Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2018 10:00:00 +0000
<div class="trix-content"> <div><strong>Panel: </strong></div><ul> <li>Charles Max Wood</li> <li>Aimee Knight</li> <li>AJ ONeal</li> <li>Joe Eames</li> </ul><div> <strong>Special Guests: </strong>Henry Zhu</div><div>In this episode, the JavaScript Jabber panel talks to Henry Zhu about Babel and open source software. Henry is one of the maintainers on <a href="https://babeljs.io/">Babel</a>, which is a <a href="https://www.javascript.com/">JavaScript</a> compiler, and recently left this job to work on doing open source full time as well as working on Babel. They talk about where Babel is today, what it actually is, and his focus on his open source career. They also touch on how he got started in open source, his first PR, and more!</div><div><strong>In particular, we dive pretty deep on:</strong></div><ul> <li>Henry intro</li> <li> <a href="https://babeljs.io/">Babel</a> update</li> <li>Sebastian McKenzie was the original creator of Babel</li> <li>Has learned a lot about being a maintainer</li> <li>What is Babel?</li> <li> <a href="https://www.javascript.com/">JavaScript</a> compiler</li> <li>You never know who your user is</li> <li>Has much changed with Babel since Sebastian left?</li> <li>Working on open source</li> <li>How did you get started in pen source?</li> <li>The ability to learn a lot from open source</li> <li>Atrocities of globalization</li> <li>More decentralization from GitHub</li> <li> <a href="https://gitea.io/en-us/">Gitea</a> and <a href="https://about.gitlab.com/">GitLab</a> </li> <li><a href="https://git.coolaj86.com/coolaj86/gitea-installer.sh">Gitea installer</a></li> <li>Open source is more closed now</li> <li>His first PR</li> <li>JSCS</li> <li>Auto-fixing</li> <li><a href="https://prettier.io/">Prettier</a></li> <li>Learning more about linting</li> <li>You don’t have to have formal training to be successful</li> <li><a href="https://codefund.io/">Codefund.io</a></li> <li>Sustainability of open source</li> <li>And much, much more!</li> </ul><div><strong>Links:</strong></div><ul> <li><a href="https://babeljs.io/">Babel</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.javascript.com/">JavaScript</a></li> <li><a href="https://gitea.io/en-us/">Gitea</a></li> <li><a href="https://about.gitlab.com/">GitLab</a></li> <li><a href="https://git.coolaj86.com/coolaj86/gitea-installer.sh">Gitea installer</a></li> <li><a href="https://prettier.io/">Prettier</a></li> <li><a href="https://codefund.io/">Codefund.io</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/left_pad?lang=en">@left_pad</a></li> <li><a href="https://github.com/hzoo">Henry’s GitHub</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.henryzoo.com/">henryzoo.com</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.patreon.com/henryzhu">Henry’s Patreon</a></li> </ul><div><strong>Sponsors</strong></div><ul> <li><a href="https://www.telerik.com/kendo-ui?utm_medium=social-paid&utm_source=devchattv&utm_campaign=kendo-ui-awareness-jsjabber">Kendo UI</a></li> <li><a href="https://sentry.io/welcome/">Sentry</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.digitalocean.com/">Digital Ocean</a></li> </ul><div><strong>Picks:</strong></div><div>Charles</div><ul> <li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Orphan-Black-Complete-Region-Canada/dp/B0757G2PLP/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?ie=UTF8&qid=1531431533&sr=8-1-spons&keywords=orphan+black&psc=1&smid=A17WR38DPVHCHY">Orphan Black</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Crucial-Accountability-Resolving-Expectations-Commitments/dp/0071829318"><em>Crucial Accountability</em> by Kerry Patterson</a></li> </ul><div>Aimee</div><ul> <li><a href="https://mymodernmet.com/shared-table-where-people-can-work-and-cats-can-wander/">Desk with cubby holes for cats</a></li> <li><a href="http://nautil.us/blog/-the-key-to-good-luck-is-an-open-mind"><em>The Key to Good Luck Is an Open Mind</em> blog post</a></li> </ul><div>AJ</div><ul> <li><a href="https://gitea.io/en-us/">Gitea</a></li> <li><a href="https://git.coolaj86.com/coolaj86/gitea-insta... Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/javascript-jabber/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
