Because being surrounded by nice buildings and experts in their respective fields while living in densely populated cities isn't free. Who would've thought? If you're truly passionate about something, you're not going to let something as meager as tuition cost get in the way of it.
One needs to be familiar with both syntax with a preference for ES6 to be successful. When I was first learning JavaScript, ES6 was on the cusp of becoming mainstream. I hated the fact that it seemed like I was learning two different languages at the same time. That's probably inevitable though. I eventually went through the burning process and am glad I did. I now code exclusively in ES6 and am never going back.
Remote: Yes
Willing to relocate: only to Southern California, especially Orange County.
Tech: React, Node, Redux, Apollo
Résumé/CV: Can provide on request, in short: 2 years professional experience developing for production level apps.
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