• #065 - I Quit Voice Coaching for Typescript feat. Matt Pocock

  • Aug 5 2024
  • Length: 56 mins
  • Podcast

#065 - I Quit Voice Coaching for Typescript feat. Matt Pocock

  • Summary

  • In today’s episode, we welcome Matt Pocock, an educator, content creator and engineer who used to be a voice coach. Now, he teaches Typescript on his YouTube channel and is building Total Typescript, the most comprehensive TypeScript course available out there.


    We talk about his transition from a completely unrelated field into tech, the importance of great communication, TypeScript’s future, AI tooling and job hunts! A lot more else is covered in this video, so get cozy and tune in into this gem of an episode!


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    Matt's X/Twitter: https://x.com/mattpocockuk

    Total Typescript: https://www.totaltypescript.com/


    Timestamps:


    00:00 Intro

    01:15 What did Matt do before becoming a dev?

    03:15 Career Transitions from a non-math background

    04:02 What makes a good programmer?

    06:46 Math knowledge > great communication?

    08:55 On writing elaborate PR's

    09:58 OCaml my Typescript

    11:00 What is Typescript's Future?

    14:21 Python type hinting and JSDoc

    20:36 null vs undefined

    25:02 interfaces vs type aliases

    32:35 Does Matt have any rules of thumb when working with types?

    37:14 How do you build nice encapsulated components with no external dependencies?

    43:43 AI tooling integration

    46:15 Will there be fewer jobs?

    52:00 How often do you use classes?

    54:29 Where to find Matt


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