Wes Bos is a fullstack developer and educator from Hamilton, Canada. Wes loves to break down complex topics into short, tasty, little tutorials. He has contributed to Smashing Magazine, CSS Tricks and NetMag as well as released Learn Redux, React For Beginners, Sublime Text Power User and Command Line Power User.
This is a great opportunity to interact with Wes and have his unique insights on React, Redux, JavaScript, NodeJS and other technologies/topics.
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Have you altered how/when you work since having a kid? Seems like working from home would make it tougher. I don't have much free time anymore, and I'm pretty beat when I find some. FYI, having a 2nd kid made it tougher. Just wondering how you're managing your time now. Thanks!
Hi Wes,
Two questions:
#1: What courses are you planning at the moment?
#2: With so many different e-learning platforms popping up, how are you going to differentiate yourself from others?
Cheers! :)
Do some people ever get you confused with Sean McCabe (SeanWes). If not, I was the only one to confuse you two.
'Prototype interference' can cause problems due to JavaScript distinguishing between enumerable and nonenumerable properties. It states that All properties that we create by simply assigning to them are enumerable. The standard properties in Object.prototype are all nonenumerable. If you where to use a for/in statement to find out and test what values are being used in an object would it be correct to identify enumerable/nonenumerable as saying that methods already built-in JavaScript are nonenumerable ex: toString? where assigning Object.prototype is enumerable ex Object.prototype.speak? How concerned should we be with controlling the type of property in objects by using Object.defineProperty function? Also hello from Western Canada (Calgary) :)
Going on a huge dev conference on thursday (a lot of job prospects). What are some tips you can give to someone that wants to make the most out of a conference with big names?
Hi, what would you advise to a frontend developer living in Italy and Hungary to get involved in the tech conferences around the world and meet "physically" new tech people to build a good network?
Thanks!
What, according to you, are some of the toughest/hard to understand concepts in React/Redux? How did you manage to explain those in your books React For Beginners and Learn Redux?
What advice will you give to beginners who are new to front-end development and are being overwhelmed by so many choices out there? How should one get started with serious front-end development without being lost?
How do you test React components in your projects? Any specific tools/libraries?
What tools do you recommend using(backend and frontend) for a chat application at the scale of facebook's messenger?
What's your opinion on MobX; the new state management solution for React?
Can you share some easy approach for Server Side rendering in Redux and Webpack?
Hello! Have you tried Elm? What do you think about it as React competitor?
So after the react for beginners and redux course, can we expect a react native course? ;)
Are you sometimes fed up with so many different frameworks/libraries/compilers... aka JavaScript fatigue?
What process do you use, to set yourself ahead of other developers whenever a new package/framework/technology comes out? How well do you understand such new things to become a teacher in them?
Hey wes, what the main feature of redux? and it's a frontend or backend «tool»?
Hey Wes! Just finished Learn Redux after already taking basically all of your other courses. They are absolutely blowing my mind every time! So thank you for that :)
I noticed you used Gulp with Browserify in the React for Beginners course and now Webpack in the Redux one. So I'm curious:
What is your take on the pros/cons of Gulp/Browserify vs Webpack given that many people might already use Gulp or even Grunt?
Is it worth switching to Webpack completely or just in specific cases?
Hey Wes,
I've been following you for a while and your videos are exceptional, you clearly know how to teach, so thank you for that.
I hope I don't sound like a jerk, but here's my question:
I've been reading/watching a lot of tutorials about ReactJS and your #reactforbeginners course is definitely in my list, however I want to take this opportunity to ask you: why should I pay $59 for a beginners course when there's quite a few ReactJS Fundamentals free courses out there (egghead.io, tylermcginnis' ReactJS Program, etc)? What make yours stand out?
Thanks Wes!
Hey Wes, what apps you use in day-to-day work? and what is your hardware specifications? thanks
How do you prepare for a video series ? Which tools do you use to prepare your video series ? How much time do you spend weekly on producing video content ?
By the way your videos are extremely informative.
Hi Wes, awesome that your doing this AMA !
Wes Bos
Full Stack Developer + Teacher
Wes Bos
Full Stack Developer + Teacher
Wes Bos
Full Stack Developer + Teacher
Wes Bos
Full Stack Developer + Teacher
Wes Bos
Full Stack Developer + Teacher
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Senior PHP Developer
How do you learn new frameworks or any programming language? Do you watch tutorials first and read documentation so you can see what's up with the stuff you are learning or are you just trying things without too much help, going coding without too much time spent on theory?