Fixing memory leaks in JavaScript in a web browser

Part of the bargain we struck when we switched from building server-rendered websites to client-rendered SPAs is that we suddenly had to take a lot more care with the resources on the user’s … Read more

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JavaScript and the English Language

JavaScript is the undisputed king of the web and there is no competitor in sight1. You can love it or hate it, but you can’t deny it’s indispensability when it comes to modern web. This despite the fact that JS lacks features present in languages like Has... (more…)

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The Case for Weak Dependencies in JavaScript

Earlier today, I was briefly entertaining the idea of writing a library to wrap and enhance querySelectorAll in certain ways. I thought I’d rather not introduce a Parsel dependency out of the box, but only use it to parse selectors properly when it’s avai... (more…)

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