AMA, Sam 10-yr Googler in Web DevRel

As of June 2019, I've worked for Google in Sydney for ten years, starting after I graduated university. So I'll celebrate by answering your Qs!

I'm part of the Web Developer Relations team. We provide guidance on performance, tooling, new web features, ... you name it! We also do some project work like conference websites and internal tools. I aim to support the "long tail" : my videos, talks, blog posts, etc, are themed about what the web platform can do for you.

What should you ask? Well, ask your developer questions about the web, especially its future! Or about some of the projects I've worked on:

• Santa Tracker: I'm the engineering lead, and we build fun things like Santa to show what the web can do (and because Santa! )
• Emojityper: Because when your job is to talk about PWAs, it's nice to have one to demonstrate!
• Events: I work on events like Chrome Dev Summit, and I/O

And some past highlights, before Web DevRelas a Software Engineer:

• Maps: I worked on Google Maps for iOS, joining the team six months before it launched. Yes, that app!

• Keep: Part of a team who built Google Keep. I remember building the first prototype of notes having different font sizes based on how much text was in each

• Wave: Yes, that wave! I built the Wave protocol. If you have an hour (or 30m on 2x!), the whole video is a great watch, even years later

Since new Date is a scary thing for a new JS dev (and I'm on long leave, while sleep-deprived with a ), here's a timer showing when I'll be around to answer Qs:

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