How to add OTEL instrumentation to a React Native app
Member post by Jonathan Munz, Senior Software Engineer at Embrace React Native allows developers to build native mobile apps using Javascript and Typescript for both iOS and Android. With a web language as its core and native deployment… ⌘ Read more

Porting my JavaScript Game Engine to C for No Reason

tl;dr: high_impact is small game engine for 2D action games. It’s written in C, compiles to Windows, Mac and Linux as well as to WASM for the Web. It’s “inspired by” my original Impact JavaScript game engine from 2010. The name high_impact is a nod to a time when C was considered a high level language.

MIT licensed, source on github: [github.com/phoboslab/high_impact](https://github … ⌘ Read more

How to Update Node.js to Latest Version on Mac
If you use Node.js for web development, creation of web apps, and javascript based network applications, you undoubtedly may come across situations where you’d like to make sure that the latest version of Node.js is installed on your Mac. Upgrading to the latest version of Node.js means you’ll have access to the most recent features … Read More ⌘ Read more

There is JavaScript, but not everything is implemented (properly). They’re writing everything including the JavaScript engine from scratch.

A huge effort 😲

Attack of the clones: Getting RCE in Chrome’s renderer with duplicate object properties
In this post, I’ll exploit CVE-2024-3833, an object corruption bug in v8, the Javascript engine of Chrome, that allows remote code execution (RCE) in the renderer sandbox of Chrome by a single visit to a malicious site.

The post [Attack of the clones: Getting RCE in Chrome’s renderer with duplicate object properties](https://github.blog/2024-06-26-attack-of-the-cl … ⌘ Read more

** books, the end of winter, video games and javascript **
Since my last update I’ve read a handful of books. Some standout reads include Tales from Earthsea, The Other Wind and The Left Hand of Darkness, all by Ursula K. Le Guin. I’d read them all before, accepted for The Other Wind. I thought I’d read The Other Wind, but hadn’t! Chaos: Making a New Science by James Gleick was also a fun read. I liked it for the rabbit holes it invited me down; I’ve been thinking a lot … ⌘ Read more

How to Disable Content Blockers for Specific Sites in Safari for Mac
Some Mac users have content blockers installed into Safari, which are usually designed to prevent a part of a webpage from loading, things like preventing a remote javascript that tracks cookies or loads ads, or something that places a cookie into your browser, etc. The very nature of how content blockers work can cause interference … [Read More](https://osxdaily.com/2024/02/23/how-to-disable-cont … ⌘ Read more

Build code security skills with the GitHub Secure Code Game
Learn to find and fix security issues while having fun with Secure Code Game, now with new challenges focusing on JavaScript, Python, Go, and GitHub Actions!

The post Build code security skills with the GitHub Secure Code Game appeared first on The GitHub Blog. ⌘ Read more

js13kGames 2023 winners 🏆
The twelfth annual js13kGames coding competition, challenging participants to create games in 13kB or less of JavaScript in a month, just wrapped up. This post highlights the top thirteen entries.

The post js13kGames 2023 winners 🏆 appeared first on The GitHub Blog. ⌘ Read more

I take it back. Excalidraw is like tldraw–you can integrate it into a Javascript front end if you want. Which means technically you could self-host it if you wanted, but you’d have to write your own front end code to embed it, and host that code somehow.

@prologic@twtxt.net I see what you mean about tldraw. I looked at their github repository and it seems like they are distributing it as an npm package for people who want to include a whiteboard in their Javascript-based frontend. I didn’t see a way to just launch the thing.

I have half a mind to write a little scala frontend that sets up one of these, since scalajs makes it very easy to use these Javascript web component things while making it look like you’re writing scala.

(De)coding conventions
Navigating the ebb and flow of programming paradigms–from the shifts in the JavaScript ecosystem and TypeScript’s rise, to AI’s role in advancing accessibility, and strategies for encouraging non-code contributions–tune in to the latest episode of The ReadME Podcast for more. ⌘ Read more

According to the RedMonk programming language rankings from Jan 2023, Go and Scala are tied at 14th place 😏

1 JavaScript
2 Python
3 Java
4 PHP
5 C#
6 CSS
7 TypeScript
7 C++
9 Ruby
10 C
11 Swift
12 Shell
12 R
14 Go
14 Scala
16 Objective-C
17 Kotlin
18 PowerShell
19 Rust
19 Dart

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New JavaScript trademark policy announced
“This should help solve one of our biggest problems… people saying the word ‘JavaScript’.” ⌘ Read more

** week notes **
Some things of note, links mostly:

First and foremost, I found a suitable pinboard replacement in link hut! Shout outs to my buddy Bruno for the tip.

Here’s a bookmarklet I wrote to make it a bit more ergonomic for how I like to roll,

 javascript
javascript:(<span class="hljs-function"><span class="hljs-keyword">function</span> (<span class="hljs-params"></span>) </span>{
  <span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> tags = prompt(<span class="hljs-string">'A space separated list of tags.' ... ⌘ [Read more](https://eli.li/2023/03/31/week-notes)

What makes a “Linux Game” a “LINUX Game”?
Listen now (20 min) | If a game uses Wine, Javascript, or various engines or interpreters… is it a “Linux” game? ⌘ Read more

Finally, a JavaScript-free frontend for GitLab instances: https://git.vitali64.duckdns.org/utils/laboratory.git

I needed something to help with a morning schedule for two kiddos. It highlights the current 5-minute block as it goes. I think this was my first time reaching for JavaScript for a personal project. https://sidequest.club/stages.html

ChatGPT is smart enough to detect what the code in the single minified JavaScript file on my blog front page does. Try it out! 🙃 ⌘ Read more

ChatGPT is smart enough to detect what the code in the single minified JavaScript file on my blog front page does. Try it out! 🙃 ⌘ Read more

Unlocking security updates for transitive dependencies with npm
How Dependabot integrated with npm to address security vulnerabilities on transitive dependencies and increase the likelihood of success for JavaScript security updates by 40%. ⌘ Read more

Tell me you write go like javascript without telling me you write go like javascript:

import "runtime/debug"

var Commit = func() string {
  if info, ok := debug.ReadBuildInfo(); ok {
    for _, setting := range info.Settings {
      if setting.Key == "vcs.revision" {
        return setting.Value
      }
    }
  }

  return "" 
}()

https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2022/11/14/3-ways-embed-commit-hash-go-programs#3__using_runtime_debug_package

How to Use the Node Docker Official Image
Topping Stack Overflow’s 2022 list of most popular web frameworks and technologies, Node.js continues to grow as a critical MERN stack component. And since Node applications are written in JavaScript — the world’s leading programming language — many developers will feel right at home using it. We introduced the Node Docker Official Image (DOI) due […] ⌘ Read more

9 Tips for Containerizing Your Node.js Application
Over the last five years, Node.js has maintained its position as a top platform among professional developers. It’s an open source, cross-platform JavaScript runtime environment designed to maximize throughput. Node.js uses an event-driven, non-blocking I/O model that makes it lightweight and efficient — perfect for data intensive, real-time, and distributed applications.  With over 90,500 stars […] ⌘ Read more

js13kGames 2022 winners 🏆
The eleventh annual js13kGames coding competition, challenging participants to create games in 13kB or less of JavaScript in a month, just wrapped up. This post highlights the top thirteen entries. ⌘ Read more

Tigase Blog: Tigase XMPP Client Apps

Web based, JavaScript, React and so on app are great… for developers.

We do care about users and we understand that the only way to provide users with great experience is through native apps.

Therefore we have put a lot of effort and dedication to develop native client for each platform separately. Each of our
apps is tailored for the best experience and native feeling. Plus they are optimized for each platform, so they are
lightweight but also powerful and take … ⌘ Read more

Why Javascript is Retarded: Part 1
Four reasons why Javascript is just… lol… absolutely ridiculous. ⌘ Read more

Containerizing a Slack Clone App Built with the MERN Stack
The MERN Stack is a fast growing, open source JavaScript stack that’s gained huge momentum among today’s web developers. MERN is a diverse collection of robust technologies (namely, Mongo, Express, React, and Node) for developing scalable web applications — supported by frontend, backend, and database components. Node, Express, and React even ranked highly among most-popular […] ⌘ Read more

Brendan Eich Interview - Jan 9th, 2018
Watch now (57 min) | Creator of JavaScript. Co-founder (and ex-CTO & CEO) of Mozilla. CEO of Brave. ⌘ Read more

The Chromium super (inline cache) type confusion
In this post I’ll exploit CVE-2022-1134, a type confusion in Chrome that I reported in March 2022, which allows remote code execution (RCE) in the renderer sandbox of Chrome by a single visit to a malicious site. I’ll also look at some past vulnerabilities of this type and some implementation details of inline cache in V8, the JavaScript engine of Chrome. ⌘ Read more

Erlang Solutions: Modern Software Engineering Principles for Fintechs by Daniel Pilon at SumUp
Daniel Pilon is a Software Engineering Manager at SumUp. Since 2007 he has worked across several industries before arriving in the fintech space. He has experience in many programming languages, such as C#, Java and JavaScript but since discovering Elixir and the power of functional programming a few years ago, he hasn’t looked back.

Right now he is building SumUp Bank, a complete digital banking solution … ⌘ Read more

I want a browser for iOS that’s basically Mobile Safari but without JavaScript (or at least an easy toggle). Does such a thing exist?

** My programming language odyssey **
While I wouldn’t say I’m wicked adept at any one language, I’ve dipped my toes into many different languages. Here, I try to roughly recreate my programming language journey.

The web. A marvel, a terror. I started here, more out of ease of access than necessity, but was able to get far enough to make a career out of web dev. I should also add SQL to this list.

[Elm](https://elm-lang … ⌘ Read more

Gemini capsule
Gemini is a lightweight Internet protocol. It’s heavier than Gopher
but lighter than HTTP(S), especially if combined with all other web
technologies. The name makes sense if Gopher is Project Mercury and
the web is the Apollo program.

One of its uses is to serve gemtext, which is a lightweight
Markdown-like markup language, instead of HTML. Gemini browsers don’t
have support for neither Javascript, nor CSS, nor any of the other new
web technologies. It can be beautiful anyway, s … ⌘ Read more

Gemini capsule
Gemini is a lightweight Internet
protocol. It’s heavier than Gopher but a bit lighter than HTTP(S).
It’s the Gemini programme if Gopher is Mercury and HTTP is Atlas.

One of its uses is to serve gemtext, which is a lightweight
Markdown-like markup language, instead of HTML. Gemini browsers don’t
have support for neither Javascript, nor CSS, nor any of the other new
web technologies. It can be beautiful anyway, see for instance
[Lagrange]( [http … ⌘ Read more

Telegram is now a super-app?
It seems that there is a new super-app: Telegram. Bots can now also use HTML5 and JavaScript and thus “replace websites”. ⌘ Read more

Happy Friday. Here’s some funny programming pictures.
Ok. They’re not *all* about actual programming. Some are about Javascript. ⌘ Read more

web0?
With all the hype (or bullshit) about “web3”, it’s good to see a counter movement as well. Whether this site is really “web0” or just pre-“Web 2++” (my term for websites overloaded with frameworks, JavaScript and CSS) remains to be debated… ⌘ Read more

** Olophont.js **
In Lord of the Rings there are creatures that look like giant elephants. JRR Tolkien named these creatures“olophonts…” simply replacing every vowel in the word elephant with an o. Here is a javascript function to do the same thing.

 javascript
<span class="hljs-function"><span class="hljs-keyword">function</span> <span class="hljs-title">olophont</span>(<span class="hljs-params">string</span>) </span>{
  <span class="hljs-keyword">let</span> replaceVowels = <span class="hljs-string">""</span> ... ⌘ [Read more](https://eli.li/2021/12/20/olophont-js)

Creator of Javascript apologizes for “screwing up a good thing and ruining, like, basically everything”
“Yeah. That’s my bad.” ⌘ Read more

@fastidious@arrakis.netbros.com the things Gemini has going for it are mutual TLS and lack of JavaScript. Which makes for a secure albeit boring experience (much like gopher). The fake markdown is a bit of a drag.

A render mode for Gemini probably wouldnt be too hard. There are markdown to Gemini libs out there.

With Web3 the whole trust a 3rd party browser ext + high fees + env impact for compute and storage are serious no gos for me.. I have heard one too many horror stories about clicking the wrong link and some script draining your metamask wallet.

@prologic@twtxt.net

JavaScript : web apps

I understand the hate for JavaScript. But what option is there for writing web enabled applications for desktop / mobile?

@fastidious@arrakis.netbros.com A delay is fine. Just, sometimes I’ll do something else, and look back at my feed a few hours later and forget that I haven’t refreshed the feed. And I totally support making sure the experience continues to be first-class for folks opting out of Javascript.

Dark Arts
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Quake. In 13k of Javascript.
I repeat: QUAKE. In Javascript. IN ONLY 13 KB! ⌘ Read more

In my quest to find a nicer HTML layout for my site, I just found bloated JavaScript thigs and shitty Google Fonts

Javascript Card Trick - Computerphile ⌘ Read more

“Native JavaScript IDE for iOS” are five words that don’t belong in one sentence. https://codesandbox.io/post/codesandbox-acquires-playjs

https://github.com/you-dont-need/You-Dont-Need-Javascript/blob/master/README.MD JavaScript css

Please stop recommending JavaScript programs to me. They’re bad enough in a browser, let alone as a piece of dedicated software.