: Charles Max Wood AJ ONeal Aimee Knight Joe Eames Special Guests: Jordan Eldredge In this episode, the JavaScript Jabber panelists discuss Winamp2-js with Jordan Eldredge. Jordan is the creator of Winamp2-js and was inspired to create this media player from the old Winamp media player that he used back in the day. They talk about the importance of limitations, the value of having fun side projects, and pushing the boundaries. They also touch on skin parsing, making Webamp an electron app, and more! In particular, we dive pretty deep on: What is Winamp2-js? The history and future of Winamp WACUP Winamp was the first big mp3 player that you could style Webamp’s features and the technical challenges associated with them Why JavaScript? Creative solutions Limitations of browser and creating something that previously existed The importance of limitations Hadn’t done very much JavaScript prior to this project Originally created with jQuery Led him into a career in JavaScript Pushing the boundaries Skin parsing “Bitrot” and making Winamp skins accessible again The value of side projects, even stupid ones Architecture docs What made you choose React and Redux? Spotiamp (Soptify’s canceled Winamp client) Making Webamp an Electron app Winamp visualizers being ported to the web The domain name webamp.org And much, much more! Links: Winamp2-js Webamp JavaScript jQuery Architecture docs React Redux jordaneldredge.com Jordan’s GitHub @captbaritone Sponsors Kendo UI FreshBooks Loot Crate Picks: Charles JAM XT Speaker Trello AJ Samson GoMic Greenlock for Web Servers Greenlock for Node.js Aimee KA Engineering Principles Joe 2ality.com What if JavaScript wins? Medium post Jordan JavaScript Garden Rust @winampskins

Panel: Charles Max Wood AJ ONeal Aimee Knight Joe Eames Special Guests: Jordan Eldredge In this episode, the JavaScript Jabber panelists discuss Winamp2-js with Jordan Eldredge. Jordan is the creator of Winamp2-js and was inspired to create this media player from the old Winamp media player that he used back in the day. They talk about the importance of limitations, the value of having fun side projects, and pushing the boundaries. They also touch on skin parsing, making Webamp an electron app, and more! In particular, we dive pretty deep on: What is Winamp2-js? The history and future of Winamp WACUP Winamp was the first big mp3 player that you could style Webamp’s features and the technical challenges associated with them Why JavaScript? Creative solutions Limitations of browser and creating something that previously existed The importance of limitations Hadn’t done very much JavaScript prior to this project Originally created with jQuery Led him into a career in JavaScript Pushing the boundaries Skin parsing “Bitrot” and making Winamp skins accessible again The value of side projects, even stupid ones Architecture docs What made you choose React and Redux? Spotiamp (Soptify’s canceled Winamp client) Making Webamp an Electron app Winamp visualizers being ported to the web The domain name webamp.org And much, much more! Links: Winamp2-js Webamp JavaScript jQuery Architecture docs React Redux jordaneldredge.com Jordan’s GitHub @captbaritone Sponsors Kendo UI FreshBooks Loot Crate Picks: Charles JAM XT Speaker Trello AJ Samson GoMic Greenlock for Web Servers Greenlock for Node.js Aimee KA Engineering Principles Joe 2ality.com What if JavaScript wins? Medium post Jordan JavaScript Garden Rust @winampskins

Jordan Eldredge joined the show to talk with us about Winamp2-js — a reimplementation of Winamp 2.9 in HTML5 and Javascript. For many of our listeners, talking about Winamp may bring to mind some extreme nostalgia about the internet of the past … and it’s certainly that way for Jerod and I. Jordan started this project in 2014 and it’s what ultimately got the attention of some folks at Facebook, where he now works on Nuclide. We shared stories about Winamp back in the day, actually listening to music as an mp3, the technical hurdles and learning Jordan has experienced, skinning it, playlists, making it a frontend for Spotify – which is so ironic to actually say. Also, Jerod has been hacking it via livestream on Twitch to add it as an alternate audio player on Changelog.com.

Jordan Eldredge joined the show to talk with us about Winamp2-js — a reimplementation of Winamp 2.9 in HTML5 and Javascript. For many of our listeners, talking about Winamp may bring to mind some extreme nostalgia about the internet of the past … and it’s certainly that way for Jerod and I. Jordan started this project in 2014 and it’s what ultimately got the attention of some folks at Facebook, where he now works on Nuclide. We shared stories about Winamp back in the day, actually listening to music as an mp3, the technical hurdles and learning Jordan has experienced, skinning it, playlists, making it a frontend for Spotify – which is so ironic to actually say. Also, Jerod has been hacking it via livestream on Twitch to add it as an alternate audio player on Changelog.com.

On today's episode we discuss Winamp-js, a faithful open source recreation of Winamp 2 made by Jordan Eldredge. "I've found that to be very true, not everybody has the bandwidth to do side projects but those that do have the opportunity to do it. It tends to help a lot in the job searching process " - Chris White, Senior Software Engineer at Zeal Featured Project https://jordaneldredge.com/projects/winamp2-js/ https://twitter.com/winampskins Featured Guests https://www.linkedin.com/in/jordaneldredge/ Leave a review and get stickers! 1. Go to our page on ITunes and leave a review 2. Take a screenshot of your review and email it to podcast@codingzeal.com 3. If you're one of the first 100 people, we'll get your mailing address and send you your stickers! This podcast is brought to you by Zeal

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