A regular column about programming. Because if/when the machines take over, we should at least speak their language. To review: JavaScript is what makes static web pages “dynamic.” Without it, the ...

Before we get into too much discussion, let’s look at a Hyperscript example that communicates the spirit of the thing: In English, it says: “When the div element is loaded, send an async request to ...

JavaScript is the number one most essential high-income technical skill you can have in your toolkit as a developer You wouldn't be a developer without knowing ...

JavaScript has established itself as a programming language of choice for web applications, thanks in part to a sharp rise in popularity with the launch of native frameworks for building scalable ...

A few days ago I wrote a post about what programming language you should learn first for a career in programming. This sparked a lot of conversation (much of it on Google+ submitted without reading ...

HTMX is the HTML extension syntax that replaces JavaScript with simple markup. It could change the course of web development. HTMX lets you use an extended HTML syntax instead of JavaScript to achieve ...

Canonicalization happens both before and after rendering. Conflicting canonical signals between raw HTML and JavaScript output can cause unexpected indexing results. Google recommends setting the ...

Over-reliance on JavaScript creates a blind spot for AI search crawlers. AI search crawlers reportedly can't read JavaScript, limiting your site's visibility. Server-side rendering and HTML-first ...

This is covered in many places on the web, but not for my particular situation... Normally, to check for a window's existence, you would just do... Easy enough. But if someone navigates away from the ...