Sorry - this didn't show up under unanswered because you "answered it" I guess. I've actually always used prototype with hasOwnProperty, but I'll have to look into this one :)

I'll usually watch a few tutorials, read a few blog posts and then dive into an existing application to see how it works. Then as soon as I can, I'll start to build something from the ground up referencing docs, blog posts and tutorials as I need them.

I'm far from qualified to answer this. I've used both Firebase and Socket.io for chat systems in the past, but never at the scale of Facebook.

1) I won't say exactly, but lots of front end dev stuff :) 2) I'm not really worried about it. Platforms are nothing - it's all about the creators and what they are teaching. I'm just going to keep making good stuff and I hope it will work out :)

In many entrepreneurs I find that the dad/mom effect is real. When our first daughter was on her way, it made me kick things into high gear and that has allowed me to do what I like to do for fun during normal work hours. I have pretty good energy and I attribute a ton of that to not having a commute. My office is on the 3rd floor of our house, so it's very separate. In terms of time management, it really hasn't changed. I work generally 9-5 give or take an hour everyday and outside of that I'm pretty available. My wife and I are pretty good about not bluring the lines between work and play. My wife is also a rock start at making life outside of work very enjoyable - when I get off it's less about house/life stress and more about enjoying our time together.

Not yet - this is the first I've heard. Though I wouldn't mind meeting him!

I'd say the best thing you can do is to either: Volunteer at them - get a free ticket but also it puts you in a spot where you are meeting a lot of the speakers - great people to know. Speak at them! its a bit scary for some, but a fantastic way to meet a ton of really great people.

In React its the shift from thinking in the DOM to thinking about components and state. In redux there are some new concepts for most devs - it's the first taste of functional programming for a many.

Serverside I'm either Express JS / MongoDB / Jade / Passport Or I go with WordPress for a website. I still have a few clients - I always want to have clients so I can maintain real-world advice - but I'm leaning towards fulltime teaching. Productivity Hacks? Don't commute, invest your time in learning how to get better or faster at everything you do. Work towards doing what you love and loving what you do.

Gooood question. I've got a blog post on this too → http://wesbos.com/get-the-most-out-of-conferences/ In short, try and make some friends. Meet as many people as you can while still being cool (dont come off as a "networker") and it will work out!