JSJ 361: Enough with the JS Already with Nicholas Zakas
Nicholas Zakas discusses the overuse of JavaScript and the underuse of HTML and CSS. The panel contemplates the talk Nicholas Zakas gave 6 years ago about this very same topic and how this is still a problem in the development community. Nicholas expounds on the negative effects overusing Javascript has on web applications and the things that using HTML and CSS do really well. The panel talks about the need for simplicity and using the right tool to build applications. Nicholas recommends the methods he uses to build greenfield applications and to improve existing applications.
Special Guests:
Nicholas Zakas
Show Notes
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Panel
- AJ O’Neal
- Joe Eames
- Aimee Knight
- Charles Max Wood
- Chris Ferdinandi
Joined by Special guest: Nicholas Zakas
Summary
Nicholas Zakas discusses the overuse of JavaScript and the underuse of HTML and CSS. The panel contemplates the talk Nicholas Zakas gave 6 years ago about this very same topic and how this is still a problem in the development community. Nicholas expounds on the negative effects overusing Javascript has on web applications and the things that using HTML and CSS do really well. The panel talks about the need for simplicity and using the right tool to build applications. Nicholas recommends the methods he uses to build greenfield applications and to improve existing applications.
Links
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=li4Y0E_x8zE
- https://www.slideshare.net/nzakas/enough-withthejavascriptalready
- https://twitter.com/slicknet
- https://humanwhocodes.com/
- https://www.facebook.com/javascriptjabber
- https://twitter.com/JSJabber
Picks
Chris Ferdinandi:
AJ O’Neal:
- Jurassic Park
- Terminator 2
- E6000 adhesive
Aimee Knight:
- https://www.reebok.com/us/reebok-legacy-lifter/BD4730.html
- https://www.holloway.com/g/equity-compensation
Charles Max Wood:
Joe Eames:
- https://www.mysteryscenemag.com/blog-article/5905-tom-straw-the-author-behind-castle
- Richard Castle books
- https://vanillajslist.com/
Nicholas Zakas:
- The Power of Full Engagement: Managing Energy, Not Time, Is the Key to High Performance and Personal Renewal by Jim Loehr and Tony Schwartz
- https://opencollective.com/eslint
Special Guest: Nicholas C. Zakas.
JSJ 361: Enough with the JS Already with Nicholas Zakas
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