How edge functions move your back end close to your front end
Serverless functions have made computing seamless and fast. but for worldwide audiences, you need to get closer to your user to overcome latency.
Why the number input is the worst input
Think that web form has got your number? If you used input type="number", you may be surprised to find that it doesn't.
Does ES6 make JavaScript frameworks obsolete?
Is ES6 the JavaScript release that will finally free us from the endless cycle of frameworks?
Node.js makes fullstack programming easy with server-side JavaScript
Here's why JavaScript has been the language of choice for front-end and back-end web dev.
Podcast 296: Adventures in Javascriptlandia
Yes, there was once a plan to acquire a private island, name it Javascriptlandia, and certify it as a nation state so that they could start giving out top level .js domains.
Ben Popper
Director of Content
Podcast 289: React, jQuery, Vue: what’s your favorite flavor of vanilla JS?
There are so many ways to work with your favorite web tools. Just remember the difference between a language and a framework.
Ben Popper
Director of Content
Podcast 240: JavaScript is ready to get its own place
We're celebrating some big birthdays for Node.js and Javascript.
Ben Popper
Director of Content
Deno v1.0.0 released to solve Node.js design flaws
Node.js creator, Ryan Dahl, left the Node.js project in 2012 and started working with it again around six years later. In using it again, he found a number of design flaws that bothered him. So he decided to create a new implementation of his original idea: Deno, which released V1.0.0 last week.
Best practices for REST API design
In this article, we'll look at how to design REST APIs to be easy to understand for anyone consuming them, future-proof, and secure and fast since they serve data to clients that may be confidential.
Does your web app need a front-end framework?
You’ve likely heard about front-end frameworks. Names like React, Vue, and Angular abound in tutorials and Hacker News debates. If you’ve wondered why and when these frameworks are used and whether it’s time you implement one in your project, you’re not alone. A few years ago, while working on a side project, Hackterms, my own…
Max Pekarsky
Software Engineer
Ben Popper is the Worst Coder In The World: Quantum Edition
It feels like programming would be a lot less intimidating if the vocabulary used to describe operators was closer to what the average person learned in school. Learning to concatenate a string sounds difficult. Putting a bunch of words together in a certain order, now that sounds approachable!
Ben Popper
Director of Content