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I'm Pava

and I ❤ creating stuff!

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 Back to creating...

😡 What the f*** has this to do with JavaScript?!!

I

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PROGRAMMING

Hmmm...⁉

Is JavaScript the BEST language in the world?

How great is JavaScript?

Metrics

  • 🔨 what can you do with it?
  • 🐣 how easy is it to start?
  • 🐣 how easy is it to use?
  • 👨‍👨‍👧‍👧 community

How great is JavaScript

according to:

  • 🔨 what can you do with it?
  • 🐣 how easy is it to start?
  • 🐣 how easy is it to use?
  • 👨‍👨‍👧‍👧 community

1 - What can we do with it?

❓

FrontEnd
BackEnd
Mobile
Desktop
Visual Studio Code

&

Slack
AR/VR
WebVR
<a-scene>
  <a-box 
    position="-1 0.5 -3" 
    color="#4CC3D9" shadow>
  </a-box>
</a-scene>

FE

BE

DESKTOP

AR/VR

2 - How easy it is to start?

Before you start, you will need Python on your computer, but you may not need to download it. - Python
Step 1: Download the JDK - Java

Just a BROWSER!

3 - How easy it is to use?

🔗 https://insights.stackoverflow.com/survey/2018

Well...

😪 JS Fatigue 

I don't think we're doing a good enough job for the beginners!
what's
possible
what's
done

[ DEMO ]

4 - Community

🤵

👩‍💼

👩‍🏫👨‍🍳👨‍🌾

👨‍🔬💃

👨‍🏫👨‍✈️

👨‍🎤

👩‍🚴‍♂️👫👨‍👩‍👦👮‍♂️👩‍🏭💂‍♀️🤹‍♀️🕵️‍♀️

🧒👶👵💂‍♂️👳‍♂️👱‍♂️👩‍👦‍👦👨‍👨‍👦‍👦👩‍👩‍👦👩‍👧‍👦

🤱😜😊😡😎🚵‍♂️🏌️‍♂️🧖‍♂️👨‍👨‍👧‍👧

🔥

The best community 
 ▶ THE BEST LANGUAGE

What's the thing that annoys you the most about JavaScript or it's ecosystem?

Big 🎅 in the community

Recap!

How great is JavaScript

according to:

  • 🔨 what can you do with it?
  • 🐣 how easy is it to start?
  • 🐣 how easy is it to use?
  • 👨‍👨‍👧‍👧 community

🔥  not perfect but GREAT enough! 🔥

Thank you!

PS: after the aplauses we can have Q&A 😊

🔗 https://iampava.com
_iampava

❔ Q & A ❔

References

😪 How it feels to learn JavaScript in 2016

📄 Stack Overflow survey

🎥 HTTP 203

📹 Google I/O - Web videos

📄 More cool FE resources

🤓 Geeky & Fun repo (the app with the notifications)