Uploaded September 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
"Wherever it is, pick one thing and do it for 10 years, and that’s gonna be valuable."
Join our conversation with Sacha Grief, Creator of State of JS/CSS/HTML/React/etc. surveys.
The host is Medhat Dawoud, GDE and Public Speaker.
In this conversation with Sacha, we dive into the story behind the State of JS surveys, what makes them valuable, and why developers participate. Sacha shares insights on industry trends, his JSNation talk, and how AI might reshape developer education. We also touch on community building & importance of tech conferences.
Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
0:29 Amsterdam impressions
0:47 Who’s Sacha Grief?
0:51 What made you come up with the idea for the State of JS surveys?
3:23 What motivates devs to take part in these surveys?
5:17 Do other companies use this data?
6:13 What makes surveys valuable and stand out?
8:30 What common trends do you see across all the surveys?
9:35 The key takeaway from Sacha’s JSNation talk
11:41 How will AI change dev education and work?
14:00 What surprised you recently in your surveys?
15:45 Why are conferences like JSNation worth attending?
17:10 How to build a dev community?
20:06 Cool fact about Japan
21:09 What do you do in your free time?
21:55 Final thoughts
Learn more about Sacha: sachagreif.com
Learn more about Medhat: linkedin.com/in/medhatdawoud
🎥 The interview was recorded at JSNation 2025, the biggest React conference worldwide. Watch the talk recordings: gitnation.com/events/jsnation-2025
🗽 Join us for JSNation US 2025: jsnation.us/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=sachagrief
🎫 Check out all the upcoming GitNation events: gitnation.com/events?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=sachagrief
#GitNation #JSNation #StateOfJS #GitNationHeroes #TechPodcast #GitNationInterviews #JSNation2025
"Wherever it is, pick one thing and do it for 10 years, and that’s gonna be valuable."
Join our conversation with Sacha Grief, Creator of State of JS/CSS/HTML/React/etc. surveys.
The host is Medhat Dawoud, GDE and Public Speaker.
In this conversation with Sacha, we dive into the story behind the State of JS surveys, what makes them valuable, and why developers participate. Sacha shares insights on industry trends, his JSNation talk, and how AI might reshape developer education. We also touch on community building & importance of tech conferences.
Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
0:29 Amsterdam impressions
0:47 Who’s Sacha Grief?
0:51 What made you come up with the idea for the State of JS surveys?
3:23 What motivates devs to take part in these surveys?
5:17 Do other companies use this data?
6:13 What makes surveys valuable and stand out?
8:30 What common trends do you see across all the surveys?
9:35 The key takeaway from Sacha’s JSNation talk
11:41 How will AI change dev education and work?
14:00 What surprised you recently in your surveys?
15:45 Why are conferences like JSNation worth attending?
17:10 How to build a dev community?
20:06 Cool fact about Japan
21:09 What do you do in your free time?
21:55 Final thoughts
Learn more about Sacha: sachagreif.com
Learn more about Medhat: linkedin.com/in/medhatdawoud
🎥 The interview was recorded at JSNation 2025, the biggest React conference worldwide. Watch the talk recordings: gitnation.com/events/jsnation-2025
🗽 Join us for JSNation US 2025: jsnation.us/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=sachagrief
🎫 Check out all the upcoming GitNation events: gitnation.com/events?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=sachagrief
#GitNation #JSNation #StateOfJS #GitNationHeroes #TechPodcast #GitNationInterviews #JSNation2025
