In this episode, I talk about the benefits of JavaScript frameworks (crazy, right?).

## Links

- https://twitter.com/stubbornella/status/979377381008818176
- https://gomakethings.com

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Episode 6 - The benefits of using a JavaScript framework (seriously)

In this episode, I talk about learning how to think in JavaScript. I'll explore the benefits of working on lots of projects, the challenges, and a new program I'm offering to help make it easier.

Visit https://vanillajsacademy.com to learn more. For a limited time, use the code ACADEMYINSIDER at checkout to get 50% off.

Episode 8 - Learning how to think in JavaScript

I talk about what it takes to be a great JavaScript developer.

## Links

- The Vanilla JS Academy: https://vanillajsacademy.com
- Beakman's World on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beakman%27s_World
- Beakman's World Clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBmuQzlLr-g

Episode 14 - How to be a great JavaScript developer

In this episode, I talk about why focusing on the developer experience is a straw man that leads to more and more JS bloat and a worse user experience.

## Links

- The Developer Experience Bait-and-Switch: https://infrequently.org/2018/09/the-developer-experience-bait-and-switch/
- The Vanilla JS Academy: https://vanillajsacademy.com

Episode 15 - The developer experience is bullshit

Some thoughts I have on how to build a simpler, faster, world wide web. In this talk, I explore how our modern best practices are making the web worse, and share ideas on how to fix it.

Episode 16 - The Lean Web

Today, I'm talking about web accessibility as a moral obligation.

## Links

- JS Jabber: https://devchat.tv/js-jabber/
- Chris DeMars: http://chrisdemars.com/
- A11Y Nutrition Cards - https://davatron5000.github.io/a11y-nutrition-cards/
- Browser-Native Accordions: https://gomakethings.com/javascript-free-accordions/
- Accessibility issues with the dialog element: https://www.scottohara.me/blog/2019/03/05/open-dialog.html

Episode 17 - Accessibility is a moral obligation

Today, I'm talking about let, const, and why I use var to define variables instead.

## Links for this podcast

- let and const primer: https://gomakethings.com/let-var-and-const/
- My approach to backwards compatibility: https://gomakethings.com/why-i-love-polyfills/

Episode 18 - let and const, and why I still use var

In this episode, I talk about why readibility matters more than brevity.

## Links

- Uglify: https://www.uglifyjs.net/
- Terser: https://github.com/terser-js/terser
- Function types: https://gomakethings.com/function-expressions-vs-function-declarations/
- Arrow Functions: https://gomakethings.com/an-introduction-to-es6-arrow-functions/
- Ternary Operators: https://gomakethings.com/ternary-operators/

Episode 19 - Code readability is more important than brevity

In this episode, I talk about JavaScript and file size.

## Links

- ReefJS: https://github.com/cferdinandi/reef
- The True Cost of JavaScript: https://medium.com/@addyosmani/the-cost-of-javascript-in-2018-7d8950fbb5d4

Episode 20 - 30k of JavasScript isn't that much

In this episode, I talk about industry's obsession with shiny new technology over older, stable solutions, and why that's a problem.

Episode 21 - Old doesnt mean obsolete

In this episode, I talk about the idea that frameworks are better for accessibility (and other framework myths).

## Links

- WebAIM's audit of the top million websites: https://webaim.org/projects/million/
- Addy Osmani's "The Cost of JavaScript" article: https://medium.com/@addyosmani/the-cost-of-javascript-in-2018-7d8950fbb5d4
- DOMPurify: https://github.com/cure53/DOMPurify/
- sanitizeHTML() helper function: https://gomakethings.com/preventing-cross-site-scripting-attacks-when-using-innerhtml-in-vanilla-javascript/

Episode 22 - JavaScript frameworks are better for accessibility (and other myths)

In this episode, I talk about the nature of the web, and how trying to fight against the medium is the source of a lot of the pain we currently feel in front end development.

Episode 23 - The nature of the web

In this episode, I talk about why people choose frameworks over vanilla JS (and debunk some common myths).

## Links

- Vanilla JS Academy: https://vanillajsacademy.com
- ReefJS: https://github.com/cferdinandi/reef
- SvelteJS: https://svelte.dev/
- hyperHTML: https://viperhtml.js.org/hyperhtml/documentation/
- PreactJS: https://preactjs.com/
- JS Selector Performance: https://gomakethings.com/javascript-selector-performance/
- Mozilla Developer Network: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/javascript
- The Vanilla JS Toolkit: https://vanillajstoolkit.com/

Episode 24 - Why do people choose frameworks over vanilla JS?

A show about JavaScript for people who hate the complexity of modern front‑end web development.

Host Chris Ferdinandi shares code snippets, tools, techniques, and interesting stuff from around the web.

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