PanelNoel Rappin (twitter github blog)Jamison Dance (twitter github blog)Charles Max Wood (twitter github Teach Me To Code Intro to CoffeeScript)AJ O’Neal (twitter github blog)
Discussion
 00:52 - Works in training and talent development for Groupon00:56 - Author of Rails Test Prescriptions and upcoming Master Space and Time with JavaScript01:21 - Writing a book about JavaScript02:33 - Focus of the bookPart 1: Jasmine and jQuery and the JavaScript Object ModelPart 2: Extended examples of jQueryPart 3: BackbonePart 4: Ember
03:46 - Self-published authors05:15 - Approaches and mindsets to learning JavaScript06:04 - “Gotchas!” and bad features in Javascript09:17 - Modeling JavaScript for beginners11:23 - (AJ joins the podcast)11:42 - Resources/Classes for learning JavaScriptGood Parts Book: Douglas CrockfordJavaScript Patterns: Stoyan StefanovEloquent JavaScript: A Modern Introduction to Programming: Marijn HaverbekeMaintainable JavaScript: Nicholas C. Zakas
13:54 - Hiring people with JavaScript experience at Groupon15:12 - Training workshops17:00 - Getting new hires up to speed quicklyPairingMentoringLecturesWorkshops
21:38 - Book LearningYou can learn at your own paceBut it’s hard to ask questions to a book
22:51 - How Noel gained expertise in JavaScript24:38 - Code reading and learning to program a language26:18 - Teaching people JavaScript as their very first language31:55 - Classroom layout33:42 - Online trainingKahn Academy Computer ScienceCode AcademyStarter League40:00 - Finding a mentorStack Overflow
PicksShrines by Purity Ring (Jamison)Learnable Programming: Bret Victor (Jamison)Mob Software: Richard P. Gabriel & Ron Goldman (Jamison)Monoprice.com (AJ)ZREO: Zelda Reorchestrated (AJ)The Official Twitter App (Chuck)Fluid App (Chuck)Try Jasmine! (Noel)Justin Searls (Noel)The Atrocity Archives: Charles Stross (Noel)Futurity: A Musical by The Lisps (Noel)
Transcript
 NOEL: I’m trying to figure out where the chat is in this stupid Skype interface.JAMISON: Just imagine the worst place it could possibly be and that’s where it is.[This episode is sponsored by ComponentOne, makers of Wijmo. If you need stunning UI elements or awesome graphs and charts, then go to wijmo.com and check them out.][Hosting and bandwidth provided by The Blue Box Group. Check them out at bluebox.net]CHUCK: Hey everybody and welcome to Episode 30 of the JavaScript Jabber show! This week on our panel we have, Jamison Dance.JAMISON: Hey guys!CHUCK: I’m Charles Max Wood from devchat.tv and this week, we have a special guest and that’s Noel Rappin!NOEL: Hey everybody!CHUCK: For the people who don’t know who you are, you want to introduce yourself, Noel?NOEL:  Sure. I currently work in training and talent development for Groupon. And I am the author of previously “Rails Test Prescriptions” and currently a self-published book called “Master Time and Space with JavaScript”, which you can get at noelrappin.com. I need to spell that out, right? N-o-e-l-r-a-p-p-i-n.comCHUCK: So I’m little curious, before we get into the topic which is learning and teaching JavaScript, how did you get into writing a book about JavaScript? What’s your background there?NOEL: You know, it actually relates to teaching and learning JavaScript. I think, I was like… a lot of long time web devs. I spent my first round as a web consultant in around, turn of the century 2000’s. I spent time trying to talk clients out of JavaScript stuff because it was such a pain in the neck. And I kind of got away from it for awhile and came back a couple of years ago to realize that basically, everything had changed and they were actually usable tools now.And last summer, I was working with a… at that time,Special Guest: Noel Rappin.