JSConf Courses

If Walter Gropius Was a JavaScripter

Exploring parallels between Bauhaus design principles and modern JavaScript development, emphasizing simplicity, functionality, and the integration of code and design.

• YouTube
• 23 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Some Things I've Learned About Color

Explore strategies to combat burnout, rediscover meaning in work, and inject vibrancy into your professional life through an engineer's analytical approach.

• YouTube
• 23 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

The Year of the Peer-to-Peer Web

Explore WebRTC's potential beyond video calls, including faster, safer browser-to-browser communication. Discover innovative use cases and the democratization of the web through peer-to-peer technology.

• YouTube
• 29 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

The Mobile Web is a Contender

Exploring new APIs for mobile web apps: Push Notifications, Offline Storage with Service Workers, and Web Components. Discover why investing in mobile web experiences is crucial for future-ready applications.

• YouTube
• 22 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

If You Wish to Learn ES6 - 2015 from Scratch, You Must First Invent the Universe

Explore the challenges of teaching ES6/2015 abstractions, drawing insights from humanities and CS education to improve JavaScript instruction and foster critical thinking.

• YouTube
• 29 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

A Trip to the Zoo - SpiderMonkey, SquirrelFish, Nashorn, V8

Explore JavaScript engine fundamentals, optimization techniques, and inner workings to write faster code. Learn about abstract syntax trees, JIT compilation, and performance-boosting strategies for efficient programming.

• YouTube
• 27 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

RegExp.prototype.unicode - How ES6 Makes JavaScript Regular Expressions Unicode-Aware

Explore Unicode-aware regular expressions in JavaScript, covering ES6 improvements, polyfills, and practical applications for secure and internationalized string manipulation.

• YouTube
• 25 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Compiling Java Bytecode to JavaScript - An Interesting Problem

Exploring Java bytecode to JavaScript compilation, discussing JSVMs, WebIDL, and optimizing compilers. Insights on self-optimizing display lists, WebGL, and WebAudio API in real-world applications.

• YouTube
• 35 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Using Mobile Technology in Live Musical Performance

Explore innovative musical performance using mobile technology to engage audience participation, blending auditory and visual experiences for a unique, interactive concert.

• YouTube
• 33 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Transpiling Recomposed

Exploring web development tool chains, focusing on transpilers, to simplify and improve accessibility for current and future developers in the rapidly evolving landscape of abstractions and workflows.

• YouTube
• 24 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Salvaging ContentEditable - Building a Robust WYSIWYG Editor

Discover how to build a robust WYSIWYM editor by reinterpreting user actions on a semantic document model, resulting in a more predictable and user-friendly editing experience.

• YouTube
• 28 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Illusion of Time - When 60 Seconds Is Not 1 Minute

Explore psychological techniques to manipulate time perception, enhancing user experience in web development. Learn to create illusions that make products feel faster and more competitive.

• YouTube
• 22 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Domo Arigato Mr. Roboto

Exploring cognitive computing's potential to revolutionize email, cooking, and research through innovative applications bridging the gap between humans and computers.

• YouTube
• 21 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

What It's Like to Live on the Edge

Explore Microsoft Edge's development journey, its innovations, and how it balances legacy support with modern web standards to create a new browsing experience for Windows 10.

• YouTube
• 29 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

So How Does the Browser Actually Render a Website

Explore the intricate process of browser rendering, from HTML parsing to DOM creation, CSSOM integration, and final rendering, unveiling performance optimization techniques.

• YouTube
• 30 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk