Must-Watch JavaScript

This is a collection of well-received talks about JavaScript covering topics such as React, functional programming, performance, frameworks, debugging, tooling, leveling up, and more.

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1. Debugging async JS: Jenn Creighton, React Miami 24:44
2. Large Scale Refactoring: From Start to Finish: Natalia Tepluhina, JSHeroes 27:47

1. In the Loop: Jake Archibald, JSConf Asia 35:11
2. Look Mum, No Hands! - Brain Controlled JavaScript: Charlie Gerard, JSConf EU 24:34
3. 10 Things I Regret About Node.js: Ryan Dahl, JSConf EU 26:41
4. Deep Learning in JS: Ashi Krishnan, JSConf EU 31:30

1. The Rise of Async JavaScript: Jeremy Fairbank, FluentConf 28:58
2. Reasonable JavaScript: Preethi Kasireddy, Nodevember 50:12
3. Learning Functional Programming with JavaScript: Anjana Vakil, JSUnconf 29:56
4. Choosing a JavaScript Framework: Rob Eisenberg, NDC Oslo 1:01:13
5. The Myth of The "Real JavaScript Developer": Brenna O'Brien, Front-Trends 27:05
6. An Angular 2 Force Awakens: John Papa, ng-conf 20:39
7. React.js for TV UIs: Steve McGuire, Netflix JavaScript Talks 35:02
8. The Hitchhiker's Guide to All Things Memory in JavaScript: Safia Abdalla, JSConf Budapest 26:16
9. SVG and GreenSock for Complex Animation: Sarah Drasner, ForwardJS Summit 40:16

1. JavaScript in 2015: Glen Maddern, (screencast) 10:32
2. Angular + React = Speed: Dave Smith, ng-conf 19:26
3. Parallelism Experiments in JavaScript: Naveed Ihsanullah, JSConf US 32:39
4. Eliminate JavaScript Code Smells: Elijah Manor, FluentConf 29:15
5. Pocket-Sized JS: Henrik Joreteg, dotJS 18:44
6. What the... JavaScript?: Kyle Simpson, ForwardJS 38:16
7. Real World jQuery: Ben Foxall, jQuery UK 26:45
8. JavaScript State of the Union: Geoff Schmidt, Meteor Devshop SF 48:47
9. Dirty Performance Secrets of HTML5: Andreas Gal, FluentConf 14:15
10. You Should Use <Insert Library/Framework>, It's the Bestestest!: Paul Lewis, ffconf 33:31
11. Async Programming in ES7: Jafar Husain, JSConf US 35:56
12. Live React: Hot Reloading with Time Travel: Dan Abramov, ReactEurope 30:40
13. JavaScript Transformation: Sebastian McKenzie, JSConf US 20:23
14. Node.js at Netflix: Kim Trott, Node.js Interactive 25:17
15. If You Wish to Learn ES6/2015 From Scratch, You Must First Invent the Universe: Ashley Williams, JSConf US 25:48

1. A JavaScript Web App Deconstructed: Alex MacCaw, JSConf Asia 36:24
2. JavaScript in Your Native Mobile Apps: Allen Pike, JSConf EU 25:47
3. JavaScript Masterclass: Angelina Fabbro, JSConf US 22:33
4. A Comparison of the Two-Way Binding in AngularJS, EmberJS and KnockoutJS: Marius Gundersen, JSConf EU 19:16
5. Hacker Way: Rethinking Web App Development at Facebook: Tom Occhino, Jing Chen, and Pete Hunt, F8 44:35
6. Promises and Generators: Control Flow Utopia: Forbes Lindesay, JSConf EU 31:26
7. How to Rewrite Your JS App (at Least) 10 Times: Garann Means, Fronteers 47:45
8. Front-End Development in Node.js: Raquel Vélez, jQuery Conference Portland 34:01
9. Front-End Tools for the Young Developer: Christian Vuerings, SF HTML5 User Group 14:16
10. Rethinking Best Practices: Pete Hunt, JSConf Asia 40:57
11. Righteous Javascript, Dude!: Zach Bruggerman, Cascadia JS 18:15
12. Transitioning Groupon to NodeJS: Sean McCullough, EmpireJS 28:23
13. Making JS More Learnable: Pamela Fox, dotJS 28:46
14. The Web Experience in the Autistic Spectrum: Natalia Berdys, JSConf EU 30:37
15. Return of Inspector Web: Web Components a Year Later: Angelina Fabbro, Fronteers 49:44
16. Develop High Performance Sites and Apps with JavaScript and HTML5: Dr. Doris Chen, HTML5DevConf Meetup 1:01:39
17. Building Reflow: Kristofer Joseph, BackboneConf 45:41
18. Levelling Up in AngularJS: Alicia Liu, HTML5DevConf 40:31

1. A Novel, Efficient Approach to JavaScript Loading: Malte Ubl and John Hjelmstad, JSConf EU 26:36
2. WTFJS: Brian Leroux, dotJS 18:26
3. To Hell with jQuery: Karolina Szczur, JSConf EU 20:00
4. Is Node.js Better?: Brian Ford, JSConf US 41:42
5. Inspector Web and the Mystery of the Shadow DOM: Angelina Fabbro, JSConfEU 28:42
6. Maintainable JavaScript: Nicholas Zakas, FluentConf 47:04
7. Client Side Internationalization: Alex Sexton, JSConf EU 24:08