Evolving alongside JS (JS Party #131)

We take a listener request this week and discuss how we evolve alongside (or opt out of) the ever changing JavaScript syntax. Arrow functions and variable declarations take center stage, but a wide range of new(ish) JS syntax and features are discussed.

Then Feross shares his new app, Nick talks fiction books, and Jerod switches coding fonts.

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Featuring:

• Jerod Santo – Website, GitHub, LinkedIn, Mastodon, X
• Feross Aboukhadijeh – Website, GitHub, X
• Nick Nisi – Website, GitHub, Bluesky, Mastodon, X

Show Notes:

• A re-introduction to JavaScript
• common-tags
• Virus Cafe
• Chakra UI on JS Party
• Arc of a Scythe by Neal Shusterman
• FiraCode
  = You can install fonts with homebrew?!

Something missing or broken? PRs welcome!