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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 dev

Learned: how to build UI platform of microsites
▸ Skedge.me - front end dev

Learned: how to not run a startup
▸ Credit Suisse - front end dev consultant

Learned: 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

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JS Journeyman

  • 1. API ALL THE THINGS @JOE_SEPI LEAD DEV EVANGELIST WITH @STRONGLOOP / @IBM
  • 2. MY JOURNEY ++ @JOE_SEPI LEAD DEV EVANGELIST WITH @STRONGLOOP / @IBM
  • 3. 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
  • 4. 1991 - THE YEAR PUNK BROKE SONIC YOUTH ▸ LONG- HAIRED PUNK @joe_sepi
  • 5. 1991-1995 THE NEXT SEATTLE: BOISE ▸ WHO TF MOVES TO BOISE? @joe_sepi
  • 6. 1999-2003 WINDY CITY WINS ▸ COBOL WILL SAVE US FROM Y2K @joe_sepi
  • 7. HALF OF 2004 COMPANIES WILL PAY ME TO DO THIS? ▸ FIRST WAS WORST! @joe_sepi
  • 8. 2005 MIND BLOWN ▸ 2ND JOB:
 NEW MEDIA DIRECTOR ??? @joe_sepi
  • 9. 2006 WHATEVER HAPPENED TO ROEBUCK? ▸ BUILDING A CHRISTMAS LIST @joe_sepi
  • 10. 2008-2011 JOURNEYMAN - DONT STOP BELIEVIN' ▸ IAC - front end dev
 Learned: how to build UI platform of microsites ▸ Skedge.me - front end dev
 Learned: how to not run a startup ▸ Credit Suisse - front end dev consultant
 Learned: more than one dev built Google Docs @joe_sepi
  • 11. 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
  • 12. 2013 NEVER HAD LUCK WITH STARTUPS ▸ I’M NOT TALKING ABOUT 💰 ▸ I’M TALKING ABOUT ACTUALLY RUNNING A COMPANY ▸ YMMV @joe_sepi
  • 13. 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
  • 14. 2016 KNOW WHAT YOU WANT ▸ DEVELOPER RELATIONS ▸ REMOTE ▸ JAVASCRIPT/NODE.JS ▸ STILL CODING ▸ OPEN SOURCE ▸ GOOD COMPANY (LITERAL/FIGURAL) @joe_sepi
  • 15.
  • 16. 2017 YES. ▸ VERY HAPPY ▸ VERY FULFILLED ▸ VERY MOTIVATED ▸ VERY BUSY! ▸ ALSO: 
 VERY FULL STACK, YAY! @joe_sepi
  • 17. 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
  • 18. TELL ME MORE SO WHAT DO YOU DO ANYWAY? DEV EVANGELIST: ▸ TALK ABOUT STUFF ▸ BUILD STUFF ▸ ORGANIZE STUFF @joe_sepi
  • 19. TELL ME MORE SO WHAT DO YOU DO ANYWAY? DEV EVANGELIST: ▸ TALK ABOUT THINGS ▸ BUILD THINGS ▸ ORGANIZE THINGS @joe_sepi
  • 21. 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