María León
Lead JavaScript instructor
Former platform engineer shipping design-system tooling; now architects module sequencing.
Focus: Runtime performance clinics
Collective
We formed around replayable labs instead of slide decks. The roster below mixes instructors with the people who keep reviews honest and schedules humane.
People
Ibrahim Mensah
JavaScript instructor
Teaches bundler internals with live flame charts pulled from real cohort repos.
Focus: Build tooling
Anh Phạm
Teaching assistant
Runs nightly triage on lab repos and pairs on TypeScript inference puzzles.
Focus: Async labs
Camila Ríos
Project reviewer
Scores capstones against accessibility and bundle budgets with public rubrics.
Focus: Review standards
Jon Keller
Learner advisor
Maps weekly capacity to lesson goals and flags when schedules need easing.
Focus: Cohort pacing
Rina Okada
JavaScript instructor
Specializes in WebSocket labs and collaborative editing safety patterns.
Focus: Realtime systems
Diego Salazar
JavaScript instructor
Leads edge worker exercises with emphasis on cold start honesty.
Focus: Edge compute
Operating principles
Telemetry with consent
We measure latency and comprehension signals without shipping raw keystrokes.
Repos over slides
Every concept ships with a branch students can fork, break, and rebuild.
Mentor notes are public
Reviewers publish annotated timelines so the next cohort inherits context.
Cool-headed critique
Feedback references files and tests, not people—especially during crunch weeks.
Milestones
Pilot DOM clinic
First Caracas cohort tested a weekend-only format with bilingual mentors on deck.
Async lab platform
Introduced recorded walkthroughs with optional live critiques to support hybrid learners.
Edge worker track
Added CDN-side JavaScript exercises after partner teams asked for safer rollout drills.