When meetup.com announced last year that it wanted to charge users $2 for using the platform, a number of users expressed their strong opposition to the proposal. Developer Chris Achard was one of them and he built meetingplace.io in response to users who were looking for alternatives. In today’s episode, Chris, who is also an egghead.io instructor, explains how he built an MVP in a week using Ruby, React and other technologies. He also shares his tips on how to find consulting jobs and teach others online.

Panel

Paige Niedringhaus
TJ VanToll
Carl Mungazi

Guest

Chris Achard

Sponsor

CacheFly

Links

Meetingplace.io
Dev.to
https://recoiljs.org/

Picks

Chris Achard:

https://twitter.com/chrisachard
A case study of how Chris used the Twitter thread educational posts to grow his following

TJ VanToll:

VergeCast
React Wednesdays on Twitch

Paige Niedringhaus:

Trakt.tv
DEV Community – Google Play Store
Apple App Store

Carl Mungazi:

Async pattern

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