The Post JavaScript Apocalypse
summary
Argues for a language after JavaScript that removes clutter by eliminating duplicate features (tabs vs spaces, single vs double quotes, var/let confusion, null vs undefined), replaces mutation and assignment with pervasive const and purity, and treats users and network I/O as impure edges. Proposes an x64 decimal number type (56-bit coefficient + 8-bit exponent) to avoid 0.1+0.2 errors, an immutable null object for safer chaining, and remove generators and mutating array methods; offers a software implementation on GitHub and urges programming-by-contract and security‑first distributed design.
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chapters (7)
- 0:00Start
- 5:00Clutter in Programming
- 5:41ASCII American Standard Code for Information Interchange
- 23:30Callbacks
- 39:27Catch fire!
- 48:51Security
- 49:23Distribution
