"What is JavaScript?" is the answer no developer wants to hear

Kerri and Ash reappear after a Marvel-style blip for episode 2 of I'd Rather Be Scripting.

This episode covers some fun stuff including:

Node.js, Deno, and Bun: emerging variety in JavaScript server runtimes
The JavaScript spec versus browser APIs: the oft-overlooked distinction between the two
Browser APIs, Node APIs, and popular node modules: factors in choosing what to support in new development environments like UXP for Photoshop and Bun for servers
Performance considerations when choosing a Mac for development work
GitHub Codespaces and the state of web development on the iPad
Steam Deck's hackability
... and probably more

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I'd Rather Be Scripting

Adventures in Technology Tangents

Ash and Kerri go on mostly random tangents about technology, music, photography, and just about anything else. You never know what you'll hear!

About your hosts

Ash Ryan Arnwine

Here! #DevRel human. #JavaScript hacker. #vinyl newb. Life tourist.  Wouldn't you rather be scripting?

Mastodon-don-don: https://indieweb.social/@ashryan

Kerri Shotts

Principal Product Manager for UXP @Adobe, #JavaScript fangirl, Technical writer, Photographer, #Trans (she/her), #Atheist. All opinions are my own.

On Mastodon (@kerrishotts@mastodon.cloud): https://mastodon.cloud/@kerrishotts