The JS community and sociolinguistics: A love story
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Claim: applying sociolinguistics makes the JavaScript community measurably easier to join. The argument comes from a masters paper now being prepped for publication and uses language socialization concepts as tools: legitimation, normalizing failure, and legitimate peripheral participation. Concrete tactics include encouraging vulnerable posts, discouraging in‑jokes that exclude, valuing non‑coding contributions (Stack Overflow answers, blog posts, tweets), and mapping clear support channels (GitHub issues, Slack, conferences) to increase newcomer participation.
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chapters (5)
- 0:00Start
- 1:44The study of how language functions in a society.
- 1:57Becoming a member of a society through the use of language.
- 7:15strategies for getting help support structures
- 9:13Adobe PhoneGap
