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Once relegated to the browser as one of the 3 core technologies of the web, JavaScript can now be found almost anywhere you find code. JavaScript developers move fast and push software development forward; they can be as opinionated as the frameworks they use, so let's keep it clean here and make it a place to learn from each other!

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May 2

I Analyzed How Popular PDF Tools Handle Your Files — Then Built a Privacy-First Alternative

#webdev #javascript #privacy #productivity

4 min read

Apr 2

Stop Messing With APIs: How fetch() and .json() Actually Work

#api #javascript #tutorial #webdev

4 min read

Vimal Hari

Apr 20

Why UK Businesses Are Switching to Astro & Ruby on Rails in 2026

#webdev #rails #javascript #django

3 min read

May 2

My first API and everything that broke

#webdev #javascript #node #api

3 min read

Strategies for external reconciliation

Thea

Apr 29

Idempotency Keys: What Most Tutorials Don't Tell You

#webdev #javascript #backend #api

5 min read

Mar 29

Next.js Performance Optimization: From 3s to 0.8s Load Time

#nextjs #performance #javascript

7 min read

Mar 29

Handling a 14-Hour Timezone Mismatch in NASA's APOD API

#webdev #javascript #beginners #opensource

2 min read

Botánica Andina

Mar 29

I Built a Free Supplement Stack Checker That Detects 102 Interactions

#showdev #webdev #javascript #opensource

4 min read

Mar 28

I built a standalone ambient music generator with Python and Electron, here's what went wrong (and right)

#showdev #python #javascript #music

6 min read

admin@adawati.app

Apr 21

Stop uploading PDFs to random servers! I built a 100% Client-Side PDF Editor in JS 🛡️📄

#webdev #javascript #privacy #buildinpublic

2 min read

ToolsMatic

May 2

How I built a zero-dependency, 100% client-side JWT Verifier using the Web Crypto API

#javascript #webdev #tutorial #security

4 min read

Mar 29

I Built a Free Swiss Army Knife API for Developers — 20+ Tools, One Endpoint

#webdev #api #javascript #opensource

2 min read

Mar 28

My AI Assistant Had Amnesia. So I Built It a Memory System.

#ai #node #javascript #productivity

4 min read

Apr 2

Stop Googling "When is the next public holiday?" - Building HolidaySync

#webdev #productivity #javascript #react

3 min read

Baode Z

Mar 30

5 WebCodecs API Patterns That Replace FFmpeg.wasm in 2026

#webdev #javascript #performance #tutorial

2 min read

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