“Master the JavaScript Interview” is a series of posts designed to prepare candidates for common questions they are likely to encounter…Continue reading on JavaScript Scene » | Continue reading
It’s that time of year — time to start thinking of resolutions for the new year. But this time you’re actually going to check some of them…Continue reading on JavaScript Scene » | Continue reading
2016 was a stellar year for JavaScript Scene. We doubled our readership to more than half a million per month. Thank you for your support…Continue reading on JavaScript Scene » | Continue reading
JavaScript has grown up. It’s time for the community to grow up with it.Continue reading on JavaScript Scene » | Continue reading
In recent years, I’ve had more and more companies ask me to speak on the benefits of TDD and share advice about how to implement a more…Continue reading on JavaScript Scene » | Continue reading
The popularity of JavaScript has led to a very vibrant ecosystem of technologies, frameworks, and libraries. Along with all the amazing…Continue reading on JavaScript Scene » | Continue reading
TypeScript has gained a lot of popularity since the Angular 2 project decided to adopt it and write all their documentation examples in…Continue reading on JavaScript Scene » | Continue reading
Learning JS can be overwhelming. I know it can feel like there is an ocean of stuff you don’t know.Continue reading on JavaScript Scene » | Continue reading
I recently wrote an article called “Native Apps are Doomed.” I was surprised at how many people were defending native apps. In all honesty…Continue reading on JavaScript Scene » | Continue reading
The lone coder has a lot of advantages. Working in a personal cave away from all distractions, a solitary coder can do amazing things…Continue reading on JavaScript Scene » | Continue reading
Node is a JavaScript environment built on the same JavaScript engine used in Google’s Chrome web browser. It has some great features that…Continue reading on JavaScript Scene » | Continue reading
JavaScript was born in 1995, and lived half its life as a toy language that people didn’t take very seriously. Today, JavaScript is the…Continue reading on JavaScript Scene » | Continue reading
I have been coding for longer than I care to admit. I am mostly “self-taught”, but I did eventually take some programming courses in…Continue reading on JavaScript Scene » | Continue reading
From now on, I won’t be building any more native apps.Continue reading on JavaScript Scene » | Continue reading
Deadlines are incredibly destructive to team productivity and morale.Continue reading on JavaScript Scene » | Continue reading
You may have heard of Yarn. It’s intended as a faster, more reliable alternative to the npm client. It’s nice to have packages install…Continue reading on JavaScript Scene » | Continue reading
Apple announced it’s new MacBook line, and as they seem to do with every major product release, they’ve dropped something people take for…Continue reading on JavaScript Scene » | Continue reading
Let’s start with what not to do. When I was hunting for my first software development job, I made every mistake in the book. I was a young…Continue reading on JavaScript Scene » | Continue reading
What can neuroscience teach us about the brains of software developers? A lot.Continue reading on JavaScript Scene » | Continue reading
Shotgun is a video screencast show that lets you ride shotgun with me while I tackle real programming challenges for real apps and…Continue reading on JavaScript Scene » | Continue reading
According to StackOverflow’s 2016 Developer Survey, participating in a mentorship program is more highly correlated with job salary than a…Continue reading on JavaScript Scene » | Continue reading
Most people who follow me know that I personally favor React, but of course I like my decisions to be educated, not based on uninformed…Continue reading on JavaScript Scene » | Continue reading
“Master the JavaScript Interview” is a series of posts designed to prepare candidates for common questions they are likely to encounter…Continue reading on JavaScript Scene » | Continue reading
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When I started using React, there was no Redux. There was only the Flux architecture, and about a dozen competing implementations of it.Continue reading on JavaScript Scene » | Continue reading
Learning to code can be tough. One of the biggest challenges I faced when I was learning was how to make the jump from learning resources…Continue reading on JavaScript Scene » | Continue reading
Editor’s Note: For years now, I’ve been telling people that passwords are obsolete. When I wrote the password section for “Programming…Continue reading on JavaScript Scene » | Continue reading
In this series, we’re discussing a topic that will transform the world we live in over the course of the next 25 years. We’re going to see…Continue reading on JavaScript Scene » | Continue reading
Years ago, I was working on a project that needed to be adaptive. Essentially, the software needed to learn and get better at a frequently…Continue reading on JavaScript Scene » | Continue reading
I’m a big fan of JavaScript books. Being a long-time learner of JavaScript, I’ve had the pleasure of reading a great many of the popular…Continue reading on JavaScript Scene » | Continue reading
The popularity of TypeScript has really exploded recently. I like TypeScript, and I like static types. I don’t use TypeScript, but as type…Continue reading on JavaScript Scene » | Continue reading
Shotgun is a new video screencast show that lets you ride shotgun with me while I tackle real programming challenges for real apps and…Continue reading on JavaScript Scene » | Continue reading
Prior to ES6, there was a lot of confusion about the differences between a factory function and a constructor function in JavaScript.Continue reading on JavaScript Scene » | Continue reading
This article was adapted from “Programming JavaScript Applications”, expanded, and updated for ES6.Continue reading on JavaScript Scene » | Continue reading
Most developers seem to agree that testing is good, but developers frequently disagree about how to test. In this article, I’ll break down…Continue reading on JavaScript Scene » | Continue reading
In 7 Surprising Things I Learned Writing a Fibonacci Generator in JavaScript, I covered one obvious use-case for ES6 generator functions…Continue reading on JavaScript Scene » | Continue reading
Generator functions are a new feature of JavaScript introduced in ES6. To explore them deeper, I decided to write a fibonacci generator…Continue reading on JavaScript Scene » | Continue reading
Sahat Yalkabov recently ranted about how broken tech hiring is driving him away from coding interviews. He echoed many of my own…Continue reading on JavaScript Scene » | Continue reading
To all the recruiters reading this, I’m sorry. I’m sure you’re a fantastic human being. Please don’t take this personally. It’s not aimed…Continue reading on Medium » | Continue reading
A career in software means a dedication to lifetime learning. We’re all learning to code, whether we just started, or we’ve been at it for…Continue reading on Medium » | Continue reading
Most JavaScript developers make heavy use of the bash terminal, git, and Node. Chances are, you won’t get far on your JavaScript journey…Continue reading on Medium » | Continue reading
“You only get what you measure, so be careful what you measure.”Continue reading on Medium » | Continue reading
A treasure trove of books for people who love code. Curated by Eric Elliott.Continue reading on Medium » | Continue reading
Years ago I came to San Francisco to join an exciting company building software for bands. Tools that make digital life easier for…Continue reading on Medium » | Continue reading
According to the 2016 Stack Overflow survey of over 56,000 coders, mentorship programs correlate with higher pay than a college degree. I…Continue reading on Medium » | Continue reading
A lot of people think they need a university degree to get a job as a software engineer.Continue reading on Medium » | Continue reading
When you’re new to coding, it can be hard to know where to start, and it’s easy to get sucked down paths that could waste a whole lot of…Continue reading on Medium » | Continue reading
Pure functions are essential for a variety of purposes, including functional programming, reliable concurrency, and React+Redux apps. But…Continue reading on Medium » | Continue reading