The Goodness of JavaScript
summary
Argues that JavaScript is everywhere—on servers with Node, in desktop apps via node-webkit, in databases via pv8 embedding V8 into Postgres, and on the JVM via Nashorn—and that ES6 fixes noisy edge cases like typeof NaN. Describes building a live demo called troll count that detects and scores trolling on Twitter, runs successfully during the session, and promotes turning rage into pull requests with tests and docs as the concrete way to improve projects.
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chapters (8)
- 0:00Introduction
- 1:34What is JavaScript
- 3:00The Evolution of JavaScript
- 5:00The Collateral Damage
- 6:12NAND
- 7:27Community
- 9:15Troll Count
- 11:32Conclusion
