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PIMP Your JS Library - Designing Non-Shit APIs with JavaScript

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Learn essential techniques for designing effective JavaScript APIs in this 40-minute JSConf talk by Dan Webb. Explore key principles such as predictability, simplicity, and flexibility to create user-friendly and robust JavaScript libraries. Discover best practices for naming conventions, polyfills, and problem-solving approaches. Gain insights into handling optional parameters, function calls, and DOM simplification. Delve into advanced concepts like higher-order functions, inheritance, and duck typing. Master the art of designing non-problematic APIs to enhance your JavaScript development skills and create more maintainable and intuitive code.

Syllabus

Intro
The Beginning
Why did it happen
Designers of APIs
Predictability
How to be predictable
Camelcase
Polyfill
Popular Libraries
Problem Domain
Example
Simplicity
The Problem
Optional Hashes
Function Calls
Masking Complexity
Simplifying DOM
Flexibility
Highorder functions
Inheritance
Duct typing
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