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Jerod welcomes new panelists Emma Wedekind and Divya Sasidharan to the party! We get to know these two amazing ladies and then open up the conversation to talk about what’s on their mind. Divya broaches the nuanced topics of keeping up with the fast pace of the developer world while maintaining balance and Emma wants to talk books. Join the discussionChangelog++ members support our work, get closer to the metal, and make the ads disappear. Join today!Sponsors:Rollbar – We move fast and fix things because of Rollbar. Resolve errors in minutes. Deploy with confidence. Learn more at rollbar.com/changelog. Linode – Our cloud server of choice. Deploy a fast, efficient, native SSD cloud server for only $5/month. Get 4 months free using the code changelog2019. Start your server - head to linode.com/changelog Manifold – Manifold is the easiest way for you to discover, buy, and manage the best developer services for your application, regardless of your cloud. Discover the best cloud services for your projects at manifold.co GitPrime – Download GitPrime’s 20 Patterns book, a field guide to help engineering managers recognize achievement, spot bottlenecks, and debug development processes with data. Featuring:Jerod Santo – GitHub, LinkedIn, Mastodon, XEmma Bostian – GitHub, LinkedIn, XDivya – Website, GitHub, LinkedIn, XShow Notes: Listen to this episode of The Changelog for more on Emma’s writing and mentoring efforts The Heroines of JavaScript Trading Cards feature 3 of our panelists 🙌 Books! Atomic Habits by James Clear Start with Why by Simon Sinek Malcom Gladwell’s Outliers Refactoring UI by Adam Wathan & Steve Schoger Blinkist is not a sponsor… yet! 😜 Or you can just learn How To Talk About Books You Haven’t Read The Mythical Man-Month is a classic As is The Pragmatic Programmer The You Don’t Know JS book series Professional JavaScript for Web Developers by Nicholas Zakas Here’s Code Complete in PDF format Learning JavaScript Design Patterns by Addy Osmani Something missing or broken? PRs welcome!

We’re talking with Alex Ellis, the founder of OpenFaaS — serverless functions made simple for Docker and Kubernetes. We talked about the backstory and details of OpenFaaS, “the curious case of serverless on Kubernetes,” the landscape of open source serverless platforms, how Alex is leading and building this community, getting involved, and maintainership vs leadership. Join the discussionChangelog++ members support our work, get closer to the metal, and make the ads disappear. Join today!Sponsors:Linode – Our cloud server of choice. Deploy a fast, efficient, native SSD cloud server for only $5/month. Get 4 months free using the code changelog2019. Start your server - head to linode.com/changelog GoCD + Kubernetes – With GoCD running on Kubernetes, you define your build workflow and let GoCD provision and scale build infrastructure on the fly. GoCD installs as a Kubernetes native application. Scale your build infrastructure elastically. Learn more at gocd.org/kubernetes Rollbar – We move fast and fix things because of Rollbar. Resolve errors in minutes. Deploy with confidence. Learn more at rollbar.com/changelog. GitPrime – Download GitPrime’s 20 Patterns book, a field guide to help engineering managers recognize achievement, spot bottlenecks, and debug development processes with data. Featuring:Alex Ellis – Website, GitHub, LinkedIn, XAdam Stacoviak – Website, GitHub, LinkedIn, Mastodon, XJerod Santo – GitHub, LinkedIn, Mastodon, XShow Notes: OpenFaaS — serverless functions made simple for Docker and Kubernetes You can donate to support the ongoing development and independence of OpenFaaS Announcing the OpenFaaS function store OpenFaaS #TeamServerless on LinkedIn The Changelog #253: The serverless revolution with Pam Selle JS Party #49: Serverless? We don’t need no stinkin’ SERVERS with special guest Jeremy Daly The curious case of serverless on Kubernetes The Changelog #329: Perspectives on Kubernetes and successful cloud platforms with Brendan Burns (BOOK) - Traction: Get a Grip on Your Business Inlets – expose your local endpoints to the internet Something missing or broken? PRs welcome!

Panelists Mat Ryer, Ashley McNamara, Johnny Boursiquot, and Carmen Andoh discuss the process of getting hired, hiring, and job interviews. If people are the most important part of a team, how do we pick who we work with? What’s the process like? How can it better? Join the discussionChangelog++ members support our work, get closer to the metal, and make the ads disappear. Join today!Sponsors:DigitalOcean – Check out DigitalOcean’s dedicated vCPU Droplets with dedicated vCPU threads. Get started for free with a $100 credit. Learn more at do.co/changelog. strongDM – Manage access to any database, server, and environment. strongDM makes it easy for DevOps to enforce the controls InfoSec teams require. Rollbar – We move fast and fix things because of Rollbar. Resolve errors in minutes. Deploy with confidence. Learn more at rollbar.com/changelog. Fastly – Our bandwidth partner. Fastly powers fast, secure, and scalable digital experiences. Move beyond your content delivery network to their powerful edge cloud platform. Learn more at fastly.com. Featuring:Mat Ryer – GitHub, LinkedIn, Bluesky, XAshley Willis – GitHub, XJohnny Boursiquot – Website, GitHub, XCarmen Andoh – GitHub, XShow Notes:Something missing or broken? PRs welcome!

While attending the NVIDIA GPU Technology Conference in Silicon Valley, Chris met up with Adam Stooke, a speaker and PhD student at UC Berkeley who is doing groundbreaking work in large-scale deep reinforcement learning and robotics. Adam took Chris on a tour of deep reinforcement learning - explaining what it is, how it works, and why it’s one of the hottest technologies in artificial intelligence! Join the discussionChangelog++ members support our work, get closer to the metal, and make the ads disappear. Join today!Sponsors:DigitalOcean – Check out DigitalOcean’s dedicated vCPU Droplets with dedicated vCPU threads. Get started for free with a $100 credit. Learn more at do.co/changelog. O'Reilly Open Source Software Conference – OSCON has been ground zero for the open source community for 20 years. This year they’ve expanded to become a “software development conference” — because in 2019, software development IS open source. The program covers everything from open source, AI, infrastructure, blockchain, edge computing, architecture, and emerging languages. Use the code CHANGELOG20 to get 20% off Bronze, Silver, and Gold passes. Fastly – Our bandwidth partner. Fastly powers fast, secure, and scalable digital experiences. Move beyond your content delivery network to their powerful edge cloud platform. Learn more at fastly.com. GitPrime – Download GitPrime’s 20 Patterns book, a field guide to help engineering managers recognize achievement, spot bottlenecks, and debug development processes with data. Featuring:Adam Stooke – GitHub, LinkedIn, XChris Benson – Website, GitHub, LinkedIn, XShow Notes: NVIDIA GTC: Doing More with More: Recent Achievements in Large-Scale Deep Reinforcement Learning Accelerated Methods for Deep Reinforcement Learning Accelerated Methods for Deep Reinforcement Learning - code OpenAI Five - Dota 2 AlphaStar: Mastering the Real-Time Strategy Game StarCraft II NVIDIA Graduate Fellowship Crunchbase The Hertz Foundation Something missing or broken? PRs welcome!

KBall MC’d a live show at React Amsterdam with a panel of 5 amazing React experts — Kitze, Michel Weststrate, Mike Grabowski, Vladimir Novick, and Andrey Okonetchnikov. It was a great discussion of state management solutions and the future of state management in the front-end. Join the discussionChangelog++ members support our work, get closer to the metal, and make the ads disappear. Join today!Sponsors:Rollbar – We move fast and fix things because of Rollbar. Resolve errors in minutes. Deploy with confidence. Learn more at rollbar.com/changelog. Linode – Our cloud server of choice. Deploy a fast, efficient, native SSD cloud server for only $5/month. Get 4 months free using the code changelog2019. Start your server - head to linode.com/changelog Manifold – Manifold is the easiest way for you to discover, buy, and manage the best developer services for your application, regardless of your cloud. Discover the best cloud services for your projects at manifold.co GitPrime – Download GitPrime’s 20 Patterns book, a field guide to help engineering managers recognize achievement, spot bottlenecks, and debug development processes with data. Featuring:Kitze – Website, GitHub, XMichel Weststrate – Website, GitHub, XMike Grabowski – Website, GitHub, XVladimir Novick – Website, GitHub, LinkedIn, XAndrey Okonetchnikov – GitHub, XKevin Ball – Website, GitHub, LinkedIn, XShow Notes: Special thanks to React Amsterdam — the biggest React conference worldwide! MobX Hooks GraphQL Talk: State Management in the GraphQL Era Observables in MobX The Curious Case of MobX State Tree Aven Cloud Framework Logux Xamarin Flutter Hasura.io React Native Community Vladimir’s YouTube channel with bootcamps Something missing or broken? PRs welcome!

What would be the impact on the world if a Computer Science education was available to you completely free of charge until you get a job in that field paying $50,000 or more? That’s the question that drives Austen Allred and the team behind Lambda School. Lambda School is a revolutionary new school that invests in its students and they completely align their interests with their students. Seems like a novel idea, right? But Austen’s path to Silicon Valley was where things began for him, so that’s where we’ll start today’s conversation. Join the discussionChangelog++ members support our work, get closer to the metal, and make the ads disappear. Join today!Sponsors:DigitalOcean – The simplest cloud platform for developers and teams Whether you’re running one virtual machine or ten thousand, makes managing your infrastructure too easy. New accounts get $100 in credit to use in your first 60 days. Discover.bot – A digital space for bot developers and enthusiasts of all skill levels to learn from one another, share stories, and move the bot conversation forward. Want to learn more about building bots? Get started with their Guide to Bot Building Frameworks. Fastly – Our bandwidth partner. Fastly powers fast, secure, and scalable digital experiences. Move beyond your content delivery network to their powerful edge cloud platform. Learn more at fastly.com. GitPrime – Download GitPrime’s 20 Patterns book, a field guide to help engineering managers recognize achievement, spot bottlenecks, and debug development processes with data. Featuring:Austen Allred – Website, GitHub, LinkedIn, XAdam Stacoviak – Website, GitHub, LinkedIn, Mastodon, XShow Notes: Lambda School Lambda School is giving an $18,000 stipend to select students No Tuition, but You Pay a Percentage of Your Income (if You Find a Job) - The New York Times How Much Is Your Education Worth? Depends How Much You Make - Bloomberg Something missing or broken? PRs welcome!

We’re talking with Emma Bostian about going from zero to thought leader in 6 months. We talk about the nuances of UX including the differences between an UX Designer and a UX Engineer, we touch on “the great divide”, and we talk about Coding Coach — the open source project and community that Emma and others are building to connect software developers and mentors all over the world. Join the discussionChangelog++ members support our work, get closer to the metal, and make the ads disappear. Join today!Sponsors:DigitalOcean – The simplest cloud platform for developers and teams Whether you’re running one virtual machine or ten thousand, makes managing your infrastructure too easy. New accounts get $100 in credit to use in your first 60 days. GoCD + Kubernetes – With GoCD running on Kubernetes, you define your build workflow and let GoCD provision and scale build infrastructure on the fly. GoCD installs as a Kubernetes native application. Scale your build infrastructure elastically. Learn more at gocd.org/kubernetes Rollbar – We move fast and fix things because of Rollbar. Resolve errors in minutes. Deploy with confidence. Learn more at rollbar.com/changelog. Fastly – Our bandwidth partner. Fastly powers fast, secure, and scalable digital experiences. Move beyond your content delivery network to their powerful edge cloud platform. Learn more at fastly.com. Featuring:Emma Bostian – GitHub, LinkedIn, XAdam Stacoviak – Website, GitHub, LinkedIn, Mastodon, XJerod Santo – GitHub, LinkedIn, Mastodon, XShow Notes: emmawedekind.com Emma Wedekind on dev.to How I Gained 27,000 Twitter Followers In 6 Months My Journey Into Software Engineering 5 Books Which Will Improve Your Career Book —The Culture Map Coding Coach — a free, open-source platform which aims to connect software developers and mentors all over the world. mentors.codingcoach.io Coding Coach on Patreon Coding-Coach/coding-coach Coding-Coach/find-a-mentor LogMeIn The Changelog #333: Tactical design advice for developers featuring Erik Kennedy Lara Hogan on mentorship and sponsorship JS Party #61: How great the (front end) divide with Nick, Suz, and KBall JS Party #67: The great divide reprise featuring Chris Coyier Questions from the community and Twitter @UKGeekgirlBCS — twitter.com/UKGeekgirlBCS/status/1115970699229843456 @shreeshbhat — twitter.com/shreeshbhat/status/1115973319352827906 @donnacamos88 —twitter.com/donnacamos88/status/1116061580851056640 @LashaKrikheli — twitter.com/LashaKrikheli/status/1116051141492654081 Something missing or broken? PRs welcome!

Panelists Mat Ryer, Johnny Boursiquot, Jaana B. Dogan, and Mark Bates discuss how humans build machine to machine integrations via APIs — the good, the bad, and the ugly — and how to give yourself the best chance of success. Join the discussionChangelog++ members support our work, get closer to the metal, and make the ads disappear. Join today!Sponsors:DigitalOcean – Check out DigitalOcean’s dedicated vCPU Droplets with dedicated vCPU threads. Get started for free with a $100 credit. Learn more at do.co/changelog. strongDM – Manage access to any database, server, and environment. strongDM makes it easy for DevOps to enforce the controls InfoSec teams require. Rollbar – We move fast and fix things because of Rollbar. Resolve errors in minutes. Deploy with confidence. Learn more at rollbar.com/changelog. Fastly – Our bandwidth partner. Fastly powers fast, secure, and scalable digital experiences. Move beyond your content delivery network to their powerful edge cloud platform. Learn more at fastly.com. Featuring:Mat Ryer – GitHub, LinkedIn, Bluesky, XJohnny Boursiquot – Website, GitHub, XJaana Dogan – Website, GitHub, XMark Bates – Website, GitHub, XShow Notes: Buffalo — Creating a new API application goa Something missing or broken? PRs welcome!

Longtime listeners know that we’re always advocating for ‘AI for good’, but this week we have taken it to a whole new level. We had the privilege of chatting with James Hodson, Director of the AI for Good Foundation, about ways they have used artificial intelligence to positively-impact the world - from food production to climate change. James inspired us to find our own ways to use AI for good, and we challenge our listeners to get out there and do some good! Join the discussionChangelog++ members support our work, get closer to the metal, and make the ads disappear. Join today!Sponsors:DigitalOcean – Check out DigitalOcean’s dedicated vCPU Droplets with dedicated vCPU threads. Get started for free with a $100 credit. Learn more at do.co/changelog. O'Reilly Open Source Software Conference – OSCON has been ground zero for the open source community for 20 years. This year they’ve expanded to become a “software development conference” — because in 2019, software development IS open source. The program covers everything from open source, AI, infrastructure, blockchain, edge computing, architecture, and emerging languages. Use the code CHANGELOG20 to get 20% off Bronze, Silver, and Gold passes. Fastly – Our bandwidth partner. Fastly powers fast, secure, and scalable digital experiences. Move beyond your content delivery network to their powerful edge cloud platform. Learn more at fastly.com. Rollbar – We move fast and fix things because of Rollbar. Resolve errors in minutes. Deploy with confidence. Learn more at rollbar.com/changelog. Featuring:James Hodson – Website, XChris Benson – Website, GitHub, LinkedIn, XDaniel Whitenack – Website, GitHub, XShow Notes: AI For Good Foundation AI For Good Foundation Video Lectures KDD Earth Day “Fragile Earth” Workshop Discounted Membership for Practical AI Podcast Listeners! AI Experts: Moving forward with AI likely a series of small steps, not giant leaps Something missing or broken? PRs welcome!

KBall and Jason geek out on the ins and outs of Gatsby. They talked through the fundamentals of working with Gatsby, the development process, and look into the future of Gatsby. Join the discussionChangelog++ members support our work, get closer to the metal, and make the ads disappear. Join today!Sponsors:Rollbar – We move fast and fix things because of Rollbar. Resolve errors in minutes. Deploy with confidence. Learn more at rollbar.com/changelog. Linode – Our cloud server of choice. Deploy a fast, efficient, native SSD cloud server for only $5/month. Get 4 months free using the code changelog2019. Start your server - head to linode.com/changelog Gauge – Low maintenance test automation! Gauge is free and open source test automation framework that takes the pain out of acceptance testing. Less code, less maintenance, more acceptance testing. Gauge is a free and open source test automation framework that takes the pain out of acceptance testing. Gauge tests are in Markdown which makes writing and maintaining tests easier. Fastly – Our bandwidth partner. Fastly powers fast, secure, and scalable digital experiences. Move beyond your content delivery network to their powerful edge cloud platform. Learn more at fastly.com. Featuring:Jason Lengstorf – Website, GitHub, XKevin Ball – Website, GitHub, LinkedIn, XShow Notes:About Gatsby Gatsby Using Headless Wordpress Sanity.io Gatsby Starter Library Using the Gatsby GraphQL Playground The Content Mesh Apollo Server Fundamentals of working with Gatsby Creating and Modifying Pages in Gatsby Gatsby Remark Transformer Gatsby Config File Gatsby Development Process Function Composition Introducing Gatsby Themes Progressive Disclosure of Complexity Yarn Workspaces Yarn Link Lerna Future of Gatsby Build Performance Example Multi-core Builds Changelog Episode: The Great GatsbyJS Gatsby Preview Reach Router Hasura AWS Appsync Something missing or broken? PRs welcome!