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How JavaScript's '==' actually works, step by step
#427 — March 8, 2019Read on the WebJavaScript WeeklyHandtrack.js: Realtime Hand Detection, Directly in the Browser— A neat way to prototype hand-related gestures or interactions in the browser in very...
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Could JavaScript get a standard library via 'built-in modules'?
#428 — March 15, 2019Read on the WebJavaScript WeeklyKV Storage, the Web's First 'Built-In' Module?— Chrome is experimenting with a concept called built-in modules, essentially a sort of standard...
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We're going on an arrow function hunt..
#429 — March 22, 2019Read on the Web👍 A bumper-packed issue this week! Just a reminder that if you want to contact us with comments, submissions, or anything, hit reply and an actual human will see...
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A future without Webpack and an interview with Nicolás Bevacqua
#430 — March 29, 2019Read on the Web⚡️ We have another interview this week, this time with Nicolás Bevacqua of Pony Foo fame at the end of this issue.JavaScript WeeklyWhat You Should Know About...
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TypeScript 3.4, the console API, and not needing jQuery
#431 — April 5, 2019Read on the WebJavaScript WeeklyGetting Creative with the console API— If console.log is as far as your knowledge of the console object goes, this could be very handy. There are so...
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jQuery 3.4.0, emojis, and Kyle Simpson
#432 — April 12, 2019Read on the WebJavaScript WeeklyTwemoji (Twitter Emoji): Emojis for Everyone— A library from Twitter that can give your apps cross platform support for the over 3000 emojis in...
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Eric Elliott: 'Removing fear of change is like oiling a machine.'
#433 — April 19, 2019Read on the WebJavaScript WeeklyA 'Horrifying' (or Genius?) globalThis Polyfill— You wanted some gnarly JavaScript magic to chew on over the Easter weekend, didn’t you? Mathias...
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Svelte 3, Node 12, Create React App 3, and more.
#434 — April 26, 2019Read on the WebJavaScript WeeklySvelte 3 Released: Rethinking Reactivity— Svelte is one of the most interesting UI frameworks out there as it’s not scared of taking a unique...
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Babylon.js 4.0, Electron 5.0, and standing up for the ternary operator
#435 — May 3, 2019Read on the WebJavaScript WeeklyBabylon.js 4.0: The (Very) Powerful WebGL Graphics Engine— Such a significant release that they’ve released a 2 minute video trailer for it! With 4.0...
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What's new in JavaScript as of right now
#436 — May 10, 2019Read on the Web🔥 At the risk of sounding like I'm begging, be sure to at least skim all the way through this issue as it's a really good one. Seriously, we had to pass on so many...
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How BinaryAST could make the Web (and JavaScript) faster
#437 — May 17, 2019Read on the WebJavaScript WeeklyFaster, Smarter JavaScript Debugging in Firefox DevTools— If you haven’t tried out Firefox for a while, now’s a great time as the JavaScript debugging...
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Pixi.js 5.0, Node 12.3, and using `reduce` for more than adding numbers
#438 — May 24, 2019Read on the WebJavaScript WeeklyFunctional JavaScript: How to Use reduce for More Than Just Numbers— Eric Elliott calls it “one of the most versatile functions that was ever...
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Angular 8, TypeScript 3.5, and comparing React to Vue
#439 — May 31, 2019Read on the WebJavaScript WeeklyPapa Parse 5.0: Fast In-Browser CSV Parsing— Complies with RFC4180, handles streaming, can both parse or convert JSON to CSV, and has no dependencies....
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The state of JS package management, 1 million npm packages, and new JS features
#440 — June 7, 2019Read on the WebJavaScript WeeklyOn the Economics of Package Management— An essay version of C J Silverio’s talk from JSConfEU ▶️ (watch it if you have 35 minutes to spare). She was...
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We should be using Web Workers a lot more than we are..
#441 — June 14, 2019Read on the WebJavaScript Weekly43 JavaScript Questions, With Their Answers Explained— Want to test your JavaScript knowledge? Whether for fun or a job interview, this is an...
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V8 7.6, an intro to Web Components, and a task library from Microsoft
#442 — June 21, 2019Read on the WebJavaScript WeeklyTOAST UI Grid 4.0 Released— TOAST UI Grid (see samples here) is a powerful and customizable grid control for the Web that supports editing,...
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Keep betting on JavaScript, says Kyle Simpson
#443 — June 28, 2019Read on the WebJavaScript WeeklyThe Cost of JavaScript in 2019— Almost a year ago, we linked to Addy Osmani’s Cost of JavaScript in 2018 article, and he’s back with an update for...
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It's a big week for Babel
#444 — July 5, 2019Read on the WebJavaScript WeeklyBabel 7.5.0 Released— The popular JavaScript compiler now includes an official plugin for dynamic imports (currently in stage 4) and the F# style...
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Two new JavaScript engines walked into a foobar..
#445 — July 12, 2019Read on the WebJavaScript WeeklyQuickJS: A New, Small, Embeddable JavaScript Engine— Fabrice, the genius behind FFMPEG and JSLinux, is back with another project.. a complete JS...
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How Googlebot runs JavaScript, a new JS platform for HTTP services, and some...
#446 — July 19, 2019Read on the WebJavaScript WeeklySmashtest: A Language for Describing Test Cases— A Cucumber-esque way to write end to end tests in a more natural way but which essentially boil down...
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