Cats as a Service with Tomomi Imura on Real Talk Javascript #105

Tomomi Imura joins John and Ward to talk about drawing as a way of learning and teaching. They talk about what inspired Tomomi to create cat based error messages, how sketch notes help to learn and teach complex technical topics, and how Tomomi finds inspiration for a new talk or idea.

Casts as a Service

const podcast = { 
  episode: 105,
  title: 'Cats as a Service',
  topics: [ 
    'cats', 'error messages'
  ],
  guest: 'Tomomi Imura'
  hosts: [
    'John Papa','Dan Wahlin'
  ]
};

John Papa @John_Papa

Ward Bell @WardBell

Dan Wahlin @DanWahlin

Craig Shoemaker @craigshoemaker

Tomomi Imura @Girlie_Mac

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Resources:

• 01:41 Guest introduction
• 05:48 What inspired you to create these?
• 11:06 Sponsor: Nrwl
• 11:48 Sketch notes
• 18:12 What is sketch noting?
• 22:58 What tools do you use for sketch noting?
• 34:26 How do you start crafting a talk?
• 36:23 Sponsor: Ag Grid
• 37:34 Final thoughts

Timejumps

• HTTP Cats
• GitHub repo
• ES6 Spread Operator
• Git Commands explained with Cars
• RegEx
• Example of Sketchnoting from Tomomi
• Copic markers
• Procreate for the iPad
• Field Notes books
• Verbal to Visual Sketchnoting videos
• @Chiuki
• The Sketchnote handbook and workbook
• Mike Rodhe and Sketchnoting on Twitter
• Nitya Narasimhan on Twitter
• Tomomi at DevRelCon Tokyo
• Fluid Framework
• Let's get chatty with conversational interface with JavaScript
• Tenet

Podcast editing on this episode done by Chris Enns of Lemon Productions.