Hi, I'm Sam! 👋

It's really nice to meet you. I'm a developer and writer living in Washington state with the love of my life and our scruffy doggo. I work as a Developer Advocate Engineer at Auth0 and I'm also an instructor for Thinkster and egghead. I like writing code, studying consciousness, and being in the woods (especially by a fire). I'm a fellow crafter, a fellow enthusiast, a fellow fan (of you) — friend.

My mission is to help those around me thrive by continually transforming into the best version of myself. I have a long way to go, but I'd love to exchange notes on what has and hasn't been working along the way. You know, swap pieces of the map we've each discovered.

This site is a combination of a bulletin board and a public journal. I write here about what I'm learning in life and in my career.

My email list is a digital campfire. Campfires are where people are their most authentic. Campfires are where you share a drink or a smoke or a sandwich or a poem or a story and in between those less weighty subjects casually work in what's really going on in your life.

Pull up a chair, pour yourself a beverage, and let me know what's on your mind. Doesn't matter who you are, what you look like, or the number of stars you have on your GitHub.

If you'd like to talk closer to real time, you can find me on Twitter and Twitch.

JavaScript Video Courses & Teaching Projects

Teaching others to code is one of my favorite crafts. I love making complex topics accessible to as many people as I can. Here are some of my recent projects to check out.

• Getting Started in Developer Relations eBook (new! 🎉)
• Thinkster: Boost Your React Apps with Apollo (new! 🎉)
• My egghead Lessons 🥚 (check out my Angular Basics collection)
• My ngUpgrade course Upgrading AngularJS (v2 production starting Summer 2020)
• Thinkster: Up and Running with Gatsby
• Thinkster: Using ag-Grid with React
• GetAJobIn.Tech (work in progress 👷‍♂️🏗)

Recent Self-Transformation and Web Development Articles

• September 16th, 2020 - Getting Started in Developer Relations Book Resources
• August 20th, 2020 - Securing Your GraphQL Backend with JWTs: Talk Resources
• August 19th, 2020 - Building a Learning System: Talk Resources
• July 31st, 2020 - Building a Learning System to Stay Sharp as a Developer Advocate
• July 1st, 2020 - How to Use Route Parameters in Angular

Foundational Articles

These articles reflect some of the major lessons I've learned so far on my journey. If you're just getting to know me, start with these:

• Building a Learning System to Stay Sharp as a Developer Advocate
• Managing Time as a Developer Advocate (Without Losing Your Mind)
• Speaker Stuff No One Tells You About: Applying to Conferences
• Asking for Help: My #1 Lesson from 2018
• Where (Else) to Find My Technical Writing
• The Feedback Loop: My #1 Lesson from 2017
• 10 Life, Money, and Business Lessons from James Altucher
• 13 Lessons I've Learned about Starting a Business from Ramit Sethi
• 8 Lessons About Change I Learned from PT
• I've stopped caring about finding my purpose.
• The Painfully Shy Developer's Guide to Networking for a Better Job (Without Being Creepy)
• How Living in an AirBnB Changed My Life
• Choosing Relentless Joy
• Wonder, Meaning, and Woodcarving