Category: javascript

Ways to serve up less JavaScript

October 19, 2023 By Mark Otto Off

Node.js 21 Released — In the next week or so, Node v21 replaces v20 as the ‘current’ release that gets the new features first, with Node v20 becoming the ‘active’ LTS version. v21 introduces V8 11.8, npm 10.2, stable Web Streams support, and an experimental…

15+ Tips to Improve Your CRM Data Quality to Boost Sales

October 17, 2023 By Mark Otto Off

CRM makes collecting your customer and prospect data less challenging. But, ensuring data quality for each target customer takes a lot of work. Thus, you must learn tips to improve your CRM data quality to boost your business sales. Ever wondered what defines data quality…

Fluid simulation in JavaScript

October 12, 2023 By Mark Otto Off

✍️ Due to being on the road at an event, this is a more compact and bijou issue but I’m back at full pace next week 😅__Peter Cooper, your editor Speeding Up the JS Ecosystem: The Barrel File Debacle — Marvin continues his tour through…

Leveraging Business Applications for Better Workflow Management

October 9, 2023 By Mark Otto Off

In the globalized world, about 34% of Business interruptions are caused by poor workflow management.  Workflow management ensures responsibilities and strategies work seamlessly, boosting productivity and assisting agencies with development.  But here’s the exciting element: today’s technology and innovative business apps are like magic tools…

Comparing test assertion styles in JavaScript

October 5, 2023 By Mark Otto Off

An Interactive Intro to CRDTs — Conflict-free replicated data types (the so-called CRDTs) provide a popular approach to replicate data across numerous clients and allow live collaboration between them without conflicts. This post really digs into what makes CRDTs tick well, complete with interactive examples. Jake…

Getting some closure

September 28, 2023 By Mark Otto Off

The Saga of Google’s Closure Compiler — Dan looks back at Google’s Closure Compiler, a JavaScript transpiler Google built in 2004 and used most heavily in the pre-TypeScript era to reduce the size of JavaScript files, check types, and otherwise handle common pitfalls. A neat…

How to Create an Effective Enterprise Business Application: Essential Guide

September 27, 2023 By Mark Otto Off

Understanding the ins and outs of these applications can be your golden ticket to competitive advantage and success. Get ready to navigate this comprehensive guide, filled with seasoned advice and actionable insights, all designed to enhance your organization’s capabilities.  What are these business applications? How…

Microsoft spills the tea on TypeScript

September 21, 2023 By Mark Otto Off

▶  TypeScript Origins: The Documentary — You know you’ve made it when you get your own documentary! This has just dropped but is well produced, packed with stories from TypeScript’s co-creators, users, and other folks at Microsoft, and kept me entertained. It goes particularly deep into…

JavaScript, ML and LLMs

September 14, 2023 By Mark Otto Off

Bun 1.0: Is It a Toolkit? Is It a Runtime? It’s Both — You’ve used Node, you’ve seen Deno, now Bun has grown up too. It’s a performance-oriented server-side JS runtime built atop JavaScriptCore and makes the unique claim of being “a drop-in replacement for…

Why is Low-Code the Future of App Development?

September 8, 2023 By Mark Otto Off

Low-code application development has been experiencing explosive growth in recent years, and it’s time you learned more about it. For as long as computers have been part of the workplace, application development has been a necessity for businesses of all kinds. So, a question on…