August 22, 2018

Melanie Sumner on empowering JavaScript engineers

Episode 32 // The EmberMap Podcast


Mel chats with Sam about getting into Ember, lessons learned from collaborating at work and in open source, and how to make it easier for JavaScript engineers to use better UI patterns.

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Show notes

Topics:

  • 0:00 – How Mel got into Ember at JPMorgan
  • 4:45 – Feeling welcome in the Ember community
  • 7:45 – Investing in Ember for the long-term
  • 9:00 – Communicating vision, removing our ego, and empowering others to do work
  • 17:07 – Learning team projects
  • 19:30 – Improving the native accessibility story for Ember
  • 27:25 – Making it easier for JavaScript engineers to use better UI patterns
  • 34:55 – Ember Styleguide and Ember OSS infrastructure
  • 49:10 – EmberCamp Chicago
  • 51:20 – Leveling up in the Ember community

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