AiA 182: Brittany Moore's Path into Angular

Mar 27, 2018

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Panel:

Charles Max Wood
Alyssa Nicoll
Ward Bell
John Papa
Special Guests: Brittany Moore

In this episode of Adventures in Angular, the panel talks to Brittany Moore about her unique experience into Angular. Brittany has been working as a front-end developer for about four years and is currently a consultant for Test Double. She was first introduced to Angular at a talk that John Papa gave and was blown away by the sheer power of it. She really encourages people who are learning Angular to get out and attend talks, conferences and meetups so that they can build connections and get more information from people who are good at what they do.In particular, we dive pretty deep on:

Brittany intro
Angular
Front-end background
JavaScript and CSS
Discovered Angular from a talk
Angular JS and Angular 2.0
What made Angular appeal to you?
CS graduate
Before Angular, she used a lot of trial and error
C#
Had trouble getting stated without a JavaScript background
Angular gave her a clear path forward and a framework that was understandable
Got on as many online communities she could
Learned Angular through help on the internet and community resources
Encourages people to attend conferences and meetups
Ruby Rogues Episode 255
How did you go to conferences when you didn’t know anyone?
The importance of pushing yourself out of your comfort zone
Her career is defined by the conferences she went to
Emotional reaction to conferences
ng Vikings
Just going to the conferences are beneficial
What were your biggest OMG moments at conferences?
And much, much more!

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Picks:Charles

Alyssa

Diversity Fundraiser

Ward

ngRx Data

Brittany

Special Guest: Brittany Moore.

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