JavaScript and The Monomyth

[tiandavis]

What does Luke Skywalker, Neo and Paul Atreides all have in common with JavaScript?

The Monomyth, as expressed in the Hero's Journey, exists in all human cultures and keeps getting updated because we humans reflect on our world through symbolic stories of our own lives.

We leave our confort zone, have an experience that transforms us, then we recover and do it again. We don't literally slay nightmarish machines and fight Sith Lords, but we face problems just as scary.

JavaScript is no different. Together we'll take a journey through the story of JavaScript as you've never seen before. All the while exploring common mythic elements and the future of the craft itself. Think you know JavaScript? Believe me, you've never seen it like this...

Talk Slides
https://speakerdeck.com/tiandavis/javascript-and-the-monomyth

Note: This talk is flexible and can be adapted for any talk time.

Additional Resources
The Monomyth
JavaScript and The Monomyth
The Origins of JavaScript
SpiderMonkey The First JavaScript Engine