MJS 059: Merrick Christensen

Panel: Charles Max Wood Guest: Merrick Christensen This week on My Angular Story, Charles speaks with Merrick Christensen. Christensen works at a company called Webflow, where they try to empower people to create software without code. The company is similar to Squarespace or Wix, except they give 100% design control to the client. Christensen talks about his journey into programming, starting by creating websites for his childhood band. He moved on from Microsoft to Dreamweaver, and his Dad got him started with some freelance jobs to create websites for people, which really sparked his interest. Christensen discusses his path to where he is as a programmer today. In particular, We dive pretty deep on: How did you get into programming?Getting into JavaScriptInfogenix jobRed Olive job using FlashGot into JavaScript through ActionScriptDiscovered Moo ToolsFlexSteve Jobs says no Flash on iPhoneWhy Moo Tools and not jQuery?Liked flexibility of JavaScriptHow did you get into Angular?Angular was trendy at the time and was easier to useNew code base with ReactBackboneProgramming as an art formWebflow Meta-layersWorking a remote jobFramework SummitAngular, React, View, and BackboneAnd much, much more! Links: Linode.com/MyAngularStoryWebflowSquarespaceWixFramework Summit @iamMerrickMerrickChristensen.com  Picks: Merrick Sho BarakaGrid CrittersFlex ZombiesCharlesFresh BooksLyftGame ViceAudio-Technica 2100