President Xi’s North American Travels – a demo of JavaScript mapping frameworks

The below interactive map uses three JavaScript mapping frameworks: Storymap JS, Mapbox JS, and Leaflet JS. Mapbox is where the bulk of the customization happens.

JavaScript Weekly Newsletter

V8 Lite, accurate timing in JavaScript, and generating a million digits of Pi September 13, 2019

#454 — September 13, 2019 Read on the Web JavaScript Weekly V8's Work on a Lighter V8 — V8 Lite has been a project aimed at reducing V8’s memory usage. Initially it was going to be a separate mode of V8 but many improvements have been able to come over to regular V8 too. Here’s […]

Firefox 69, and a thorough introduction to D3.js September 6, 2019

#453 — September 6, 2019 Read on the Web JavaScript Weekly An Introduction to D3.js — A fantastic, well presented introduction to D3, a popular JavaScript-based data-visualization library, and its ecosystem of modules. Amelia Wattenberger Firefox 69 Released; Now Supports Public Instance Fields (and More) — Firefox 69 went out on the main Release channel this […]

Firefox's faster JS interpreter, and npm's ban on terminal text ads August 30, 2019

#452 — August 30, 2019 Read on the Web JavaScript Weekly How JavaScript Grew Up and Became a 'Real' Language — If you were in the JavaScript space in the early 2000s, skip this one.. but I still remember the first time I saw Google Maps in 2005, then saw Microsoft’s documentation for XMLHttpRequest (which […]

Using native modules in production today August 23, 2019

#451 — August 23, 2019 Read on the Web JavaScript Weekly Using Native JavaScript Modules in Production Today — “now, thanks to some recent advances in bundler technology, it’s possible to deploy your production code as ES2015 modules—with both static and dynamic imports—and get better performance than all non-module options currently available.” Philip Walton Web Template […]

Information is Beautiful – Inspiration for DataVisualizations

The World’s Largest and Most Notable Energy Sources July 23, 2019

What’s the world’s largest power plant? How does solar compare to nuclear, coal and gas? How much of the world’s renewable energy potential are we using? Understanding the world’s energy systems isn’t easy, so we’ve made it a little simpler with this ranking of the world’s biggest and most notable power plants. » Power through […]

Duncan Geere

A Curated Library of Essential Dataviz Books July 10, 2019

A filterable chart of dataviz books that we think everyone should read. We excluded books about specific tools or programming concepts, but you’ll find them in the full datasheet. Crowdsourced with the help of the Data Visualization Society Did we miss any? Send a suggestion. » Check out our recommendations

Duncan Geere

Fact-Checking The Vegan Netflix Documentary ‘What The Health’ June 20, 2019

I’ve been vegetarian for 26 years. Never managed to make the leap to vegan though. Cheese and eggs. Cheese and eggs. I’m working on it. Here’s my motivational breakdown: It’s been interesting to witness the abrupt mainstreaming of vegan and plant-based diets in recent years. But less interesting to have so many friends suddenly start […]

David McCandless

Information is Beautiful Awards 2019 June 19, 2019

Rejoice! The Information is Beautiful Awards are now open for 2019. It’s our eighth year celebrating the planet’s most awesome information design and we have $27,500 in cash prizes to give away, courtesy of our wonderful sponsor Kantar. Twenty-five expert judges, plus a public vote, will decide who takes home our coveted, 3D-printed trophy. We […]

Duncan Geere

CodeNewbie Podcast

S9:E8 - Why you should read the new edition of the Pragmatic Programmer (Dave Thomas, Andy Hunt) August 26, 2019

The Pragmatic Programmer was published in 1999 by software engineers Andy Hunt and Dave Thomas, and is considered to be one of the quintessential books on programming. For its 20th anniversary edition, we chat with Andy and Dave about the book’s impact, what’s changed in the new edition, and what remains the same, along with […]

CodeNewbie

S9:E7 - How do you create visual recognition software ethically and responsibly (Nashlie Sephus) August 19, 2019

At the time of this recording, the New York Times released a report titled "As Cameras Track Detroit’s Residents a Debate Ensues Over Racial Bias," which discussed some of the issues in machine learning such as algorithmic bias, and facial recognition software giving more false matches for black people than white people. We chat with […]

CodeNewbie

S9:E6 - What is Java good for and why is it still one of the most popular coding languages (Peggy Fisher) August 12, 2019

GitHub cited Java as one of the most popular coding languages in 2018, and there is a reason why this language has stood the test of time. We chat with Peggy Fisher, content manager at Linkedin Learning Solutions, and author of the book Get Programming with Java, about why Java is still so popular, what […]

CodeNewbie

S9:E5 - Why you should understand user interface and design (Mina Markham) August 5, 2019

No matter how good of an idea you have for a product, if the design isn't executed well and people don't like the interface, the product might as well not even exist. To talk about the importance of good user interfaces and design, we brought in Mina Markham, senior engineer at Slack and creator of […]

CodeNewbie

S9:E4 - What is workplace burnout and how can you stop it (Jeffrey Liebert) July 29, 2019

It's been an open secret in the tech world for a long time that workplace burnout is a real issue. One of the reasons why it persists is the general stigma around mental health and not having open discussions about it. And only just this year, in May 2019, the World Health Organization finally made […]

CodeNewbie

NPR Tech Headlines

Free Software Pioneer Quits MIT Over His Comments On Epstein Sex Trafficking Case September 17, 2019

"I am doing this due to pressure on MIT and me over a series of misunderstandings and mischaracterizations," Richard Stallman wrote on his blog.

Vanessa Romo

China Used Twitter To Disrupt Hong Kong Protests, But Efforts Began Years Earlier September 17, 2019

Social media networks banned hundreds of thousands of accounts last month. In NPR's assessment of the data, telling details begin to depict large disinformation campaigns.

Daniel Wood

Using AI In Malawi To Save Elephants September 17, 2019

Poachers killed almost a third of the African elephant population between 2007 and 2014, a recent census found. Researchers hope artificial intelligence can help stop poachers and other threats, too.

Dina Temple-Raston

Meet The Nuclear-Powered Self-Driving Drone NASA Is Sending To A Moon Of Saturn September 17, 2019

Almost everyone who learns about the project thinks it sounds "crazy," admits one scientist. But the technology should work.

Geoff Brumfiel

Sophistication Of Saudi Airstrike Points To Iranian Involvement September 16, 2019

An attack over the weekend crippled a major Saudi Arabian oil facility. Evidence suggests the strike may have involved both missiles and drones and means Iran probably played a role.

Geoff Brumfiel

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