Joe Stetzer

I have several years of experience in JavaScript, starting in 2008 by stumbling upon jQuery to enhance some WebForms interfaces. After using it here and there to enhance WebForms and MVC-backed interfaces, my interest really took off with AngularJS back in 2012. A few years ago I had the opportunity to re-architect the next version of my company's time and labor product, choosing a AngularJS as thefront-end framework. I have also experimented on my own with NodeJs Azure Functions to power a workplace Slack integration and created several vanilla components to be used across mutiple frameworks within my company (currently consumed as AngularJs, Angular2+, React, and Aurelia components).

I was introduced to AngularJS back in 2012 when my JavaScript knowledge primarily consisted of jQuery plugins. Originally I was against it, telling myself and others what a waste of time it would be to learn a framework when jQuery could do everything you needed. It wasn't long before I was hooked on AngularJS, even with its shortcomings and lack of documented best practices. There were a lot of missteps but it wasn't long before they proved to be valuable lessons not only for the framework, but for JavaScript as a whole. I have spent several years now mentoring others in best practices and design, explaining (from first-hand experience) why certain decisions are the right (or wrong) ones.

I have been working with C# and the .NET stack for over 10 years. I have used it to create custom applications under strict guidlines and security restrictions for large organizations as well as small, lightweight SharePoint customizations to enhance the workflows of individual users. It continues to be my primary backend language for enterprise development.

HTML and CSS were my first languages and introduced me to the field of Computer Science. They seeded my curiosity and fueled my desire to create things that were fun, enjoyable, and powerful to use. I have seen and experienced the change from the old days of geocities sites full of scrolling marquees and frames to the modern era of SaaS and PaaS services and the emergence of stock features such as embedded video, interactive canvases, CSS Flexbox and Grid Layout, and many more great things.

I've been using SQL for almost as long as HTML/CSS. I built my first website, a [primarily] Photoshop tutorial site, using PHP and MySQL back in 2003. While I didn't stick with PHP and MySQL as the years progressed, I do use SQL extensively in my Microsoft stack work with SQL Server. I understand how to organize relational data efficiently and how to make it perform well for enterprise business.