In this episode the panel discusses various programming topics, and whether or not they are required knowledge for JavaScript programmers. This includes topics such as scopes and hoisting, closures, the event-loop, and the behavior of this. For each such topic, the panel discusses whether or not JavaScript devs are required to know and understand them in order to write better code, or pass job interviews, or to understand existing codebases. Alternatively, if these are topics that JavaScript developers don’t need to know, and maybe should even avoid. Sponsors Audible.com The Complete Software Developer’s Career Guide – Grab a Copy Today CacheFly Panel AJ ONeal Charles Max Wood Dan Shappir Steve Edwards Links 10 Interview Questions Every JavaScript Developer Should Know – AKA: The Keys to JavaScript Mastery https://kentcdodds.com/blog/newspaper-code-structure https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Closures Your Coffee Shop Doesn’t Use Two-Phase Commit Picks AJ Crock on JS Follow JavaScript Jabber on Twitter: @JSJabber