Santosh Yadav: How Open Source Changes Lives, Angular Deep Dive

Links

- Codecrafters (sponsor): https://tej.as/codecrafters

- Santosh on X: https://x.com/SantoshYadavDev

- Santosh' story: https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/my-journey-into-tech-from-slums-of-mumbai-to-my-own-apartment/

- Tejas on X: https://x.com/tejaskumar_

Summary

In this episode, we deep dive into Angular and its related frameworks, along with the power of open source to change one's life—moving Santosh from the slums of Mumbai to Germany, where he now owns a home. If you're interested in Angular, web engineering, or open source, then this episode is for you.

Takeaways

1. Santosh Yadav started his career in software development with Windows development before transitioning to web development with Angular.

2. Web development presented challenges such as cross-browser compatibility and deployment, which were not as prevalent in Windows development.

3. Santosh emphasizes the importance of contributing to the open source community and shares his journey of contributing to the Angular community.

4. Modern Angular has simplified the building blocks and introduced standalone components, making it easier to learn and use.

5. Angular Universal and Angular SSR provide server-side rendering and file-based routing capabilities in Angular applications.

6. Modern Angular has shifted from constructor-based injection to function parameter-based injection, which offers advantages such as easier use of services outside the constructor.

7. Components in Angular should be minimal and focused on UI rendering, with logic and data dependencies handled by services.

8. Constructive collaboration and empathy are essential in open source projects, and discussions and contributions should be made on GitHub rather than on social media platforms.

9. Sharing personal stories and experiences in the open source community can inspire and motivate others. Education can be a powerful tool for overcoming challenging circumstances.

10. Perseverance and hard work are key to achieving success.

Chapters

00:00 Santosh Yadav

03:00 Introduction and Background

11:03 Open Source Contributions

32:30 Server-Side Rendering and File-Based Routing

40:53 Modern Angular and Dependency Injection

52:59 The Power of Nx as a Build Tool

01:03:42 Constructive Collaboration in Open Source

01:20:50 Living in the Slums and the Start of Santosh's Journey

01:31:11 Burnout and the Need for Work-Life Balance

01:44:51 Future Plans and Helping Others

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