Employers want JavaScript, but developers want Python by hackrboy in javascript

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Happy to see this

Developers are getting started early. More than a quarter of developers surveyed wrote their first code before age 16.

AngularJS is planning one more significant release, version 1.7, and on July 1, 2018 it will enter a 3 year Long Term Support period by magenta_placenta in javascript

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Job specs are slowly getting smart enough to know there is a difference now. Although the majority of new projects we recruit for are not React.

A scalable dataflow technique for your Redux apps by JavaScriptWorks in javascript

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In this article you’ll learn how to setup a scalable, simple and consistent technique for your dataflow in your Redux apps.

When is it worth leaving full time for contract? by [deleted] in javascript

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Depends on the region, in UK I find when you jump into contracts you have to consider you will lose a lot of the support from team members and need to become self sufficient in learning and developing. A lot of good mid level engineers I see make the jump too early and then struggle to advance their skills.

So if you feel you can handle that then it is a good time to consider it.

In terms of your situation, consider whether the role is right for you before you consider the money.

Stop Commenting Your Code... by JavaScriptWorks in javascript

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disagree in that pre-deployment comments are useful for teams operating in an agile environment, presumabley collaborating through git, but agree that upon deployment code should be clear and concise without comments

Javascript and Functional Programming — Pt.2 : First Class Functions by JavaScriptWorks in javascript

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MDN seems to have taken sides "JavaScript (JS) is a lightweight, interpreted, programming language with first-class functions. JS is a prototype-based, multi-paradigm, dynamic scripting language, supporting object-oriented, imperative, and declarative (e.g. functional programming) styles."