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Metronomes in JavaScript
An interesting experiment in comparing the efficacy of async functions, Web Workers, and using the Web Audio API’s clock for scheduling things precisely.
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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 a look at some of the key optimizations and the actual benefits to real workloads.
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The 5 Big Features of TypeScript 3.7 and How to Use Them
Who's excited in the release of Typescript 3.7? The target release date is November 5th, and there's some seriously exciting headline features.
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A Million Digits of Pi in 9 Lines of Javascript
An interesting article by Andrew Jennings showing how to do with high precision arithmetic in calculating 9 milion digits of Pi using 9 lines of JavaScript.
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Tools & Code
Emoji Button: A Vanilla JavaScript Emoji Picker
An awesome tool that turns a button element into an emoji picker. Give it a try!
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React Native Tutorial for Beginners - Crash Course 2019
Free React Native Introduction for Beginners: Get Started with React Native and learn how to build an iOS and Android app!
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Misc
An interesting Twitter thread...
An interesting Twitter post by JavaScript theologian @getify , complete with people making suggestions of their workarounds.
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