At code.talks Hamburg 2018 I was in the panel about backend languages.
https://twitter.coderbyheart.com/status/1053254437026914304
You can see the whole session on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/embed/7n3ROn3yABY
Here are the sections where I speak on behalf of the language that I love: JavaScript!
https://twitter.coderbyheart.com/status/1064131345058856961
Where will JavaScript be in 5 years?
https://twitter.coderbyheart.com/status/1064131350767288321
And will JavaScript still be there in 5 years?
https://twitter.coderbyheart.com/status/1064131358879031296
Does JavaScript scale both in the technical sense and within teams?
https://twitter.coderbyheart.com/status/1064131366416195584
Is JavaScript a good language for programming beginners?
https://twitter.coderbyheart.com/status/1064131378634268672
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