MJS 055: Johannes Schickling

Panel: Charles Max Wood Guest: Johannes Schickling This week on My JavaScript Story, Charles speaks with Johannes Schickling. Johannes is the CEO and Co-Founder of GraphCool and works a lot on Prisma. He first got into programming when he started online gaming and would build websites for gaming competitions. He then started getting into creating websites, then single page apps, and has never looked back since. He also gives an origin story for GraphCool and the creation of Prisma.  In particular, we dive pretty deep on: Johannes introHow did you first get into programming?Always been interested in technologyPHP to JavaScriptCreating single page appsSelf-taughtThe problem-solving aspect keeps people coming back to programmingAlways enjoyed math and physicsProgrammers make up such a diverse communityHow did you find JavaScript?Has used a wide range of front-end frameworksNodeWebAssemblyOpalWhat drew you into doing single page apps?Like the long-term flexibility of single page appsDon’t have to worry about the back-end right off the batGraphQLWhat have you done in JavaScript that you are most proud of?Open source toolingGraphCool origin storyWhat are you working on now?PrismaAnd much, much more! Links: JavaScriptGraphCoolPrismaPHPNodeWebAssemblyOpalGraphQL@_Schickling@GraphCoolGraphCool Blog Picks Charles PopSocketDevChat.tv/YouTube Johannes GatsbyGraphQL EuropeGraphQL Day