I believe the day-to-day practice of writing JavaScript is going to change dramatically for the better when ECMAScript.next arrives. The coming year is going to be an exciting time for developers as features proposed or finalised for the next versions of the language start to become more widely available.
In this post, I will review some of the features I'm personally looking forward to landing and being used in 2013 and beyond.
JavaScript engines such as Google’s V8 (Chrome, Node) are specifically designed for the fast execution of large JavaScript applications. As you develop, if you care about memory usage and performance, you should be aware of some of what’s going on in your user’s browser’s JavaScript engine behind the scenes.
In my article on Smashing Magazine, I discuss how to write JavaScript that is memory efficient, including a few tips along the way about tools and techniques that can help you track down those memory leaks in your apps.
I hope you find it useful if you haven't had a chance to check it out yet.
The recording of my talk from Fronteers is now up: http://vimeo.com/52450814. In it I discuss the front-end developer tooling landscape spanning the command-line, your editor, real-time feedback, build process and a few other (hopefully) helpful pieces. Slides are also available.
In this episode, we take Coffeescript to JavaScript to Minified and all the way back with source maps. In addition to a new Coffeescript source map workflow, we cover the latest sourcemap updates so you can understand how to dramatically improve your debugging experience.
We also take you through a number of Source (and other panel) shortcuts for searching, filtering Continue Reading →
I'm on the Chrome team at Google, working on tools to help improve developer productivity and satisfaction.
My personal projects include TodoMVC, which helps developers compare JavaScript MVC frameworks and AuraJS. I've also written 'Developing Backbone.js Applications' and 'Learning JavaScript Design Patterns'.
First do it, then do it right, then do it better. This is one fundamental I always keep in mind when developing anything.
If you're a developer wishing to learn something new, regardless of skill-level, remember that as important as it is to read, it's equally as important to get out there and *do*.
Create a new gist or fiddle, pop open the console and experiment. It's effing fun.
I feel honored to have quite a few friends involved in OSS, many of who are spread across the world but remain active and passionate at what they do. Thanks to my wife, family and the OT-crew for being ah-mazing.
