javascript is evil - fronteers 2013 jam sessions

JavaScript is evilWilfred Nas

Front end developer

JavaScript is

EvilWilfred Nas

JavaScript developer@wnas

When all you have is a hammer.

Semantics

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UsersThat’s who you should think about...

Focus on the information

Not the presentation

Ceci n'est pas une pipe

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<button id=”moveToTheLeft”>Go left</button>

Bad things without JavaScript

No navigation

Vanishing elements

Plain stupid!

Good things

No carousels

No cookie warnings

Be Lazy

Write less code

Be fast

Write less code

Be accessibl

eWrite less but smart code

Be simple

Write smart code

Be reusable

Just be smart

Make great thingsAnd think about your mothers...

any questions? @wnas