Sat.Sep 21, 2013 - Fri.Sep 27, 2013

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Function.prototype.bind Edge Cases

O'Reilly Software

ECMAScript 5’s Function.prototype.bind is a great tool that’s implemented in all modern browser JavaScript engines. It allows you to modify the context, this, of a function when it is evaluated in the future. Knowing what this refers to in various contexts is key to being a professional JavaScript developer; don’t show up to an interview without knowing all about it.

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SpeedCurve elevator pitch

Speed Curve

I've been having a blast over the last couple of weeks putting an intro video together for SpeedCurve. Big thanks to Matt from Assembly for casting an eye over my dodgy 3D AfterEffects camera work. This is just the elevator pitch and I'll be working on some product walk through videos shortly. Let me know what web performance techniques, strategies or theory you'd like to see explained in video format.