Whats the secret of V8
Why has been google V8 always so fast?
What's so great on Javascript
When being interviewed for job offers I sometimes get asked why I’ve left Java and focus more on doing Javascript. To be honest I think Java is incredibly crippled but you could probably say so about any wide-spread language.
Not writing callback hell
I really enjoyed one of the talks about react — the speaker there said something like
“Nobody likes spaghetti code
so don’t write spaghetti”.
Angular basics (slides)
The slides for talk I gave this May
Bootstrap grid same height
Simple trick you might need to use when doing real-world layouts.
Reading tips
Sumup of interesting posts I’ve read this week. Node.js garbage collection Strongloop recently posted interesting article about garbage collection in node.js, how it works, in what way it is organized in memory and some
Testing javascript using tape
I’ve started with jasmine then moved to mocha and now I am switching to tape which I believe is one of the simplest tools out there.
JSHint git example
An easy way to verify your code before any commit. It can save you some time spent debugging if you don’t lint automatically on each file change.
Node.js version management
This is the kind of tool you just have to love for its ease of use yet I had no idea it even existed. In contrast with NVM which is fairly popular this is little unknown gem.
Getting started with Digital Ocean
I was happy with heroku for a long time so I’ve almost missed the big hype around Digital Ocean SSD hosting. I was little curious but totally not made my decision at the time. Yet what instantly got my attention was test