We've been talking about writing less complex JavaScript. We do this by choosing the right abstraction to solve a problem. But how do you know which abstraction to use? So far, we haven't looked at any concrete examples of how to do this. In this article ... (more…)

We’re going to continue with DisplayObject which extends Scene. You can review the schema in part 1 of this series but we’re going to make some changes to how things are named. Its job is very simple…

Brendan Eich's famous quip, "Always bet on JavaScript", revels in JS's history of naysayers predicting that we'd eventually reach a point where JS couldn't grow to meet the demands of modern development; it turns out those have always been bad bets. It... (more…)

icaro - Smart and efficient javascript object observer, ideal for batching DOM updates (less than 1kb)... (more…)

To most early stage developers, especially the ones who come from a more strongly-typed background in coding, some foundational JS concepts can seem confusing at times, especially the more traditionally borrowed ones like this, class, Prototypes etc.... (more…)