Melanie Sumner on empowering JavaScript engineers

Mel chats with Sam about getting into Ember, lessons learned from collaborating at work an in open source, and how to make it easier for JavaScript engineers to use better UI patterns.

Topics:

• 0:00 – How Mel got into Ember at JPMorgan


• 4:45 – Feeling welcome in the Ember community


• 7:45 – Investing in Ember for the long-term


• 9:00 – Communicating vision, removing our ego, and empowering others to do work


• 17:07 – Learning team projects


• 19:30 – Improving the native accessibility story for Ember


• 27:25 – Making it easier for JavaScript engineers to use better UI patterns


• 34:55 – Ember Styleguide and Ember OSS infrastructure


• 49:10 – EmberCamp Chicago


• 51:20 – Leveling up in the Ember community

Links:

• Melanie on Twitter: @melaniersumner


• EmberCamp, September 21, Chicago: http://embercamp.com


• Melanie's FizzBuzz in HBS


• How to talk so kids will listen & listen so kids will talk