Writing JavaScript Tools In Other Languages – A New Trend?
- Axel Rauschmayer tl;dr: Benefits of using other languages: (1) Can be compiled to native binaries which have faster startup times. (2) Native binaries also usually run considerably faster than JS code. (3) Many languages make it much easier to parallelize code.featured in #210
How I Became A Senior Javascript Developer With Personal Projects
- Afonso Pacifer tl;dr: "One of the best decisions in my developer career was to go beyond just using tools, I decided to create them." Afonso presents some of these tools and what he learned.featured in #200
Natively Format JavaScript Dates and Times
- Elijah Manor tl;dr: Elijah still uses the date-fns library, but is more aware of the native browser APIs, and uses them when appropriate. He runs through these APIs here.featured in #197
Array Functions and the Rule of Least Power
- Jesse Duffield tl;dr: "The tradeoff between the computational power of a language and the ability to determine what a program in that language is doing." Built-in array functions like .map & .filter may seem powerful but reduce flexibility. Jesse recommends custom code for readability and error reduction.featured in #194
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A Little Bit Of Plain Javascript Can Do A Lot
- Julia Evans tl;dr: Julia's goal is "to be able to write little websites with less than 200 lines of Javascript that mostly work." She runs through what all she's been able to do playing around with simple JS and without using a framework.featured in #187
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Do Not Follow JavaScript Trends
- Nikola Duza tl;dr: When considering a new technology (1) research and test before deciding (2) Is it solving your problem, what is the cost? (3) Get an opinion from others.featured in #186
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