The "eternal war in cache" has reached browsers, with multiple cache-based side-channel attacks and countermeasures being suggested. A common approach for countermeasures is to disable or restrict JavaScript features deemed essential for carrying out atta... (more…)

At the high level of building web applications, low level details of memory management are typically abstracted away from the programmer. While you still need to be aware of the memory needs of your application, using a language like JavaScript means you ... (more…)

Context-aware regex template tag with advanced features and best practices built-in - slevithan/regex... (more…)

In this article about JavaScript, I'll explain what hoisting is and show different examples so that you can better understand what it's all about. (more…)

Install, install, install, update, update, update, uh-oh... (more…)