65: Advent of Whiskey: State of JS and Microsoft's Legacy

The Javascript landscape is ever-changing. We can always rely on the State of JS survey to keep up with the latest trends and changes in the space. According to Robbie, Microsoft seems to be at the forefront of that change.

Microsoft holds the lion’s share of platforms and products in Javascript development including VS Code and GitHub. It’s hard not to rely on Microsoft as a developer. It’s also hard to find someone who doesn’t love the Xbox. But even though they’ve come a long way and given us great inventions, there’s still plenty of room to improve. Especially where developer experience and enterprise products are concerned.

In this episode, Chuck and Robbie talk about results from the State of JS survey, and Microsoft’s legacy of successful gaming versus failed enterprise products.

Key Takeaways

• [00:41] - Flaviar's "Depths of Whiskey" Advent Calendar App.
• [03:23] - Number Three Whiskey - Chapter 7 Whiskey: Prologue Blended Scotch Malt.
• [05:37] - Number Four Whiskey - Kamet Indian Single Malt Whisky.
• [10:16] - Number Five Whiskey - Redemption Rye Whiskey.
• [15:20] - JavaScript features from the State of JS.
• [19:38] - Microsoft hot takes.

Quotes

[17:30] - “If there’s a thing that you don’t want to mutate, don’t mutate it. You don’t need the proxy. You can just use an object.” ~ Robbie Wagner

[19:38] - “It's a really hot take that Microsoft does everything right, except for Windows.” ~ Robbie Wagner

[19:57] - “Have you used Teams? I would rather use Windows than Teams.” ~ Chuck Carpenter

Links

• Flaviar's "Depths of Whiskey" Advent Calendar
• Barrell Craft Spirits
• Chapter 7 Whisky: Prologue Blended Scotch Malt Whiskey
• Kamet Indian Single Malt Whisky
• Redemption Rye Whiskey
• FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022
• U.S. Men's National Soccer team
• The State of JS
• React
• Shepherd JS
• Ember
• Windows
• Xbox
• Microsoft
• Microsoft Teams
• NPM
• LinkedIn
• GitHub
• Halo
• Bethesda Softworks
• Visual Studio Code
• Linux
• GitLab
• Verdaccio
• Temporal.io

Connect with our hosts

• Robbie Wagner
• Chuck Carpenter
• Ship Shape

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