Ben AstonInside PromisesFurther to my previous post about how to use promises I thought I’d write something about how they actually work.Apr 28, 2017Apr 28, 2017
Ben AstonPromises In JavaScriptPromises were invented in the mid-to-late 1970s at Indiana University in the US. They are a language construct used for synchronizing…Apr 10, 20171Apr 10, 20171
Ben AstonBrave UX CritiqueMost of what follows is focussed on the good aspects of the iPad version and the bad of OSX.Feb 20, 2017Feb 20, 2017
Ben AstonBalancing Braces“Write a function isBalanced that returns true if a set of brackets is balanced.”Nov 3, 2015Nov 3, 2015
Ben AstonObjects, properties and methods in JavaScriptThis is part four of a series starting with A brief history of JavaScript.Apr 14, 2015Apr 14, 2015
Ben AstonAn Introduction to Modern JavaScriptThe little language you love to hate has come a long way since its creation in 1995. Here I present examples of modern JavaScript to better…Apr 13, 2015Apr 13, 2015
Ben AstonUser-defined types and hoisting in JavaScriptThis is part three of a series starting with A brief history of JavaScript.Apr 7, 2015Apr 7, 2015
Ben AstonValue types, reference types and scope in JavaScriptThere are only two things fundamental to JavaScript: objects and functions.Apr 1, 20153Apr 1, 20153