What do you think about Angular Universal? Do you think SSR is addressing js becoming more of a 'compiled' language? Why would we think about SSR in development?

this is an awesome way to get the conversation going. First there is this: http://codepen.io/jrohatiner/live/EZVVwz CSS Layout Also to consider is flexbox: (btw friends-no media queries on there for your devices, that's browser only!) http://codepen.io/jrohatiner/live/egppMx Thanks Andrew! great fun.

Do you know of a project currently that is focusing on optimizing fonts? Or how fonts are affecting performance of a site? And what do you think about that?

Steve Kinney has a project on Github: https://github.com/tamouse/FeM-Electron It is part of a front end masters course, but has some simple steps you may be able to use. Hope that helps.

Do all that and you will be a first class ninja! good luck! https://developers.google.com/web/tools/starter-kit/ https://www.codecademy.com/en/tracks/javascript-upgraded https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Learn/Accessibility/WAI-ARIA_basics http://docs.nativescript.org/ https://getmdl.io/started/index.html https://angular.io/ http://ionicframework.com/docs/v2/native/ https://www.codementor.io/javascript/tutorial/module-bundler-webpack-getting-started-guide?utm_source=hashnode.com https://www.udacity.com/course/responsive-web-design-fundamentals--ud893 http://leafletjs.com/index.html http://swagger.io/ https://docs.mongodb.com/ Happy New Year. Peace, Good Cheer. Do Good in all things.

awesome answer @tomhodgins. I would add that the fast pace in which front end technologies change, at the end of a week of intensive/immersive learning you could realize that some concept you focused on had changed. Just when you thought you had enough under your belt to start programming you might realize you need a few more days! That's why bootcamps are effective for people without a programming background - they can give you a curriculum that you probably couldn't conceive of on your own. Good luck!