I released my first article aimed at those new to #JavaScript, titled 'Learning JavaScript Arrays.' It adopts a test-driven style, inviting readers to solve small tests within the article.

👉 https://jskatas.org/blog/2023/09/29-learn-arrays/?source=mastodon

I saw the array section on jskatas be most used, so I thought maybe lets dive a bit deeper and I brought arrays, the knowledge and the test approach together. What do you think? I would love to get feedback.

#learning #JavaScript #jskatas #tests #testdriven

Interesting, `array.shift()` was introduced in ECMAScript 3 [1] in 1999, see chapter 15.4.4.9. At least it's not part of the v2 spec [2] from 1998. In v2 the last chapter in 15.4.4 is 15.4.4.5.

Expect a #jskata on `array.shift()` to come soon.

[1] https://www.ecma-international.org/wp-content/uploads/ECMA-262_3rd_edition_december_1999.pdf
[2] https://www.ecma-international.org/wp-content/uploads/ECMA-262_2nd_edition_august_1998.pdf

#JavaScript #specification #jskatas

👀 You're a newbie, JSKatas takes you by the hand and helps you learn at your speed! Start with an easy kata [1] to get the hang of it and find out if you like it. For example learn how to declare a variable [2].

[1] https://jskatas.org/katas/groups/level-easy/
[2] https://jskatas.org/katas/es6/language/block-scoping/const/

#learn #JavaScript #jskatas

A new #jskatas rabbit hole found `String.raw`.
Actually I was trying to understand and improve the template-strings-raw kata [1], but that led me to learn (again) what `String.raw` [2] is actually good for, and even more important why the array of strings passed to a tag-function gets a `raw` property.

❓ How much relevance does this feature have? 🤷🏻‍♀️

🧑🏽‍🎓 Anyways, I like digging into it to understand it. 💡

[1] https://jskatas.org/katas/es6/language/template-strings/raw/
[2] https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/String/raw

#JavaScript #learning #withTests

Hab mir mal den Schedule der c't webdev @ctwebdev angeschaut https://ctwebdev.de/agenda2023/ und ich bin immer wieder ziemlich irritiert wie wenig Rolle eigentlich JavaScript als Sprache spielt, es geht immer um alles was oben drauf gesetzt wird.

Aber gut, umsonst mache ich ja nicht sowas wie #jskatas und #jslang, weil ich denke dass zuviel Potential, das mit der Sprache noch ausgeschöpft werden könnte, auf der Strecke bleibt.