MJS 076: Kevin Griffin

Panel: Charles Max Wood Guest: Kevin Griffin This week on My JavaScript Story, Charles speaks with Kevin Griffin. Kevin is one of the hosts of the 2 Frugal Dudes Podcast which helps programmers learn how to be smarter with handling their money. He first got into programming really young when his Dad brought home a computer and he was curious about it so he read books and taught himself basic programming that way. They talk about his first job out of college and how that has impacted him now, the fact that you have to create your own job security, and what kind of frameworks he uses. They also touch on the importance of exposing yourself to new technologies and being open-minded, what he is working on currently, and more! In particular, we dive pretty deep on: JavaScript Jabber Episode 273Helping programmers handle their money2 Frugal Dudes PodcastRuns financial peace university at his churchMindset is everythingHow did you first get into programming?Got started really young when his Dad brought home a computerDOS for DummiesTaught himself very basic codingReally into text adventures as a child – wrote some of his ownTaught Logo in Middle schoolComputer Science degree in collegeGot into software developer community because he was laid off from first jobYou have to build your own job securityDo you do JavaScript full-time?Doesn’t like to pigeon hole himself into one languageC++ and C#Didn’t want to support JavaScript originallyUsing jQuery, Knockout, Ember, and BackboneWorking with Vue and React nowThe same problems persist now, just with different frameworksLooking at the project and then deciding which tool to useAnd much, much more! Links: JavaScript Jabber Episode 2732 Frugal Dudes PodcastDOS for DummiesjQueryJavaScriptKnockoutEmberBackboneVueReact@[email protected]’s TwitchSwift Kick Sponsors: Code BadgesDigital Ocean Picks Charles The Expanse Kevin Twitch – His twitch