TypeScript Crash Course •WIP•
1/ Everything is a Type The foundation of TypeScript is that everything — absolutely every variable, constant, or object — is a…
Nullish coalescing operator (??)
• Returns its left-hand side operand (the first thing) of the left-hand side is anything other than null or undefined. Returns…
Modules in JavaScript
Hello “ES6” aka “ECMAScript 2015” Modules In the dark times of Javascript, everything in Javascript application was smashed together like…
The Conditional Render
The conditional render is a subtle and powerful secret tool used by modern Javascript developers. To understand why it is…
Destructure and Shorthand Destructure
Destructure & Rename Here, the shape of myData will contain a key foo and another key loading. In the destructure…
Javascript Got Your Back 🪤
The world of backend Javascript can be exciting, but intimidating. There are a proliferation of backend options to choose from…
Modern Javascript Fundamentals (2023) 💻
In the early days of the web, the creators of Javascript numbered its version: by version: 1, 2, 3, and…
Template Literals (aka String Interpolation) With a Backtick
One of the often-overlooked new features in ES6, formally known as ECMAScript 6, is string interpolation. If you don’t know…
Queens JS (4 Apr 2020)
A photograph on the backdrop of coronavirus panick throughout the city. Angus Grieve-Smith (@grvsmth) treated us to a display of…
Something About Refs
React’s Virtual DOM arguably revolutionized web development. In short: React will keep a copy of the DOM in its own…