While many folks think of JavaScript as a “modern” web programming language, it is, in fact, only a year younger than PHP. In this episode of the Delicious Brain Waves podcast, Iain chats with WP Migrate developer Ahmed about the history of JavaScript.
Ahmed takes us through how JavaScript came about, why it was almost universally hated at one point, and how the language has evolved in recent years. Iain and Ahmed also look at the state of JavaScript frameworks in the WordPress developer ecosystem and discuss the team’s experiences working with the new React-powered user interface in WP Migrate 2.0.
Show notes:
JavaScript is a critical part of modern WordPress, but some backend developers may struggle with “learning JavaScript deeply.” Ross Wintle and Ahmed Hussein discuss their own journeys, and how they’ve come to enjoy modern JavaScript development. WP Engine and Delicious Brains Delicious Brains announcement WP Engine announcement WP Engine questions and answers Press This podcast interview with Brad Touesnard and Jason Cohen WP Migrate WP Migrate WP Migrate 2.3 Released JavaScript resources Mozilla Developer Network (MDN) JavaScript reference CanIUse.com JSDoc - TypeScript annotations in comments Type-safe JavaScript with JSDoc WesBos JS30 WesBos ES6 Course Just JavaScript You Don't Know JS Alpine.js Syntax Podcast JavaScript Geolocation API (MDN) JavaScript Modules Electron Promises (MDN) Async/await (MDN) JavaScript Web Speech/Speech-to-Text API (MDN) node.js Getting started guide Go Make Things/Chris Ferdinandi Vue vs React: Which is the Best JavaScript Framework? A Guide to JavaScript for WordPress Demystifying ...
In the third episode of the Delicious Brain Waves podcast, Brad talks to Ian Jones about why the WP Offload Media plugin's UI is being rebuilt using Svelte. They discuss why WP Offload Media needs a UI refresh, why Svelte was picked over other frameworks such as React, Vue or Elm, and how it's going. Show Notes: WP Offload Media SvelteJS Rich Harris - Rethinking reactivity - YouTube Vue vs React: Which is the Best JavaScript Framework in 2020? Virtual DOM is pure overhead Let us know your thoughts on Twitter ...
In our latest podcast episode, Ahmed, Iain, and Ross discuss the hotly contested topic of whether people entering the web development field need a proper Computer Science (CS) degree. They talk about the challenges, pros, and cons of having vs. not having a CS degree, what they think of coding Bootcamps, and how they landed their first jobs. Show notes: Let us know your thoughts on Twitter ...
