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Feb 2017
53m 34s

Episode 028 - JavaScript Universi-LongIs...

Front End Happy Hour
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We’ve all started somewhere. JavaScript isn’t always an easy language to learn. In this episode, we’re joined by Gordon Zhu, who teaches workshops on JavaScript at Watch and Code. We are also joined by Luis Vargas, a Senior Manager on Global Payments at Netflix who has recently been learning JavaScript and has attended one of Gordon’s workshops. In this epis ... Show More
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