Developer strengths and weaknesses 🏋️‍♂️ (JS Party #78)

Jerod, Suz, Divya, and Kball share their thoughts, opinions, and advice on developer strengths and weaknesses — compromise, communication, tool mastery, deep dives into dev history, and mentorship/sponsorship.

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Featuring:

• Jerod Santo – Website, GitHub, LinkedIn, Mastodon, X
• Suz Hinton – GitHub, Mastodon, X
• Divya – Website, GitHub, LinkedIn, X
• Kevin Ball – Website, GitHub, LinkedIn, X

Show Notes:

• Nick Nisi
• Brad Fults
• Sarah Drasner
• Anders Hejlsberg
• Sara Soueidan
• Toastmasters
• Thank You For Arguing
• Don’t Make Me Think

Something missing or broken? PRs welcome!