Cumulative Layout Shift (CLS) attempts to measure those jarring movements of the page as new content — be it images, advertisements, or whatever — comes into play later than the rest of the page. It calculates a score based on how much of the page is … more Read More
Every front-end developer is chasing the same holy grail of performance: green scores in Google Page Speed. Tangible signs of work well done are always appreciated. Like the hunt for the grail, though, you have to question whether this is really the … more Read More
WebStorm 2021.2 EAP build #2 is now available! To catch up on all the new features, check out our previous EAP blog posts. If you’re not familiar with our Early Access Program, check out this blog post where we explain what the EAP is and why you should … more Read more…
TypeScript 4.3 improves property write types, more explicit overwriting of methods, and several other key additions. By Dylan Schiemann … more Read More
MongoDB was one of the first NoSQL data stores, and it is the most popular NoSQL data store today. The Node.js JavaScript runtime continues to hold a dominate place in back-end development. Together they make a highly flexible and dynamic technology … more Read More
Notable Changes cli : add -C alias for –conditions flag (Guy Bedford) #38755 deps : add workspaces support to npm install commands (Ruy Adorno) #38750 Commits [ 4e58ec4aa6 ] – benchmark : output JSON-compatible numbers (Michaël Zasso) #38778 [ 7a9d0fd5a9 … more Read More
Many of the applications we develop at Widen utilize TypeScript for front-end development to provide a high level of type safety while also remaining familiar to developers who are used to JavaScript. In one such application, a need arose that required … more Read More
This article will explain what data types are, what is meant by the terms “static”, “dynamic”, “strong” or “weak” when we talk about data types, and why should we even care. What Are Data Types Anyway? If you’ve done any programming, you surely have … more Read More
Today’s web applications are nowhere near as fast and responsive as native desktop applications, but what if they could be? That’s the promise of WebAssembly. WebAssembly is a low-level, assembly-like language with a compact binary format that runs with … more Read More
The team behind Angular, Google’s popular TypeScript-based web framework, soon will introduce a new approach to handling feature requests. The new approach will be similar to how Microsoft develops its Visual Studio Code editor. Under the new process, … more Read More
