20+ Best Articles on Javascript
The most useful articles and videos on javascript from around the web—beginners to advanced—curated by thought leaders and our community. We focus on timeless pieces and update the list whenever we discover new, must-read articles or videos—make sure to bookmark and revisit this page.
Top 5 Javascript Articles
At a glance: these are the articles that have been most read, shared, and saved on javascript by Refind users in 2023 so far.
Videos
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TypeScript tips and Tricks with Matt
Special guest and TypeScript guru Matt Pocock joins the stream to teach you the ways of the TypeScript ninja.
100+ JavaScript Concepts you Need to Know
The ultimate 10 minute JavaScript course that quickly breaks down over 100 key concepts every web developer should know. Learn the basics of JS and start bui...
JavaScript Tutorial - Create a Card Game 🃏
Improve your JavaScript skills by creating a basic card game with HTML and CSS. ♣️♥️♠️♦️This tutorial not only covers creating a basic card game using JavaSc...
Do YOU know these 7 JavaScript tricks?
I made a lot of videos in the past with this same content and I'm sorry! I ran out of time this week to prep a video. Next week's one will be more exciting :...
A Deep Dive Into the Node js Event Loop
Big thanks to our 2022 sponsors:Silver Sponsors:JasperAI - https://www.jasper.ai/Deepgram - provided the transcriptions for captioning https://deepgram.com/B...
What is ...?
New to #javascript? These articles make an excellent introduction.
Regex Tutorial: Beginners Guide to Regular Expressions using JavaScript
Ah, regex! The bane of my existence! Regex is like the end slice of a bread everyone skips when learning programming. If you can relate to…
How to ...?
How To Perform Web Scraping With JavaScript And Selenium
This blog will help you learn about performing web scraping with JavaScript and Selenium.
How to Efficiently Merge Arrays in JavaScript
Recently, I needed to combine two Array objects in JavaScript. I wanted an easy-to-read approach that ran fast. This led me to comparing a…
How To Make A Drag-and-Drop File Uploader With Vanilla JavaScript
In this article, we'll be using "vanilla" ES2015+ JavaScript (no frameworks or libraries) to complete this project, and it is assumed you have a working knowledge of JavaScript in the browser. This…
How to Use PostgreSQL with Node.js
How to set up a pooled connection to PostgreSQL in Node.js and a convenience function for running connections via that pool.
Trending
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Short Articles
Short on time? Check out these useful short articles on javascript—all under 10 minutes.
Writing Javascript without a build system
Hello! I’ve been writing some Javascript this week, and as always when I start a new frontend project, I was faced with the question: should I use a build system? I want to talk about what’s appealing…
The less JavaScript, the better (Ep. 532)
Convert unused JavaScript into lightweight HTML...oh that feels so good.
Deep Cloning Objects in JavaScript, the Modern Way
It’s been a long time coming, but we finally now have the built-in `structuredClone` function to make deep cloning objects in JavaScript a breeze
The James Webb Space Telescope runs JavaScript, apparently
It actually seems like a clever system.
Statements Vs. Expressions
One of the most foundational things to understand about JavaScript is that programs are made up of statements, and statements have slots for expressions. In this blog post, we'll dig into how these…
«A JavaScript program is a sequence of statements. Each statement is an instruction for the computer to do something.»
Long Articles
These are some of the most-read long-form articles on javascript.
All JavaScript and TypeScript Features From the Last 3 Years
This article goes through almost all of the changes of the last 3 years (and some from earlier) in JavaScript / ECMAScript and TypeScript. Not all of the following features will be relevant to you or…
Creating a 2D physics engine from scratch in Javascript
Writing a physics engine is an extremely complex task. It requires knowledge of physics, math and programming in order to create an accurate and efficient implementation. However, if we put aside…
Four Eras of JavaScript Frameworks
A blog about (mostly) computery things
«an asteroid came out of nowhere, smashing the existing paradigms apart and causing a minor extinction event that propelled us into the next era - an asteroid named React.»
React I Love You, But You're Bringing Me Down
We've come a long, long way together. You changed. Where do we go from here?
Scaling Causal's Spreadsheet Engine from Thousands to Billions of Cells: From Maps to Arrays
Jul 2022This napkin math post was written for Causal about a project I worked with them on, and cross-posted on their blog. You can hire me too!Causal's UI Causal is a spreadsheet built for the 21st…
Publications
We monitor hundreds of publications, blogs, newsletters, and news sources in Javascript, including:
Smashing Magazine 🇺🇦 🏳️🌈
An online magazine for designers and web developers. Questions? We've got your back: @SmashingSupport, @SmashingConf. Curated by Iris, Vitaly and the team.
freeCodeCamp.org
We're a community of millions of people who are building new skills and getting new jobs together. A 501(c)(3) public charity. Tweets by @abbeyrenn.
Bit
Build composable apps and features with Bit components. Split and distribute development to easily scale it → http://bit.dev → http://bit.cloud → http://youtube.com/c/Bitdev/videos
Stack Overflow
Stack Overflow empowers the world to develop technology through collective knowledge.
SitePoint
💾 Become a better developer. Build a better web. Teaching web development and design since 1999. Trusted by millions every month.
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