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
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