Kyle Simpson (Getify Solutions) interviewed at Fluent 2014
summary
Book series claims to reverse the “black box” by inspecting the compiler and core mechanics, with concrete chapters on scope and closures and this and prototype that explain why closures feel mystical but are predictable and why prototype is not a class system. Argues frameworks should be scaffolding removed for production, shows how wrong StackOverflow answers propagate bugs, and stresses JavaScript’s ubiquity — compiled-from languages and running in embedded devices like light bulbs — so knowing the internals measurably reduces bugs and surprises.
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chapters (6)
- 0:00Start
- 0:03Kyle Simpson
- 1:30Advanced Basics
- 2:06Stack Overflow
- 6:27History of Javascript
- 9:06Scope and Closures
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