ConfPad

JavaScript is the assembly language of the web, but that hasn't prevented it from being the punchline of jokes for the last decade or more because of its weird quirks and browser implementations. It doesn't have to be this way. Modern browsers and Node.JS support ES6 and beyond. This isn't the JavaScript of the early 90's, 00's, or even ten years ago, and if you still hate JavaScript, you're doing it wrong. In this session, you'll cringe at the wounds of JavaScript past, but rejoice in the newer browser APIs, language syntax, and Node.JS packages that now make JavaScript a joy. Michael Szul has spent almost two decades in software engineering in industries as diverse as insurance, energy, travel, and higher education. He has worked in both application and product development, as well as framework creation, code generation, API building, and machine learning. Szul is the co-host of the Codepunk podcast–a podcast about programming, technology, and the digital lifestyle. He records programming tutorials on YouTube, blogs at codepunk.io, edits the Bots + Beer email newsletter, speaks at conferences, and is also a Microsoft MVP in Developer Technologies. He is the author of an upcoming book on building chatbots with TypeSript and the Bot Framework.