#59 - Ask Me Anything #5

Ask Me Anything episode #5 with our community members and guests Youssouf, Abderrahim, Ouissal and Mohamed. During this episode we answer audience questions about programming, community, new technologies and much more. Guests Abderrahim Soubai Elidrissi Ouissal Moumou Mohamed Moumou Notes 0:01 - Introduction. 0:04 - How have you heard about Facebook Developer Circles Community Challenge? 0:05 - What was the submitted tutorial/project about? 0:08 - How have you decided to start your Open Source journey? 0:12 - What were the challenges that you have faced while working on the Facebook Developer Circles Community Challenge? 0:15 - What were the tools that you have used to train your bot? 0:16 - How do you manage working while being a computer science student? 0:17 - What is like to be a student at Al Akhawayn University? 0:19 - What are the access options to Al Akhawayn University? 0:20 - What can you tell us about the events that take place in Al Akhawayn University? 0:22 - Can you choose courses in Al Akhawayn University or are they imposed on you? 0:25 - Does the Al Akhawayn University ecosystem help students with their projects and Startup ideas? 0:27 - The importance of self learning for students. 0:28 - How do you learn new technologies as students? 0:34 - What was studying during the pandemic like? 0:36 - How did you get started with programming/coding? 0:42 - Which is the preferable language to learn for the Moroccan Tech Industry? 0:48 - What are your thoughts on Apple's new M1 processor? 0:53 - SAD DNS attack. 0:56 - New Google Chrome Zero-Day vulnerability. 0:59 - Twitter's new Stories feature 'Fleets'. 1:01 - Google Photos will not be free by June 1, 2021! 1:06 - What is new in Angular 11? 1:09 - Vue.js 3 Composition API? 1:12 - Do you focus on the front-end? If so what is your stack? 1:14 - Tailwind CSS and the problem with CSS. 1:17 - Which code editor do you work with? 1:22 - The high quality of Vercel's Next.js conference. 1:24 - Spotify.js, weekend Open Source project by Abderrahim Soubai Elidrissi. 1:33 - What are your thoughts on Prisma next-generation ORM? 1:35 - The importance of using schematics in Angular? 1:36 - What should every Django back-end developer be familiar with? 1:39 - Advice for Machine Learning enthusiasts. 1:40 - What exactly is a software engineer? 1:46 - How much a beginner fullstack developer should charge per hour? 1:50 - How to stand out in the freelance market while other "freelancers" charge below average? 1:54 - Do you have plans to work abroad? 1:55 - Are there any work opportunities for .Net developer? 1:56 - How can I know that I am ready for job interviews? 2:00 - What is the best way to escape a job interview question? 2:08 - Why jumping to the source code of an Open Source project is benificial? 2:10 - What is the role of TypeScript? 2:18 - The secret sauce to master Javascript. 2:19 - What are your learning resources? 2:23 - What are your thoughts on Robotic Process Automation (RPA) in Morocco? 2:24 - As a self-taught developer, how do I know that I'm in the right track with the right pace? 2:28 - The "self-taught title" from the perspective of a self-taught Fullstack developer and Cloud Architect. 2:30 - How do you manage freelancing while being an employee? 2:31 - As a junior developer, how do you deal with the fact that you have to work with technologie