Join us for an inspiring conversation with Will Sentance - the beloved creator of "JavaScript: The Hard Parts" and one of Frontend Masters' most popular instructors!

Will is so much more than a JavaScript expert. He's a passionate educator, former Codesmith CEO, Oxford Visiting Fellow, Lego enthusiast, and someone who genuinely believes everyone deserves access to great education. In this warm and honest chat, he shares his story, his teaching philosophy, and what excites him about the future of learning.

WILL'S ADVICE: "Find something in your day-to-day life you want to solve with code. The learning you'll get from solving real problems is worth 1000 tutorials."

Will Sentance is the creator of "JavaScript: The Hard Parts" (one of Frontend Masters' most popular courses), former CEO of Codesmith, and current Visiting Fellow at Oxford University researching AI's impact on education.

LEARN FROM WILL: Watch "JavaScript: The Hard Parts, v3" on Frontend Masters: https://frontendmasters.com/courses/javascript-hard-parts-v3

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What if the secret to landing your dream job wasn't grinding LeetCode, but building software for fun?

Matias went from creating Counter-Strike levels as a kid in Buenos Aires to becoming a creative developer at Vercel—and his path was anything but traditional. Starting with graphic design, teaching himself Blender's old game engine, and eventually building an emoji programming language "just for fun," Matias proves that curiosity beats curriculum every time.

In this conversation, we dive deep into:

- How childhood game modding led to a career in creative web development

- The process behind building award-winning websites (Next.js Conf, Daylight Computer)

- Why WebGL and shaders are underutilized on the web

- Building a multiplayer racing game in React (yes, really)

- Going from zero to teaching Frontend Masters courses

- The "useless projects" that became career-defining skills

- Why WebGPU has him excited to play again

The golden thread: Keep experimenting with what excites you, not just what seems useful. That random shader experiment? That weird Webpack project? They might be exactly what lands you your next opportunity.

Perfect for developers who feel guilty about their side projects, designers wanting to code, or anyone who thinks their unconventional path isn't "right" enough.

#webdevelopment, #creativecoding, #webgl, #react, #vercel, #careertransition, #softwaredevelopment

Check out Matias’s Frontend Masters Course: https://frontendmasters.com/courses/winning-websites/

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This podcast interview with Kyle, creator of Web Dev Simplified, covers his journey from discovering programming late in high school to building a successful YouTube education channel and transitioning from agency work to full-time content creation. He shares insights on learning, career decisions, teaching philosophy, and the impact of AI on programming education.

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Kyle’s YouTube Channel:https://www.youtube.com/WebDevSimplifiedFrontend

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