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

Two new JavaScript engines walked into a foobar.. July 12, 2019

#445 — July 12, 2019 Read on the Web JavaScript Weekly QuickJS: A New, Small, Embeddable JavaScript Engine — Fabrice, the genius behind FFMPEG and JSLinux, is back with another project.. a complete JS engine (supporting the ES2019 spec!) built in a relatively tiny amount of C. Will this replace V8? No, it’s a small […]

It's a big week for Babel July 5, 2019

#444 — July 5, 2019 Read on the Web JavaScript Weekly Babel 7.5.0 Released — The popular JavaScript compiler now includes an official plugin for dynamic imports (currently in stage 4) and the F# style pipeline operator. There’s also experimental support for TypeScript namespaces. Nicolò Ribaudo ▶ Introducing The Babel Podcast — Not only do we get […]

Keep betting on JavaScript, says Kyle Simpson June 28, 2019

#443 — June 28, 2019 Read on the Web JavaScript Weekly The Cost of JavaScript in 2019 — Almost a year ago, we linked to Addy Osmani’s Cost of JavaScript in 2018 article, and he’s back with an update for 2019 in both video and article forms. If you want to get a feel for […]

V8 7.6, an intro to Web Components, and a task library from Microsoft June 21, 2019

#442 — June 21, 2019 Read on the Web JavaScript Weekly TOAST UI Grid 4.0 Released — TOAST UI Grid (see samples here) is a powerful and customizable grid control for the Web that supports editing, calculations, a tree-like view, theming, and more. 4.0 is a big release as it tears out the old jQuery […]

Information is Beautiful – Inspiration for DataVisualizations

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

What is Methane And Where Does it Come From? May 30, 2019

What is natural gas? Where does methane gas come from? Is methane a greenhouse gas? How much methane do cows produce? All these questions are answered by our comprehensive methane cycle infographic. » Methane explained » See the data

Duncan Geere

CodeNewbie Podcast

S9:E2 - What is data journalism and how do you tell stories through your code? (Sandeep Junnarkar) July 15, 2019

In this episode, we chat with Sandeep Junnarkar, Director of Interactive Journalism at the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism. He tells us about his journey into code launching the New York Times on the web, what data journalism is and how to do it, and why it’s important to tell stories through code. Show […]

CodeNewbie

S9:E1 - How do you go from hackathons to building a hurricane relief business (Nick Feuer) July 8, 2019

In this episode we chat with one of the winner of IBM's 2018 Call for Code virtual hackathon, which focuses on challenging developers to find ways to reduce the impact of natural disasters through technology. The winners of Project OWL, a deployable mesh network for bringing connectivity to survivors of natural disasters (don't worry, we […]

CodeNewbie

S9:E0 - Season 9 trailer (Jeffrey Liebert, Ali Spittel, Mina Markham, Dave Thomas, Andy Hunt) July 3, 2019

We're gearing up to launch season 9 on July 8th, and we couldn't be more excited for you to listen. We got a ton of great guests to talk about a bunch of awesome topics including workplace burnout, why you should learn user interface and design, and dealing with online trolls. Show Links Square (sponsor) […]

CodeNewbie

S8:E8 - What it's like to be in a computer science class (David Malan) May 27, 2019

CS50 is the largest class at Harvard, with 800 students, but you can also find these engaging lectures online. We chat with the professor of this popular and unconventional class, David Malan, Gordon McKay Professor of the Practice of Computer Science. Show Links Square (sponsor) Flatiron School (sponsor) Red Hat (sponsor) Actualize (sponsor) CS50 Big […]

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S8:E7 - How do you transform your career? (Kanika Tolver) May 20, 2019

Deciding to start over again and begin a new career path can be overwhelming and stressful. We chat with Kanika Tolver, founder of Career Rehab and senior project manager for the US Department of the Treasury, about some of the most important things to consider and some of the best resources to use to help […]

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NPR Tech Headlines

Meet John Houbolt: He Figured Out How To Go To The Moon, But Few Were Listening July 18, 2019

In the early 1960s, NASA was considering three different ideas for landing a man on the lunar surface. Houbolt's plan ultimately won out despite concerns within NASA that it was too risky.

Scott Neuman

Viral Russian-Created FaceApp Sparks Worry Over Privacy July 18, 2019

NPR's Noel King talks to Geoffrey Fowler of "The Washington Post" who has done analysis on the Russian-created FaceApp that's gone viral for its ability to use photos to transform people's faces.

Democrats Issue Warnings Against Viral Russia-Based Face-Morphing App July 18, 2019

FaceApp's surge in popularity has driven Sen. Chuck Schumer to call for a federal investigation into the St. Petersburg-developed app over potential "national security and privacy risks" to Americans.

Emma Bowman

Game Mode: Managing Producer Of Narrative, Randy Varnell July 17, 2019

The script for Borderlands 2 contained around 500,000 lines of dialogue. Surprised?

EU Investigates If Amazon Hurts Competition By Using Sellers' Data July 17, 2019

The European Union's antitrust arm will evaluate Amazon's role as both a retailer and a marketplace for others. One focus will be on Amazon's use of data collected from third-party sellers.

Alina Selyukh

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