A Picture from my JavaScript Demo at Women Who Code – DC

Awesome map demo from @LindsayDenotes at hack night!! The hard work absolutely helped the rest of the room #wwcode pic.twitter.com/EzWhsXtEix

— Women Who Code DC (@WomenWhoCodeDC) September 23, 2014

JavaScript Weekly Newsletter

Experimenting with Bluetooth from JavaScript February 15, 2019

#424 — February 15, 2019 Read on the Web JavaScript Weekly Replacing a 'Hot Path' in Your App's JavaScript with WebAssembly — One benefit that WebAssembly offers is predictable performance across browsers. But how do you turn a hot path written in JavaScript into WebAssembly? This is a technical piece, but there's lot of interesting […]

Regular expressions, React 16.8, and Vue.js 2.6 February 7, 2019

#423 — February 7, 2019 Read on the Web JavaScript Weekly New JavaScript Features That Will Change How You Write Regular Expressions — ES2018 introduced some new features for regular expressions that will come in handy if you’re doing certain types of text processing and manipulation, such as lookbehind assertions and named capture groups. Faraz […]

TensorFlow.js, Babel 7.3, Jest 24, and the future of JavaScript February 1, 2019

#422 — February 1, 2019 Read on the Web JavaScript Weekly Future JavaScript: What's Still Missing? — We’ve looked at ES2018 and ES2019 and it seems JavaScript is evolving at a good pace, but Dr. Axel asks.. what’s still missing? Dr. Axel Rauschmayer Google Play Store Now Open for Progressive Web Apps — Chrome 72 […]

Is the 'TypeScript tax' worth it? January 25, 2019

#421 — January 25, 2019 Read on the Web JavaScript Weekly I posted a JSON and macOS-related tip to Twitter earlier this week that was surprisingly popular, and I was encouraged to include it here.. so if you're curious, scroll to the end of this issue 😄 — Peter Cooper, editor The TypeScript Tax: A […]

Information is Beautiful – Inspiration for DataVisualizations

How Truthful is the Bohemian Rhapsody Movie? February 12, 2019

As requested, we’ve completed a full, scene-by-scene, truthiness analysis of Bohemian Rhapsody. The results for our fact-checking of the 2018 movie about Freddie Mercury’s life, starring Rami Malek, have been added to our Based On a True True Story? interactive. What was the real nature of his relationship with Mary Austin? Did he really meet […]

Duncan Geere

The Winners of the World Data Visualization Prize February 11, 2019

The results are in. After combing through hundreds of impressive, insightful and creative entries, we’ve decided on the winners of the World Data Visualization Prize 2019. Conducted in partnership with the World Government Summit, the prize focuses on how governments are improving citizens’ lives. We asked entrants to use the power of data-visualization to illuminate data […]

Duncan Geere

Brexit Visual Video Explainer January 31, 2019

Struggling to understand or even maintain interest in Brexit? Don’t worry. Here’s a 4m video with a soothing voiceover, explaining it all visually. It’s like a lie-down for your brain. » Watch the video

Duncan Geere

Last Call! Entries For Our $40K Dataviz Challenge January 11, 2019

Sketch! Design! Code! Your interpretation of our datasets could win prizes of up to $25,000. Enter by: Fri 25th Jan 11:59 AST There’s also a special hand-drawn ‘napkin’ category for non-designers and those who like it tactile. We’re proud to announce a lovely panel of judges to celebrate your work: : Stefanie Posavec of Dear […]

David McCandless

CodeNewbie Podcast

S7:E5 - What does it mean to be offline-first? (Carmen Bourlon) February 11, 2019

Not everyone has fast internet, or access to internet at all. It might be because it's too expensive, or simply that the infrastructure isn't there. Whatever the reason, high-speed internet isn't as universal as we might think. But what does that mean for developers? How do we build products that work even without fast internet? […]

CodeNewbie

S7:E4 - What's a compiler? (Thorsten Ball) February 4, 2019

So what exactly is a compiler? And how is it different from an interpreter? And do you even need to know any of this stuff as a developer? Thorsten Ball has all the answers. He's written two books on the topic and he gives us a newbie-friendly introduction to the world of compilers and interpreters. […]

CodeNewbie

S7:E3 - Can you do open source full-time? (Jessie Frazelle, Bryan Liles) January 28, 2019

What does open source look like when you do it at a big company? Is it even possible to work on open source full-time? In this special episode, we talk to Jessie Frazelle and Bryan Liles about their experiences and perspectives on open source. We also feature our third episode of Tales from the Command […]

CodeNewbie

S7:E2 - How do I level up? (Ben Orenstein) January 21, 2019

You've been coding for a little while. Maybe you just finished a bootcamp, maybe you're in your first job or your second. But at what point do you get to level up? And what does leveling up even look like for a developer? We talk to Ben Orenstein, one of the creators of Upcase, a […]

CodeNewbie

S7:E1 - Moms who code (Bekah Hawrot Weigel) January 14, 2019

Bekah is a mother of four who’s learning to code. But what’s incredible about her story isn’t just that she’s raising young children while finding 2-4 hours every day to code, it’s that she used coding as a form of therapy to get through a very tough time in her life. We’re also introducing a […]

CodeNewbie

NPR Tech Headlines

Opinion: Good Night Oppy, A Farewell To NASA's Mars Rover February 16, 2019

NASA's admission this week that the agency has lost contact with a Mars rover brings an end to a compelling story of usefulness and resilience.

Scott Simon

This City Told Amazon And Google: No Incentives For You February 15, 2019

Amazon canceled plans for a New York City HQ after meeting stiff opposition over big tax breaks and other incentives. A California mayor refused to offer similar incentives but landed Google anyway.

Jasmine Garsd

Is Venmo Changing Your Money Habits? Tell Us About It February 15, 2019

Has Venmo changed the way you talk to your friends? And do you have questions about how to use it?

Daniella Cheslow

Andreas Ekström: Can We Solve For Bias In Tech? February 15, 2019

We think of search engines as unbiased sources of information. But they're not — and they can be manipulated. Andreas Ekström asks: who should hold the burden of addressing bias in search engines?

NPR/TED Staff

Texas Man With 3D-Printed Gun And 'Hit List' Of Lawmakers Sentenced To 8 Years February 14, 2019

The man printed the gun after a background check stopped him from purchasing a firearm legally. His sentencing comes as lawmakers around the country are trying to expand background check requirements.

Matthew S. Schwartz

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