Programming links 12th — 19th January

1 min readFeb 2, 2016

Automate to save mental energy, not time

Automation doesn't always save as much time or effort as we expect. The xkcd cartoon above is looking at automation as…

www.johndcook.com

I’ve always thought of automation this way. There’s too many chances for errors when humans are involved in repetitive processes, better to script it even if it doesn’t save much time.

ChakraCore GitHub repository is now open

In a December 2015 talk at JSConf US, we announced that we would be open-sourcing the key components of the Chakra…

blogs.windows.com

An alternative to V8 in Node will be good for the ecosystem overall if it means Google are pressured into fixing some of their bugs. Monocultures are bad.

The browser with 300 million users that's breaking your site

Modern CSS and JavaScript don't work in it, so what can be done?

thenextweb.com

Lodash 4.0.0 is out

lodash - A JavaScript utility library delivering consistency, modularity, performance, & extras.

github.com

I love Lodash, but they keep changing their API all the time. I feel like I have to consult the docs every time because I can’t seem to remember what they’re calling things any more. So if you’re upgrading, just be aware that they rename existing functions all the time.

Facebook and How UIs Twist Your Words

Can a UI affect our interpretation of others?

medium.com