Front end developer Maksim Ivanov talks about working for Mojang, the company behind the ridiculously popular game Minecraft. As it turns out, Maksim uses React to build different pieces of the game, and runs the code through a custom renderer to make it work in the game world. In addition to his day job, he also found time to write a book about TypeScript after realizing how much easier getting familiar with new code bases could be if TypeScript was used instead of JavaScript. The panel has used TypeScript to varying degrees themselves, but nobody's gone all in, and they talk about the pros and cons of it, including the initial learning curve and how it can help prevent bugs in the code. Maksim's book covers many aspects of TypeScript in great detail, and it sounds like a good read for anyone just picking up the language.

Panel

Charles Max Wood
Paige Niedringhaus
TJ VanToll

Guest

Maksim Ivanov

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Links

Custom Renderer
react-game-engine - npm
react-unity-webgl - npm
gettext
newline
@tjfuller • Instagram
React Hook Form
Cheatsheets for experienced React developers getting started with TypeScript
The RSpec Book
TypeStrong

Picks

Maksim Ivanov:

Follow Maksim on Youtube
Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality

Charles Max Wood:

Iron druid chronicles
Percy Jackson
Devchat.tv Remote meetups
Devchat.tv Remote Conferences

Paige Niedringhaus:

The Name of the Wind

TJ VanToll:

OmniDiskSweeper, OmniWeb, and OmniPresence - The Omni Group
https://rtmccormick.com/2018/01/10/clear-node-modules-folders-recursively-mac-linux/

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