The front-end domain has arguably reached a tipping point in its evolution that beckons its patrons to reconsider whether teams are structured optimally.
JSConf is less than a week away and a solid contingent of Chromaticians will be headed to sunny California to soak up some of the exciting ways JavaScript is taking shape in the browser and beyond.
Internet Explorer still covers a statistically significant percentage of the current market share (as of the publication of this post) and front-end engineers would do well to recognize its caveats in order to solve problems quickly and deliver a great product to stakeholders.
Native observers empower your JavaScript to subscribe to events like the alteration of the DOM, an elements position in relation to the viewport and even the resizing of individual elements.
While it’s not possible to learn every trick out there, I’ve found that dedicating time to learning something new about DevTools has improved my workflow and helped me debug faster.
Whether you're a seasoned JavaScript developer who could use an update or just touching JavaScript for the first time, ES6 for Everyone (https://es6.io/) by Wes Bos is a course for you! This course will give you all the information to get started and also strengthen your basic JavaScript skills.
Component-based design and development is here to stay and the most important tool to emerge from this paradigm is the component library. They provide many benefits, but they can also introduce friction. Fortunately, we can ease this friction with proper planning. Answering key questions before building a single component goes a long way towards ensuring the library's success.
