MJS 057: David Luecke

Panel: Charles Max Wood Guest: David Luecke This week on My JavaScript Story, Charles speaks with David Luecke. David currently works for Bullish Ventures, which is a company that builds APIs and mobile web applications for clients using their open source tools. He first got into programming when he got his first computer and started programming using Delphi with Pascal. They also touch on how he first got into JavaScript, Feathers JS, and what he is working on now. In particular, we dive pretty deep on: David introHow did you first get into programming?Tinkered a lot with electronics as a childDelphi with PascalPlanned on doing an apprenticeship computer programmingWent to University and got a CS degreeHow critical do you think a CS degree is?Having a CS degree helps you to pick up things fasterHow did you get into JavaScript?Did some website development in the beginning of his careerJavaDojo and JavaScript MVCWorks a lot with React Native nowWhat products have you worked on that you’re proud of?Feathers JSHow did you come around to creating this?In-server architecture idea at universityWhat are you working on now?mySamAnd much, much more! Links: Bullish VenturesPascalJavaScriptDojoJavaScript MVCReact NativeFeathers JSmySamDavid’s GitHub@dafflDavid’s Medium Picks Charles Merge CubePrimoOctagon Augmented Reality CardsCES David Idieyoudie.comHow to Fix Facebook—Before It Fixes Us by Roger McNamee