Author: Jonathan Reynolds

I’m writing this article to uncover some myths, truths, beliefs, and doubts. Being a newbie in a new domain is difficult. When starting coding it’s not obvious what path you should take. There is a huge amount of technologies and even more articles (mis)directing you. So what path you should take when starting out? If you want to get to the learning plan immediately, jump to the how to start section. If you’re: You may read my general programming FAQ. Many of you learn Javascript from scratch. I can assure you don’t have to have a CS degree or to be a genius. Is this…

Typescript is a superset of Javascript. It’s Javascript with type definitions and the code will be checked when compiling. Why adopt TS if … Javascript is fast to prototype We can code fast with Javascript. The language is simple and allows us to do a lot of things. A prototyping time can be amazingly short. A downside of this is code readability. If we need to prototype something quickly to understand if the idea is viable, we skip thinking about architecture, writing documentation, tests. Eventually, we have a working piece. It has some bugs, but they can be fixed relatively…

We have a lot to do in our daily routines, but some people manage to do more. In this world, those who succeed to do more things daily, tend to thrive. Work well and be rewarded. The central message: do the actual work instead of distracting to multiple things. TL;DR: We have a lot to do in our daily routines, but some people manage to do more. In this world, those who succeed to do more things daily, tend to thrive. Work well and be rewarded. Shallow and deep work A shallow one is when we do something in a…

A summary of the book “Predictably Irrational” by Dan Ariely. The book tells us we, humans, aren’t rational in our decisions sometimes. Moreover, there are fallacies we can predict, and create strategies to avoid irrationality in our thinking. The book tells us we, humans, aren’t rational in our decisions sometimes. Moreover, there are fallacies we can predict, and create strategies to avoid irrationality in our thinking. Relativity We don’t usually choose things in absolute terms. We don’t an internal feeling to tell us how much things are worth. To have an approximate understanding of worth, we need to compare. The…

If you clone yourself, would it be you or a different person? How to define “me”? If you clone yourself, would it be you or a different person? How to define “me”? Let’s say consciousness is an ability to perceive yourself as an independent unit of the whole system. I can feel myself. I can’t feel my clone. So it seems my clone is a different person. Though, this person has the same configurations, such as goals, memories, life principles, and so on. We can define “me” as a set of some factors, like a memory net, which is expressed…

A connection between longevity and eating less. I’ve stumbled upon interesting numbers that show an average body mass index in the world. 70% of US adults are overweight, many developed countries have nearly the same percentage: Canada – 67.5%, Germany – 62.8%, UK – 67.2%, and so on. But take a look at Japan – 29.4% of adults are overweight. An average life expectancy – 84.6 years. There is an island in Japan, Okinawa. People there are famous for their longevity. Their diet can be the largest factor in such life expectancy. The residents don’t eat for a full belly.…

11 resources for Javascript developers to improve their knowledge. No matter you’re a beginner at learning Javascript stuff or a person who familiar with the ecosystem well, you could miss something. I gather here common and specific Javascript and Node.JS resources that could be handy for you. V8 related articles Well explained topics if you want to deepen to low-level stuff. How the V8 handles Javascript types internally? How does the compiler work? It also covers garbage collector, memory/performance profiling, code caching subjects.Also: WTF, Javascript? A list of funny and tricky JavaScript examples. Useful examples with explanations for beginners and nice-to-know for all Javascript…