Why I Like Using Maps (and WeakMaps) for Handling DOM Nodes
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Breaking down some of the reasons Maps (and WeakMaps) are especially useful tools when working with a large number of DOM nodes.
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Picking the Right Tool for Maneuvering JavaScript's Event Loop
/3,034Depending on the task, it's helpful to be able to schedule work throughout various parts of the event loop's lifecycle. Let's explore some of the tools available for doing it.
Read ItElegant Memoization with Ruby’s .tap Method
/4,120There are a few different ways to memoize complicated chunks of code in Ruby. Here's why .tap is my personal favorite.
Read ItIf Possible, Don't Run Prism.js in the Browser
/1,966I just moved this site's content over to a headless Ghost instance. As a part of that move, instead of processing Markdown, I'm retrieving raw HTML. I like that. It means fewer dependencies and a less complex build process.But it also means I need to do a little more work
Read ItConsider Animating Your Canvas in a Web Worker
/1,866With so much going on on the browser's main thread, keeping a canvas animation buttery smooth can sometimes be a challenge. Web workers can help ease that hassle by handling the painting process elsewhere.
Read ItMore Elegant Destructuring with JavaScript Generators
/4,885Exploring one of the few practical-ish use cases for iterables and generators I’ve come across so far — destructuring an arbitrary number of entities on demand.
Read ItUse a MutationObserver to Handle DOM Nodes that Don’t Exist Yet
Exploring how the MutationObserver API stacks up against the more traditional approach of polling for nodes that’ll eventually be created.
Read ItYou’ve Got Options for Removing Event Listeners
/23,597Reviewing some of the most common approaches available to remove event listeners in JavaScript.
Read ItUse the .matches() Method to Determine if a Selector Matches an Element
/1,653A Superior, Native Alternative to the Lame Approaches I’ve Used in the Past
Read ItWhat I Like About Astro
/3,170What Stuck Out While Migrating My Blog from Next.js to Astro
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