Must-Watch JavaScript

This is a collection of well-received talks about JavaScript, covering topics such as ES6, JavaScript frameworks, client-side apps, mobile integration, JavaScript performance, tooling, leveling up, and more.

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2016

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

2015

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

2014

Enemy of the State: Amy Palamountain, Forward JS 32:40
Mary Live-Codes a JavaScript Game from Scratch: Mary Rose Cook, Front-Trends 32:16
Unorthodox Performance: John-David Dalton, ForwardJS 43:39
What the Heck Is the Event Loop Anyway?: Philip Roberts, JSConf.EU 26:53
Building Isomorphic Apps: Spike Brehm, JSConf.Asia 45:01
JavaScript for Everybody: Marcy Sutton, JSConf.EU 28:59
JavaScript ♥ Unicode: Mathias Bynens, JSConf.EU 25:41 ~~1. Using AngularJS to Create iPhone & Android Applications with PhoneGap: Daniel Zen, ng-conf 21:34~~
Virtual Machines, JavaScript and Assembler: Scott Hanselman, FluentConf 25:56
User Interface Algorithms: Mark DiMarco, JSConf.US 27:41
End to End Angular Testing with Protractor: Julie Ralph, ng-conf 18:46
Async JavaScript at Netflix: Jafar Husain, Netflix JavaScript Talks 28:38
Building Realtime Apps with Firebase and Angular: Anant Narayanan, ng-conf 21:08

2013

A JavaScript Web App Deconstructed: Alex MacCaw, JSConf.Asia 36:24
JavaScript in Your Native Mobile Apps: Allen Pike, JSConf.EU 25:47
JavaScript Masterclass: Angelina Fabbro, JSConf.US 22:33
A Comparison of the Two-Way Binding in AngularJS, EmberJS and KnockoutJS: Marius Gundersen, JSConf.EU 19:16
Hacker Way: Rethinking Web App Development at Facebook: Tom Occhino, Jing Chen, and Pete Hunt, F8 44:35
Promises and Generators: Control Flow Utopia: Forbes Lindesay, JSConf.EU 31:26
How to Rewrite Your JS App (at Least) 10 Times: Garann Means, Fronteers 47:45
Front-End Development in Node.js: Raquel Vélez, jQuery Conference Portland 34:01
Front-End Tools for the Young Developer: Christian Vuerings, SF HTML5 User Group 14:16
Rethinking Best Practices: Pete Hunt, JSConf.Asia 40:57
A Tale of Two MVC's: Yehuda Katz, Golden Gate Ruby Conference 31:06
Building with Web Components Using X-Tags: Remy Sharp, Full Frontal 32:53
Righteous Javascript, Dude!: Zach Bruggerman, Cascadia JS 18:15
Transitioning Groupon to NodeJS: Sean McCullough, EmpireJS 28:23
Building Modular Web Applications: How To Build a Good Component: Angelina Fabbro, jQuery Conference Portland 35:02
Making JS More Learnable: Pamela Fox, dotJS 28:46
The Web Experience in the Autistic Spectrum: Natalia Berdys, JSConf.EU 30:37
Return of Inspector Web: Web Components a Year Later: Angelina Fabbro, Fronteers 49:44
Develop High Performance Sites and Apps with JavaScript and HTML5: Dr. Doris Chen, HTML5DevConf Meetup 1:01:39
Building Reflow: Kristofer Joseph, BackboneConf 45:41
Levelling Up in AngularJS: Alicia Liu, HTML5DevConf 40:31

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