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Now And Then Debugging Async JSBeJS Conf 20232023-05-11
Shows why async callbacks return undefined when readFile runs after a return, and why a custom Promise that never calls reject silently hides filesystem…
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Now and .then: Debugging Async JSNordic.js 20222022-10-06
Concrete debugging recipes and gotchas: a callback that returns undefined because readFile runs asynchronously, a Promise wrapper that silently succeeds…
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Now and .then: Debugging Async JavaScriptReactathon 20222022-05-03
Shows concrete async bugs and fixes: callback getConfig returns undefined because fs.readFile is async; a promisified getConfig silently swallows ENOENT…
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Debugging async JSReact Miami 20222022-04-18
Walks through concrete failures: a callback-based getConfig returns undefined because readFile is async, a handmade Promise silences errors by not rejecting, a…
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On the Origin of ReactReact Advanced 20212021-10-22
A concise history that names versions and concrete changes: starting at createClass (circa .12) through class components (.13) to the removal of mixins and…
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Your emotions are not an anti-patternJSConf Mexico 2020 Virtual Edition2020-11-02
Claim: emotions are decision-making assets not bugs, backed by the somatic marker hypothesis from the Elliot case showing impaired choices when feelings…
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Your Emotions Are Not an Anti-PatternJSConf Mexico 2020 Virtual Edition2020-11-02
Argues that emotions are useful decision data rather than bugs and presents the Elliot case study showing how loss of feeling impairs choice. Recommends…
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React Is FictionReact Day Berlin 20192019-12-06
Argues that creative-writing rules map to component design and shows concrete changes: a navbar example moves from an isLoggedIn prop with conditional…
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React is FictionReact Conf 20192019-10-24
Argues React components improve when treated like fiction and proves it by building a navbar: starts with an isLoggedIn prop and a single reusable nav, shows…
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Everything I Know about React I Learned from TwitterComponentsConf 20192019-09-06
Compilation of Core Team tweets and live dives into the React repo show exactly how Fiber is built and scheduled: a tiny demo app uses unstable_createRoot to…
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What Tamagotchis can teach you about generatorsJSConf Korea 20192019-09-03
Built a functioning web Tamagotchi that struggled when many animations overlapped, tried promises and hit “venerable hell” plus inability to cancel, then…
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What happens next: a choose-your-own-adventure with iteratorsJSCamp Barcelona 20192019-07-18
Demonstrates that ES6 iterable and iterator protocols actually power for‑of, spread, and array destructuring and that generators plus yield delegation* consume…
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What Tamagotchis Can Teach You About ES6 GeneratorsJSConf Hawai 20192019-02-07
A web Tamagotchi is implemented in canvas with sprite animations and the repo is linked; initial version uses promises for animations and hits two problems…
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The how's and why's of flexible React componentsRuhrJS 20182018-10-13
Refactor of the class pass schedule CTA reduces fragility: a tangled component with embedded rules and 14 props becomes an API that takes a single type prop…
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What Tamagotchis Can Teach You About ES6 GeneratorsEmpireJS 20182018-09-20
A web Tamagotchi is built in canvas with sprite sheets and setTimeout-driven frames, then rewritten from promise chains to ES6 generators so animations can be…
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React, the future & youNationJS React 20182018-01-05
React 16.0 introduces Fiber as a nonblocking reconciler enabling time‑slicing and priority updates; new lifecycle APIs appear — getDerivedStateFromProps and…
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