JavaScript dates are about to be fixed

docs.timetime.in
javascript-dates-are-about-to-be-fixed

Of all the recent changes coming to ECMAScript, my favorite by far is the Temporal proposal. This proposal is very advanced, and we can already use this API through the polyfill provided by the FullCalendar team. This API is so … Read more

JavaScript Garbage Collection and Closures

jakearchibald.com
javascript-garbage-collection-and-closures

Me, Surma, and Jason were hacking on a thing, and discovered that garbage collection within a function doesn’t quite work like we expected. function demo() { const bigArrayBuffer = new ArrayBuffer(100_000_000); const id = setTimeout(() => { console.log(bigArrayBuffer.byteLength); }, 1000); … Read more

A JavaScript Nightmare

blog.ignaciobrasca.com
a-javascript-nightmare

It was Friday, and everyone was leaving or at most about to. Suddenly, during a quick demo, I realized something was off. Oh boy, the game started… After an initial smoke review, I realized the system wasn’t working as expected … Read more