June 4, 2024
An Epic Vision for Learning how to Code
In this episode, Amy, Brad, and Bekah welcome back Kent C. Dodds, who shares exciting updates about his latest project, Epic Web.dev. Kent discusses the philosophy behind his comprehensive web development course, the importance of understanding foundational technologies, and the motivation behind creating Epic Web Conf. He also dives into the benefits of building your own authentication systems and the decision-making process behind the Epic Stack. The conversation is filled with insights on balancing different technologies, creating cohesive learning experiences, and the future of web development education.
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An Epic Vision for Learning how to Code
Kent C Dodds
Co-Founder and Director of Developer Experience
Helping people make the world a better place through quality software.
Kent C. Dodds is a world renowned speaker, teacher, and trainer and he's actively involved in the open source community as a maintainer and contributor of hundreds of popular npm packages. Kent is a Co-Founder and Director of Developer Experience at Remix. He is the creator of EpicReact.Dev and TestingJavaScript.com. He's an instructor on egghead.io and Frontend Masters. He's also a Google Developer Expert. Kent is happily married and the father of four kids. He likes his family, code, JavaScript, and Remix.
Jump Links
Links
- Decisions Docs
- Draft UI
- The Epic Stack
- EpicWeb.dev
- Epic Stack Guiding Principles
- Shurlan, Kent's Epic Fantasy Novel
- One Wheel
- Simon Vrachliotis on Twitter/X
- Artem Zakharchenko on Twitter/X
- Chantastic on Twitter/X
- Shaundai Person on Twitter/X
- Prisma
- Fly.io
- LightFS
- Remix
- Zero Slope Events
- React Rally
- Kent's Pick: Author, Brandon Sanderson
- Kent's Plug: Epic Web Conference
- Amy's Pick: The Artist's Way, by Julia Cameron
- Amy's Plug: Two Week Build
- Brad's Pick: Ray-Ban Wayfarer Sunglasses
- Brad's Plug: @bradgarropy on Twitter/X
- Bekah's Pick: Primal Buffalo Chicken Stick
- Bekah's Plug: @OpenSauced on Twitter/X
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