JS CC Digest

Have you ever noticed how quickly the previous page loads when you press the back button in your browser? This is thanks to the BFCache, which stands for backwards/forwards cache. It's a mechanism that allows browsers to keep a snapshot of a fully rendered page in memory.

Use a Google Map as a fully controlled reactive component and utilize all the other features of the Google Maps JavaScript API.

A major announcement at this week’s React Conf was the open sourcing of React’s experimental compiler, aimed at optimizing React code at build time. Additionally, a React Compiler Playground has been created for experimentation.

Today, we are excited to introduce the first two models of the next generation of Llama, Meta Llama 3, which are now available for widespread use. This release includes pre-trained and instructionally fine-tuned language models with 8 billion and 70 billion parameters, capable of supporting a wide range of use cases.

Convert your jQuery scripts to efficient JavaScript directly in your browser. Receive reliable, chainable, modern JavaScript code instantly that can be used as a minimal utility library, while keeping your existing code untouched.

JSR significantly improves the code distribution process by simplifying complexities that have long troubled developers. By being ESM-only and TypeScript-first, JSR eliminates the frustrating need to juggle package.json configurations and navigate through labyrinthine tsconfig compiler options.

This article delves into the intricacies of JavaScript and its building components, focusing on the Event Loop mechanism. It explores the challenges of programming in a single-threaded environment and how to overcome them using the Event Loop and async/await, providing real-time examples and tips for writing cleaner, more efficient code.

The blog post provides an in-depth explanation of JavaScript's asynchronous nature, focusing on callback and microtask queues. It includes code examples and step-by-step walkthroughs to illustrate how these queues interact with the call stack and event loop. The author also highlights the priority of the microtask queue over the callback queue in executing tasks.

“If you’re so confident in your solution, why don’t you implement it yourself?” A new hire with less than two months of work experience told me this. I was shocked.

I’ve collected some NodeJS knowledge for those who haven’t used it for a while. You might also find it useful even if you are a NodeJS expert.

If you’re diving into the world of Node.js or have been navigating its waters for a while, you know that performance can make or break your application. Whether it’s a simple API or a complex real-time communication system, the way your app performs under stress is crucial.