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API ALL THE THINGS@JOE_SEPI LEAD DEV EVANGELIST WITH @STRONGLOOP / @IBM
MY JOURNEY ++@JOE_SEPI LEAD DEV EVANGELIST WITH @STRONGLOOP / @IBM
PREGAME THE PREGAME
POTENTIAL TAKE AWAYS?
▸ Take on new challenges
▸ Everyone is unique
▸ Embrace your shortcomings
▸ Drive for diversity and quality
▸ Nurture community
▸ JavaScript is awesome
@joe_sepi
1991 - THE YEAR PUNK BROKE
SONIC YOUTH
▸ LONG-HAIRED PUNK
@joe_sepi
1991-1995
THE NEXT SEATTLE: BOISE
▸ WHO TF MOVES TO BOISE?
@joe_sepi
1999-2003
WINDY CITY WINS
▸ COBOL WILL SAVE US FROM Y2K
@joe_sepi
HALF OF 2004
COMPANIES WILL PAY ME TO DO THIS?
▸ FIRST WAS WORST!
@joe_sepi
2005
MIND BLOWN
▸ 2ND JOB:NEW MEDIA DIRECTOR ???
@joe_sepi
2006
WHATEVER HAPPENED TO ROEBUCK?
▸ BUILDING A CHRISTMAS LIST
@joe_sepi
2008-2011
JOURNEYMAN - DONT STOP BELIEVIN'
▸ IAC - front end devLearned: how to build UI platform of microsites
▸ Skedge.me - front end devLearned: how to not run a startup
▸ Credit Suisse - front end dev consultantLearned: more than one dev built Google Docs
@joe_sepi
2012
THE OLD GRAY LADY
▸ REPLATFORM WITH NODE?… NOPE.JS
▸ YEARS LATER… YES.JS!
▸ SO MUCH DEV REL, RAJIV!
▸ LES SAVY FAV - HIGH FIVE!
@joe_sepi
2013
NEVER HAD LUCK WITH STARTUPS
▸ I’M NOT TALKING ABOUT 💰 ▸ I’M TALKING ABOUT ACTUALLY
RUNNING A COMPANY ▸ YMMV
@joe_sepi
2015
NET WORK
▸ What did I learn:
DIY JS framework teaches you a lot … the hard way
Leadership is critical
‣ Perfect job offer leads to perfect job offer (tautological?)
@joe_sepi
2016
KNOW WHAT YOU WANT
▸ DEVELOPER RELATIONS ▸ REMOTE ▸ JAVASCRIPT/NODE.JS ▸ STILL CODING ▸ OPEN SOURCE ▸ GOOD COMPANY (LITERAL/FIGURAL)
@joe_sepi
2017
YES.
▸ VERY HAPPY ▸ VERY FULFILLED ▸ VERY MOTIVATED ▸ VERY BUSY!
▸ ALSO: VERY FULL STACK, YAY!
@joe_sepi
POSTGAME WRAP-UP
POTENTIAL TAKE AWAYS?
@joe_sepi
▸ Take on new challenges
▸ Everyone is unique
▸ Embrace your shortcomings
▸ Drive for diversity and quality
▸ Nurture community
▸ JavaScript is awesome
TELL ME MORE
SO WHAT DO YOU DO ANYWAY?
DEV EVANGELIST:
▸ TALK ABOUT STUFF
▸ BUILD STUFF
▸ ORGANIZE STUFF
@joe_sepi
TELL ME MORE
SO WHAT DO YOU DO ANYWAY?
DEV EVANGELIST:
▸ TALK ABOUT THINGS
▸ BUILD THINGS
▸ ORGANIZE THINGS
@joe_sepi
DEMO TIME:
David Okun @dokun24
PARTY! @joe_sepi
LOOPBACK!
API
ALL THE THINGS!
▸ My evangelist events ▸ Event tracker app ▸ My band gigs ▸ All my bands and their records ▸ Take my stuff, please ▸ Buy a car ▸ Tour Spiel ▸ LoopBack examples ▸ Pomodoro and time tracker ▸ Seltzer reviews
THANKS!
Me |
MUCHO
Questions, comments, concerns: @joe_sepi