JavaScript and Robots (Interview)

Raquel Vélez, aka Rockbot, joined the show to talk about where she came from, how she got into programming with JavaScript, her passion for robots and mechanical engineering, the culture of npm, and more.

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Featuring:

• Raquel Vélez – Website, X
• Adam Stacoviak – Website, GitHub, LinkedIn, Mastodon, X
• Jerod Santo – Website, GitHub, LinkedIn, Mastodon, X

Show Notes:

• Google Search “You can’t be it if you can’t see it”
• Beyond Code with Amanda Shih
• Reactive Podcast
• rockbot/vektor
• Smart Latinas Get The Party Started
• JavaScript Robotics: Building NodeBots with Johnny-Five, Raspberry Pi, Arduino, and BeagleBone
• squishy circuits - Google Search
• Donovan Buck (@dtex) on Twitter
• #187: Redux, React, and Functional JavaScript with Dan Abramov
• #149: React.js, React Native, Flux, Relay, and GraphQL with Facebook
• #113: Scale npm with Isaac Schlueter and Charlie Robbins
• npm camp
• Rockbot | Music For Business. Jukebox App for Customers.
• Colleen Bot (@CJBot) on Twitter
• Nicole Sullivan (@stubbornella) on Twitter
• React - A JavaScript library for building user interfaces
• Feross on GitHub

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