For-loops are complicated
In this episode of Google Chrome Developers, Jake and Surma dissect how for-loops actually work and how they’ve evolved. Turns out, it got very complicated.
Issue #77 · August 27, 2018
#77: F# — For-loops are complicated
“Technology is just a tool. In terms of getting the kids working together and motivating them, the teacher is the most important”
Best 7 links of week #34, 2018
Articles
Same app in React and Vue
React vs Vue. Finally, a side-by-side code comparison between Vue and React! 🎉
An Overview of Buffers in Node.js
Buffers are Node.js' built-in type for storing arbitrary binary data. Because most Node.js developers don't use buffers much beyond occasionally reading data from a file, buffers are a common source of confusion. In this article, I'll demonstrate how buffers work in Node.js, and describe a neat use case for buffers with MongoDB and Mongoose.
Creating a Secure REST API in Node.js
As patterns go, REST APIs are so useful and ubiquitous that every web developer, regardless of language or platform, should know how to build one.
Practical CSS Scroll Snapping
CSS scroll snapping allows you to lock the viewport to certain elements or locations after a user has finished scrolling.
CSS techniques to create responsive images
Sometimes, for some reasons, your images won’t fit the layout and you don’t want to wrap your head around this for hours. This article illustrates five techniques to handle image resizing with CSS.
Tutorial: How to deploy an app to production with an actual button
Ready to deploy? “Ship it!” to production with the press of a button.
Book of the week
Eloquent JavaScript: A Modern Introduction to Programming
by Marijn Haverbeke
JavaScript lies at the heart of almost every modern web application, from social apps to the newest browser-based games. Though simple for beginners to pick up and play with, JavaScript is a flexible, complex language that you can use to build full-scale applications. Eloquent JavaScript, 2nd Edition dives deep into the JavaScript language to show you how to write beautiful, effective code.