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[dshawaf7] Understanding ECMA TC39 #16

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dshaw commented 6 years ago

Title

Always Forward of dshaw: Understanding ECMA TC39

Topic

What is ECMA? What about TC39? How do we get involved? ECMA TC39 is an important standards body that controls the evolution of JavaScript. We'll explore the origins of ECMA and the formation of Technical Committee 39 (TC39). Our panelist will share their experiences working with the committee. The we'll end after exploring how everyone can get more involved.

Participant(s)

Dan Shaw - @dshaw
Jory Burson - @jorydotcom
Dan Ehrenberg - @littledan
Brian Terlson - @bterlson

Schedule

Tuesday, AUG 14, 2018 at 10am PT on Crowdcast.

Agenda

Panelist Intros ~:00

Part I: The History of ECMA & ECMAScript ~:05

What is ECMA & how did it get started
How TCs get started & other TCs inside of ECMA (Jory)
How ECMAScript got started & its history (Brian)

Sponsor Spot ~:20

Part II: ECMAScript Today ~:22

What are some proposals or specifications you're excited about?
What is the process for editing specifications or taking proposals from stage to stage? (Little Dan)
How are proposals evaluated, thought through? It's a big deal when proposals are accepted, what does into that decision? (Brian/Little Dan)

Part III: How To Get Involved ~:37

What are some reasons one may want to be an ECMA member? (Jory)
Process for joining the committee, ECMA (Little Dan)
How can non-members contribute?

Sponsor Spot ~:52

Time for Audience Questions ~:54

Optional Topic

What is the relationship with Node & ECMA?
In your opinion, what would be the ideal partnership?

Transcript

Link(s)

Woebot - Mental health impacts us all. https://woebot.io/jobs.
ECMAScript® 2019 Language Specification

Meta

dshawaf7 #dshawaf #AlwaysForward #JavaScript #EcmaScript #ECMA #tc39 #woebot

dshaw commented 6 years ago

Candidates: @kosamari @jorydotcom @mylesborins @bmeck @rickwaldron

dshaw commented 6 years ago

That's @rwaldron

bmeck commented 6 years ago

I think @bterlson or @littledan would be better than I.

bterlson commented 6 years ago

Sure, happy to help, though I see lots of awesome candidates already 😊

dshaw commented 6 years ago

Yes and yes. We really have an embarrassing number of qualified individuals. Thank you all.

littledan commented 6 years ago

Ditto what @bterlson said.

jorydotcom commented 6 years ago

Double ditto @littledan @bterlson 😄

dshaw commented 6 years ago

Show link is up and ready: https://www.crowdcast.io/e/dshawaf7

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jorydotcom commented 6 years ago

I just really want to appreciate @tzmanics 's photoshop skills here, this looks like a high-drama movie poster from the 90s and I am dying 😂

tzmanics commented 6 years ago

Thank you so much @bterlson @littledan & @jorydotcom! That was a great show!