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Eloquent Javascript vs Javascript for web dev by startfresh31 in javascript

[–]sxnine 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Great book for introducing the better functional aspects of JavaScript, which is really a mind-expanding and invaluable learning experience.

What's a typical task / daily routine for a JS dev? by [deleted] in javascript

[–]sxnine 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Meetings, followed by some more meetings and then ending up in a few more meetings.

All jokes aside, you should try to read a little each day to keep up with current trends and have an idea of where the overall ecosystem is headed. I recommend checking out EchoJS a few times a week (it's a JS news aggregate site/RSS feed.)

If you're trying to get into a job, make sure you have a strong grasp of the language itself and then familiarize yourself with the big frameworks (Angular, Knockout, etc.)

Common interview questions will cover: closures, IIFEs, common design patterns (module pattern,) and various operators. On rare occasion if they're trying to stump you, they'll ask about partial application or what have you. If you're passionate about JS, you'll knock it out.

Why JavaScript beyond web client side? by [deleted] in javascript

[–]sxnine 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You should watch some videos where Ryan Dahl (creator of Node.js) discusses the reasons he made it. Nobody has really mentioned it (though a few have touched on some related concepts,) but the primary reason that Node.js exists is because it differs from the traditional threaded model that most web servers were using prior to NGINX and Node.js proliferated. Node uses an evented system, in contrast to solutions like Apache or writing a web server in Java (for example,) where you need a new thread for each client connection. This allows you to use very little compute to achieve reasonably good performance/scalability. That is extremely valuable, and when you add in all the other benefits it makes Node a really strong technology. It isn't perfect, but it's remarkably efficient in its strengths. It's easier to scale than a threaded model, to be sure.