This Month in React

Josh Comeau is an indie hacker, educator, and long-time member of the React community. He has a brilliant way of intuitively explaining complex subjects, and we're excited to talk with him about content creation, his experiences being an independent educator, and his new course, Joy of React. We talked about his career, job hopping, content creation, RSI injuries, replacing "best practices" with "happy practices", and more!
Some links referenced in the conversation:
Mind Body Prescription
Maxim Heckel
Nanda Syahrasyad
Paradox of Expertise

Early career [00:01:35]
Mid-career [00:04:12]
RSI Injury [00:07:52]
A finite number of keystrokes in us [00:09:40]
An expectation of being able to code [00:12:16]
Job hopping [00:13:25]
Unconventional job hunting tips [00:16:09]
Personal projects, open source, and networking [:18:46]
Ideation for blog posts [00:24:12]
Writing for advanced audiences [00:27:32]
Other creators and the power of interactive explanation [00:31:15]
Going before you think you're ready [00:36:19]
Ignoring imposter syndrome [00:39:01]
"Best practices" vs "Happy practices" [00:41:16]
Taking breaks, not unit testing [00:43:34]
How do you work in public? [00:45:50]
AI's impact on web development [00:49:45]

Show Notes

Josh Comeau is an indie hacker, educator, and long-time member of the React community. He has a brilliant way of intuitively explaining complex subjects, and we're excited to talk with him about content creation, his experiences being an independent educator, and his new course, Joy of React. We talked about his career, job hopping, content creation, RSI injuries, replacing "best practices" with "happy practices", and more!
Some links referenced in the conversation:
Mind Body Prescription
Maxim Heckel
Nanda Syahrasyad
Paradox of Expertise
  • Early career [00:01:35]
  • Mid-career [00:04:12]
  • RSI Injury [00:07:52]
  • A finite number of keystrokes in us [00:09:40]
  • An expectation of being able to code [00:12:16]
  • Job hopping [00:13:25]
  • Unconventional job hunting tips [00:16:09]
  • Personal projects, open source, and networking [:18:46]
  • Ideation for blog posts [00:24:12]
  • Writing for advanced audiences [00:27:32]
  • Other creators and the power of interactive explanation [00:31:15]
  • Going before you think you're ready [00:36:19]
  • Ignoring imposter syndrome [00:39:01]
  • "Best practices" vs "Happy practices" [00:41:16]
  • Taking breaks, not unit testing [00:43:34]
  • How do you work in public? [00:45:50]
  • AI's impact on web development [00:49:45]
  • (00:00) - Introductions
  • (01:35) - Early career
  • (04:12) - Mid-career
  • (07:52) - RSI Injury
  • (09:40) - A finite number of keystrokes in us
  • (12:16) - An expectation of being able to code
  • (13:25) - Job hopping
  • (16:09) - Unconventional job hunting tips
  • (18:46) - Personal projects, open source, and networking
  • (24:12) - Ideation for blog posts
  • (27:32) - Writing for advanced audiences
  • (31:15) - Other creators and the power of interactive explanation
  • (36:19) - Going before you think you're ready
  • (39:01) - Ignoring imposter syndrome
  • (41:16) - "Best practices" vs "Happy practices"
  • (43:34) - Taking breaks, not unit testing
  • (45:50) - How do you work in public?
  • (49:45) - AI's impact on web development
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Carl Vitullo
Solopreneur just vibing, posts are probably bullshit. Community lead at Reactiflux, the largest chat community of React professionals.

What is This Month in React?

How busy professionals stay on top of the React ecosystem. We give you a 1 hour recap of the latest news and nuance in React's development and ecosystem, upcoming conferences, and open source releases. New episodes the first week of every month, with live recordings on the last Wednesday of every month in the Reactiflux stage.

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