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

What impact could modern JS have on your users? January 22, 2021

#522 — January 22, 2021 Unsubscribe | Read on the Web JavaScript Weekly The JavaScript 'Rising Stars' of 2020 — Fingers crossed this is our final ‘look back’ at 2020, but the ‘Best of JS Rising Stars’ roundup comes out at the start of each year and shows off the fastest growing JavaScript tools and projects over […]

The State of JS 2020 survey results January 15, 2021

#521 — January 15, 2021 Unsubscribe | Read on the Web JavaScript Weekly The State of JS 2020 Survey Results — 23,765 people from 137 countries took part in the recent State of JS survey and while there are some common criticisms of the project, the results are nonetheless interesting and we’ll be digging into some in […]

The top tools, stories, and resources of the past year. January 8, 2021

#520 — January 8, 2021 Unsubscribe | Read on the Web 👋 We're back! Usually we end the year by looking back at the biggest items of the year, but December was so busy that we've decided to leave it till now :-) If you didn't see every issue last year (and you probably didn't!) you should […]

Welcome to JavaScriptLandia? December 18, 2020

#519 — December 18, 2020 Unsubscribe | Read on the Web JavaScript Weekly JavaScriptLandia: The OpenJS Foundation's 'Individual Supporter Program' — A new initiative launched by the OpenJS Foundation and several prominent JavaScript community members which lets you express your support for the JavaScript ecosystem. Jory Burson and Myles Borins went on Stack Overflow’s podcast to explain what […]

Information is Beautiful – Inspiration for DataVisualizations

Research dump: Coronavirus & COVID19 latest science, reports, data January 19, 2021

I’ve been trying to keep up with the firehose of COVID19 research in order to distill and visualise more infographics. But it’s proven too much to manage on top of writing a new book and launching an app. So here’s everything I’ve recently been reading and processing for data and insights. I hope to crystallise […]

David McCandless

New Coronavirus COVID-19 Interactive Visuals January 19, 2021

We’ve revised our live generative Coronavirus data-visuals and added a new Country Comparer and Hotspot Map. Great code & design work from UniversLab and Nueker. » see the visualisations » see the visualisations

David McCandless

How the $900 Billion Dollar US Congress Stimulus Bill Breaks Down December 21, 2020

Not-a-bad-deal visualized. The Democrats negotiated a lot of support in there for low-income and Native populations. Trump also got $1.4bn for his wall. » see the graphic

David McCandless

Snake oil Supplements? Superfoods? Sports sups? Sativa? December 9, 2020

Updated our interactive ‘bubble race’ diagrams summarising the medical efficacy of: » nutritional supplements (189) » superfoods (99) » sports performance enhancers (95) » cannabis / marijuana (68 conditions) We’ve been curating these data graphics for some years now. Focusing on health areas where evidence is scattered, or spotty, or unreliably reported in the media. […]

David McCandless

CodeNewbie Podcast

S14:E9 - How to build tech for social justice (Alex Qin) December 28, 2020

In this episode, we talk about how to build tech for social justice, with Alex Qin, co-founder and CEO of Emergent Works. Alex talks about the challenges she had to face being a woman in tech, how shaving her head caused people to treat her with more respect and launched her on a path toward […]

CodeNewbie

S14:E8 - What is .NET and why is it useful (Maria Nagagga) December 21, 2020

In this episode, we talk about .NET with Maria Naggaga, Senior Program Manager at Microsoft for .NET interactive and ASP.NET. Maria talks about how coding was actually a great path because of her dyslexia, what .NET is, what it’s good for and what the learning curve is to use it effectively. Show Links TwilioQuest (sponsor) […]

CodeNewbie

S14:E7 - How to stay motivated and get your first job ( Danny Thompson) December 14, 2020

In this episode, we talk about how to stay motivated and get your first job, with Danny Thompson, software engineer at Frontdoor and the chapter founder and organizer of GDG Memphis, a meetup for providing resources and supporting developers along their careers. Danny talks about going from gas station fry cook to developer, how to […]

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S14:E6 - What is Typescript and when should you use it (Dan Vanderkam) December 6, 2020

In this episode, we talk Typescript with Dan Vanderkam, principal software engineer at Sidewalk Labs, and author of Effective TypeScript. Dan talks about the difference between working on a personal project versus a project at scale, what typescript is, and how it can help you once you move to those larger projects. Show Links TwilioQuest […]

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S14:E5 - What are the benefits of learning to code when you’re older (Allison Sheridan) November 30, 2020

In this episode, we talk about learning to code when you’re older, with Allison Sheridan, creator of the NosillaCast Mac Podcast, and former IT Fellow at Raytheon. Allison talks about why she picked up coding in her retirement, her challenges and successes on her coding journey, as well as her tips for learning. Show Links […]

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NPR Tech Headlines

Is Deplatforming Enough To Fight Disinformation And Extremism? January 25, 2021

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with crisis informatics expert Kate Starbird about whether deplatforming is enough to stop disinformation and violent extremism online.

Alternative Social Media Platforms Become Popular Among Some Trump Supporters January 25, 2021

As Facebook and Twitter crack down on extremist groups, some on the right are migrating to alternative social media platforms that promise rules laxer than those of mainstream websites.

Shannon Bond

Facebook Oversight Board Co-Chair On Determining The Future Of Trump's Accounts January 24, 2021

Facebook oversight board co-chair Jamal Greene tells NPR about what the board is considering as it weighs whether to allow Donald Trump back onto Facebook and Instagram.

Jason Slotkin

Facebook Oversight Board Co-Chair On Future Of Trump's Account January 23, 2021

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Jamal Greene, co-chair of Facebook's independent oversight board, about what will happen next with President Trump's suspended account.

Twitter Bans Account Linked To Iran's Supreme Leader January 22, 2021

An image that seems to threaten former President Donald Trump has prompted Twitter to deactivate an account linked to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. The image also appears on Khameini's website.

Dustin Jones

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