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Panel	Ben Alman (twitter github blog)	AJ O’Neal (twitter github blog)	Jamison Dance (twitter github blog)	Ryan Florence (twitter github blog)	Charles Max Wood (twitter github Teach Me To Code Rails Ramp Up)Discussion01:34 - Ben Alman Introduction	Bocoup02:54 - “Cowboy”Cowboy Coder06:53 - The Birth of GruntEnder	make	rake	jake14:34 - Installing Globally &amp; PluginsJSHint	grunt-cli	lodash	async20:43 - Managing the project and releasing new versions22:32 - What is Grunt? What does it do?jQuery	libsass	SASS	stylus26:39 - Processes &amp; Building Featuresnode-task	guard	grunt-contrib-watch	node-prolog35:29 - The Node Community and reluctance towards Grunt41:35 - Why the separation of task loading and configuration?46:18 - Contributions and Contributing to Grunt55:18 - What Ben would have done differently building GruntEase of UpgradePicks	Web Components (Ryan)	Eliminate Sarcasm (Ryan)	Bee and PuppyCat (Jamison)	MONOPRICE (AJ)	AJ O'Neal: Moving to GruntJS (AJ)	The Best Map Ever Made of America’s Racial Segregation (Chuck)	Clean Off Your Desk (Chuck)	Polygon (Ben)	My Brother, My Brother and Me (Ben)	Echofon (Ben)	Bocoup (Ben)Next WeekMaintainable JavaScript with Nicholas ZakasTranscriptRYAN:  We’re potty training my son right now. So, I was up like eight times cleaning poo off of everything.[Hosting and bandwidth provided by the Blue Box Group. Check them out at BlueBox.net.] [This episode is sponsored by Component One, makers of Wijmo. If you need stunning UI elements or awesome graphs and charts, then go to Wijmo.com and check them out.] [This podcast is sponsored by JetBrains, makers of WebStorm. Whether you’re working with Node.js or building the frontend of your web application, WebStorm is the tool for you. It has great code quality and code exploration tools and works with HTML5, Node, TypeScript, CoffeeScript, Harmony, LESS, Sass, Jade, JSLint, JSHint, and the Google Closure Compiler. Check it out at JetBrains.com/WebStorm.]CHUCK:  Hey everybody and welcome to episode 74 of the JavaScript Jabber Show. This week on our panel, we have AJ O’Neal.AJ:  I’m eating beef jerky.CHUCK:  Jamison Dance.JAMISON:  Hello.CHUCK:  We have a special guest. I guess you’re a guest in filling in for Merrick and Joe and that’s Ryan Florence.RYAN:  Hey, how’s it going? I don’t know if I can fill two shoes, but I will try.CHUCK:  Well, you have two feet, right?RYAN:  Okay. Well, that’s four shoes.CHUCK:  [Chuckles] I’m Charles Max Wood from DevChat.TV. We also have another special guest and that is Ben Alman.BEN:  Yo! What’s up, everyone?CHUCK:  So, do you want to introduce your self, Ben, since you haven’t been on the show before?BEN:  I’m Ben Alman. Oh, okay.[Laughter]AJ:  That’s not conceited.RYAN:  That’s really all he needs.BEN:  That’s it. The show’s over, roll credits. So yeah, I’m Ben. You can find me online as @cowboy on Twitter or GitHub and I’m at BenAlman.com. And if you Google me, I have finally got enough SEO juice to beat the other Ben Alman who’s the Orthopedic Surgeon for sick children in Canada. So screw you, guy who helps sick kids.[Laughter]BEN:  No, it’s cool. It’s cool, right? But for a while, I was like, “Damn this guy.” But I can’t do anything because he helps sick children. So there’s another Benjamin Alman out there doing things for society and me, I just code. So, I work at Bocoup. We’re at Bocoup.com. Our logo is a rooster, Bob the Rooster, and we make a lot of cool web and open web and open source stuff. And so, I do training there. I teach people JavaScript and jQuery. But I also work on open source tools. I spend a lot of my time, actually, behind the scenes in Node writing JavaScript, experimenting, R&amp;D, writing tools, et cetera.CHUCK:  Awesome. So,

Panel 	Ben Alman (twitter github blog) 	AJ O’Neal (twitter github blog) 	Jamison Dance (twitter github blog) 	Ryan Florence (twitter github blog) 	Charles Max Wood (twitter github Teach Me To Code Rails Ramp Up) Discussion 01:34 - Ben Alman Introduction 	Bocoup 02:54 - “Cowboy” Cowboy Coder 06:53 - The Birth of Grunt Ender 	make 	rake 	jake 14:34 - Installing Globally &amp; Plugins JSHint 	grunt-cli 	lodash 	async 20:43 - Managing the project and releasing new versions 22:32 - What is Grunt? What does it do? jQuery 	libsass 	SASS 	stylus 26:39 - Processes &amp; Building Features node-task 	guard 	grunt-contrib-watch 	node-prolog 35:29 - The Node Community and reluctance towards Grunt 41:35 - Why the separation of task loading and configuration? 46:18 - Contributions and Contributing to Grunt 55:18 - What Ben would have done differently building Grunt Ease of Upgrade Picks 	Web Components (Ryan) 	Eliminate Sarcasm (Ryan) 	Bee and PuppyCat (Jamison) 	MONOPRICE (AJ) 	AJ O'Neal: Moving to GruntJS (AJ) 	The Best Map Ever Made of America’s Racial Segregation (Chuck) 	Clean Off Your Desk (Chuck) 	Polygon (Ben) 	My Brother, My Brother and Me (Ben) 	Echofon (Ben) 	Bocoup (Ben) Next Week Maintainable JavaScript with Nicholas Zakas Transcript RYAN:  We’re potty training my son right now. So, I was up like eight times cleaning poo off of everything. [Hosting and bandwidth provided by the Blue Box Group. Check them out at <a href="http://BlueBox.net" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">BlueBox.net</a>.]  [This episode is sponsored by Component One, makers of Wijmo. If you need stunning UI elements or awesome graphs and charts, then go to <a href="http://Wijmo.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Wijmo.com</a> and check them out.]  [This podcast is sponsored by JetBrains, makers of WebStorm. Whether you’re working with Node.js or building the frontend of your web application, WebStorm is the tool for you. It has great code quality and code exploration tools and works with HTML5, Node, TypeScript, CoffeeScript, Harmony, LESS, Sass, Jade, JSLint, JSHint, and the Google Closure Compiler. Check it out at <a href="http://JetBrains.com/WebStorm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">JetBrains.com/WebStorm</a>.] CHUCK:  Hey everybody and welcome to episode 74 of the JavaScript Jabber Show. This week on our panel, we have AJ O’Neal. AJ:  I’m eating beef jerky. CHUCK:  Jamison Dance. JAMISON:  Hello. CHUCK:  We have a special guest. I guess you’re a guest in filling in for Merrick and Joe and that’s Ryan Florence. RYAN:  Hey, how’s it going? I don’t know if I can fill two shoes, but I will try. CHUCK:  Well, you have two feet, right? RYAN:  Okay. Well, that’s four shoes. CHUCK:  [Chuckles] I’m Charles Max Wood from <a href="http://DevChat.TV" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">DevChat.TV</a>. We also have another special guest and that is Ben Alman. BEN:  Yo! What’s up, everyone? CHUCK:  So, do you want to introduce your self, Ben, since you haven’t been on the show before? BEN:  I’m Ben Alman. Oh, okay. [Laughter] AJ:  That’s not conceited. RYAN:  That’s really all he needs. BEN:  That’s it. The show’s over, roll credits. So yeah, I’m Ben. You can find me online as @cowboy on Twitter or GitHub and I’m at <a href="http://BenAlman.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">BenAlman.com</a>. And if you Google me, I have finally got enough SEO juice to beat the other Ben Alman who’s the Orthopedic Surgeon for sick children in Canada. So screw you, guy who helps sick kids. [Laughter] BEN:  No, it’s cool. It’s cool, right? But for a while, I was like, “Damn this guy.” But I can’t do anything because he helps sick children. So there’s another Benjamin Alman out there doing things for society and me, I just code. So, I work at Bocoup. We’re at <a href="http://Bocoup.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bocoup.com</a>. Our logo is a rooster, Bob the Rooster, and we make a lot of cool web and open web and open source stuff. And so, I do training there. I teach people JavaScript and jQuery. But I also work on open source tools. I spend a lot of my time, actually, behind the scenes in Node writing JavaScript, experimenting, R&amp;D, writing tools, et cetera. CHUCK:  Awesome. So,

074 JSJ Grunt with Ben Alman

PanelBen Alman (twitter github blog) AJ O’Neal (twitter github blog) Jamison Dance (twitter github blog) Ryan Florence (twitter github blog) Charles Max Wood (twitter github Teach Me To Code Rails Ramp Up) Discussion 01:34 - Ben Alman IntroductionBocoup 02:54 - “Cowboy”Cowboy Coder 06:53 - The Birth of GruntEnder make rake jake 14:34 - Installing Globally &amp; PluginsJSHint grunt-cli lodash async 20:43 - Managing the project and releasing new versions 22:32 - What is Grunt? What does it do?jQuery libsass SASS stylus 26:39 - Processes &amp; Building Featuresnode-task guard grunt-contrib-watch node-prolog 35:29 - The Node Community and reluctance towards Grunt 41:35 - Why the separation of task loading and configuration? 46:18 - Contributions and Contributing to Grunt 55:18 - What Ben would have done differently building GruntEase of Upgrade PicksWeb Components (Ryan) Eliminate Sarcasm (Ryan) Bee and PuppyCat (Jamison) MONOPRICE (AJ) AJ O'Neal: Moving to GruntJS (AJ) The Best Map Ever Made of America’s Racial Segregation (Chuck) Clean Off Your Desk (Chuck) Polygon (Ben) My Brother, My Brother and Me (Ben) Echofon (Ben) Bocoup (Ben) Next Week Maintainable JavaScript with Nicholas Zakas Transcript RYAN:  We’re potty training my son right now. So, I was up like eight times cleaning poo off of everything.[Hosting and bandwidth provided by the Blue Box Group. Check them out at BlueBox.net.] [This episode is sponsored by Component One, makers of Wijmo. If you need stunning UI elements or awesome graphs and charts, then go to Wijmo.com and check them out.] [This podcast is sponsored by JetBrains, makers of WebStorm. Whether you’re working with Node.js or building the frontend of your web application, WebStorm is the tool for you. It has great code quality and code exploration tools and works with HTML5, Node, TypeScript, CoffeeScript, Harmony, LESS, Sass, Jade, JSLint, JSHint, and the Google Closure Compiler. Check it out at JetBrains.com/WebStorm.]CHUCK:  Hey everybody and welcome to episode 74 of the JavaScript Jabber Show. This week on our panel, we have AJ O’Neal.AJ:  I’m eating beef jerky.CHUCK:  Jamison Dance.JAMISON:  Hello.CHUCK:  We have a special guest. I guess you’re a guest in filling in for Merrick and Joe and that’s Ryan Florence.RYAN:  Hey, how’s it going? I don’t know if I can fill two shoes, but I will try.CHUCK:  Well, you have two feet, right?RYAN:  Okay. Well, that’s four shoes.CHUCK:  [Chuckles] I’m Charles Max Wood from DevChat.TV. We also have another special guest and that is Ben Alman.BEN:  Yo! What’s up, everyone?CHUCK:  So, do you want to introduce your self, Ben, since you haven’t been on the show before?BEN:  I’m Ben Alman. Oh, okay.[Laughter]AJ:  That’s not conceited.RYAN:  That’s really all he needs.BEN:  That’s it. The show’s over, roll credits. So yeah, I’m Ben. You can find me online as @cowboy on Twitter or GitHub and I’m at BenAlman.com. And if you Google me, I have finally got enough SEO juice to beat the other Ben Alman who’s the Orthopedic Surgeon for sick children in Canada. So screw you, guy who helps sick kids.[Laughter]BEN:  No, it’s cool. It’s cool, right? But for a while, I was like, “Damn this guy.” But I can’t do anything because he helps sick children. So there’s another Benjamin Alman out there doing things for society and me, I just code. So, I work at Bocoup. We’re at Bocoup.com. Our logo is a rooster, Bob the Rooster, and we make a lot of cool web and open web and open source stuff. And so, I do training there. I teach people JavaScript and jQuery. But I also work on open source tools. I spend a lot of my time, actually, behind the scenes in Node writing JavaScript, experimenting, R&amp;D, writing tools, et cetera.CHUCK:  Awesome. So,Special Guests: Ben Alman and Ryan Florence.   Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/javascript-jabber/donationsPrivacy &amp; Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

PanelBen Alman (twitter github blog) AJ O’Neal (twitter github blog) Jamison Dance (twitter github blog) Ryan Florence (twitter github blog) Charles Max Wood (twitter github Teach Me To Code Rails Ramp Up) Discussion  01:34 - Ben Alman IntroductionBocoup 02:54 - “Cowboy”Cowboy Coder 06:53 - The Birth of GruntEnder make rake jake 14:34 - Installing Globally &amp; PluginsJSHint grunt-cli lodash async 20:43 - Managing the project and releasing new versions  22:32 - What is Grunt? What does it do?jQuery libsass SASS stylus 26:39 - Processes &amp; Building Featuresnode-task guard grunt-contrib-watch node-prolog 35:29 - The Node Community and reluctance towards Grunt  41:35 - Why the separation of task loading and configuration?  46:18 - Contributions and Contributing to Grunt  55:18 - What Ben would have done differently building GruntEase of Upgrade PicksWeb Components (Ryan) Eliminate Sarcasm (Ryan) Bee and PuppyCat (Jamison) MONOPRICE (AJ) AJ O'Neal: Moving to GruntJS (AJ) The Best Map Ever Made of America’s Racial Segregation (Chuck) Clean Off Your Desk (Chuck) Polygon (Ben) My Brother, My Brother and Me (Ben) Echofon (Ben) Bocoup (Ben) Next Week  Maintainable JavaScript with Nicholas Zakas  Transcript  RYAN:  We’re potty training my son right now. So, I was up like eight times cleaning poo off of everything.[Hosting and bandwidth provided by the Blue Box Group. Check them out at <a href="http://BlueBox.net" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">BlueBox.net</a>.] [This episode is sponsored by Component One, makers of Wijmo. If you need stunning UI elements or awesome graphs and charts, then go to <a href="http://Wijmo.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Wijmo.com</a> and check them out.] [This podcast is sponsored by JetBrains, makers of WebStorm. Whether you’re working with Node.js or building the frontend of your web application, WebStorm is the tool for you. It has great code quality and code exploration tools and works with HTML5, Node, TypeScript, CoffeeScript, Harmony, LESS, Sass, Jade, JSLint, JSHint, and the Google Closure Compiler. Check it out at <a href="http://JetBrains.com/WebStorm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">JetBrains.com/WebStorm</a>.]CHUCK:  Hey everybody and welcome to episode 74 of the JavaScript Jabber Show. This week on our panel, we have AJ O’Neal.AJ:  I’m eating beef jerky.CHUCK:  Jamison Dance.JAMISON:  Hello.CHUCK:  We have a special guest. I guess you’re a guest in filling in for Merrick and Joe and that’s Ryan Florence.RYAN:  Hey, how’s it going? I don’t know if I can fill two shoes, but I will try.CHUCK:  Well, you have two feet, right?RYAN:  Okay. Well, that’s four shoes.CHUCK:  [Chuckles] I’m Charles Max Wood from <a href="http://DevChat.TV" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">DevChat.TV</a>. We also have another special guest and that is Ben Alman.BEN:  Yo! What’s up, everyone?CHUCK:  So, do you want to introduce your self, Ben, since you haven’t been on the show before?BEN:  I’m Ben Alman. Oh, okay.[Laughter]AJ:  That’s not conceited.RYAN:  That’s really all he needs.BEN:  That’s it. The show’s over, roll credits. So yeah, I’m Ben. You can find me online as @cowboy on Twitter or GitHub and I’m at <a href="http://BenAlman.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">BenAlman.com</a>. And if you Google me, I have finally got enough SEO juice to beat the other Ben Alman who’s the Orthopedic Surgeon for sick children in Canada. So screw you, guy who helps sick kids.[Laughter]BEN:  No, it’s cool. It’s cool, right? But for a while, I was like, “Damn this guy.” But I can’t do anything because he helps sick children. So there’s another Benjamin Alman out there doing things for society and me, I just code. So, I work at Bocoup. We’re at <a href="http://Bocoup.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bocoup.com</a>. Our logo is a rooster, Bob the Rooster, and we make a lot of cool web and open web and open source stuff. And so, I do training there. I teach people JavaScript and jQuery. But I also work on open source tools. I spend a lot of my time, actually, behind the scenes in Node writing JavaScript, experimenting, R&amp;D, writing tools, et cetera.CHUCK:  Awesome. So,Special Guests: Ben Alman and Ryan Florence. Support this podcast at — <a href="https://redcircle.com/javascript-jabber/donations" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">https://redcircle.com/javascript-jabber/donations</a> Privacy &amp; Opt-Out: <a href="https://redcircle.com/privacy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

We talk with Ben Alman about writing plugins and contributing to jQuery.  Elijah joins us after getting braces on, much hilarity ensues.

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