Episode Details

This week we’re joined by Tom Dale. Tom is a former Apple software engineer who worked on MobileMe and iCloud. He also helped create Ember.js and co-founded Tilde.io with Yehuda Katz.

We took a deep dive into Ember.js, Javascript frameworks, and working with open source projects.

We talked about (roughly in order):

Q & A:

• 16:24 I’m not so experienced with JavaScript, so I really don’t quite understand the potential benefits from using a JavaScript Front End Framework. Could you describe it with your own words and give some examples for real-world use cases?
• 25:45 I’m thinking about learning a JavaScript framework. So far I’ve been recommended to look into Angular and Ember. Which one is better?
• 58:07 How did you get started in open source software? What’s the best advice you have for encouraging others to get started as well, namely designers, writers, etc?

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Show Links:

• Tom Dale
• Tom Dale on Twitter
• Tilde
• Skylight.io
• Yehuda Katz
• Sproutcore
• Ember Inspecter Extension
• Vine
• Bustle
• Brandon Hays – Tame the Big Ball o’ Mud
• The Frontside Podcast
• Why there’s no Rails Inc. – DHH
• Dan Webb
• New Relic

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