JavaScript

Timothy Vernon outlines how inlining your…

Dan Knauss

June 20, 2020

Timothy Vernon outlines how inlining your CSS can improve site performance. Lots of useful information here. 🏃 Timothy mentions that Chrome has a tool to find unused JavaScript and CSS; he also mentions Penthouse, which generates "critical CSS" for your…

Conference Updates The JavaScript for WordPress…

Dan Knauss

June 20, 2020

Conference Updates The JavaScript for WordPress event is happening from July 8 to 10th. 📅

Conference Updates WordSesh Americas completed it’s…

Dan Knauss

June 5, 2020

Conference Updates WordSesh Americas completed it's one-day live broadcast this week with a series of impressive talks. (Kudos to them for a diverse lineup!) Recordings are available if you have a WPSessions Membership. 👍 The call for speakers for WordCamp…

Upcoming Events Take note that WPCampus…

Dan Knauss

May 20, 2020

Hosting

Upcoming Events Take note that WPCampus 2020 Online has changed its dates to July 29-31. 📅 Other event reminders: WordSesh Americas 2020 is coming on May 27th. Registration is free and the lineup looks excellent. The call for speakers for…

DAVID’S PICKS 📬 Podcast Picks 🎙️…

Dan Knauss

May 3, 2020

Business

DAVID'S PICKS 📬 Podcast Picks 🎙️ Here are some podcasts I've listened to recently that I enjoyed: Women in WP: I really enjoy this podcast, and the latest episode features Sheree Chambers on her transition from building sites with Joomla…

Peter Tasker, a PHP and JavaScript…

Dan Knauss

April 27, 2020

Peter Tasker, a PHP and JavaScript developer in Canada, revised and updated his outstanding article on how to create custom WordPress Editor Blocks — in 2020. I recommend reading or bookmarking Peter's post if you might be building blocks in…

Karolina Szczur explains how to get…

Dan Knauss

February 5, 2020

Karolina Szczur explains how to get started with web performance by breaking down the most important performance metrics. 🚄 JavaScript is one of the main obstacles, according to Karolina: "Avoiding long-running tasks and blocking the JavaScript main thread is one…

Zack Bloom has concluded JavaScript Libraries…

Dan Knauss

February 4, 2020

Zack Bloom has concluded JavaScript Libraries "are almost never updated once installed." 😮 The oldest version of jQuery included in CDNJS is 1.10.0 — released on May 25, 2013. Through Cloudflare, it still gets "gets an average of 100k requests…

If you do JavaScript development, then…

Dan Knauss

February 4, 2020

If you do JavaScript development, then you might enjoy this piece from Joe Eames on why the import statement is so confusing. 😕

Zac Gordon outlines his plans at…

Dan Knauss

January 20, 2020

Zac Gordon outlines his plans at JavaScript for WordPress. More bootcamps and books are coming along with a platform for new teachers. Also mentioned: a focus on new speakers and MCs for conferences. 🎤

The 2019 Web Almanac is a…

Dan Knauss

December 13, 2019

WordPress News

The 2019 Web Almanac is a massive collection of data (20+ TB) from almost six million sites. 📊 Categories include CSS, JavaScript, accessibility, CMS, and page weight. There are lots of statistics to keep you busy for a while. Bookmark…

Check out this console cheat sheet…

Dan Knauss

November 26, 2019

Check out this console cheat sheet for JavaScript developers. 👀 Very handy!

It’s that time of year again,…

Dan Knauss

November 26, 2019

It's that time of year again, and you are invited to take the 2019 State of JavaScript survey. 🗳️ You can view the information gathered by the last survey here.