![]() It was a slow week in JavaScript world, but speaking of slow things… Electron released v.10.0.0
Snorlax and Electron: big and slow, but powerful Electron hit double digits last week and celebrated by… (checks notes) updating to Chromium 85? Ok, this release might not be jam-packed with exciting new features, but it’s another solid update that should continue to make Electron the framework of choice for creating cross-platform desktop apps. Highlights:
The bottom lineIt’s easy to criticize and/or make jokes about Electron being big and slow (like we just did). And it will probably continue to be big and slow (relatively speaking) for as long as it bundles Chromium and Node.js to enable cross-platform desktop app development. (So probably forever, since that’s kind of Electron’s thing.) This update didn’t do much to address performance concerns, but that doesn’t mean you should throw out the entire Electron baby with the less-performant bath water. There’s still tons of value in being able to use one codebase to build desktop apps for Linux, Windows, and Mac - just ask Slack (once you restart it). TWIH
A star was born 29 years ago this week, Linus Torvalds announced “Freax” to the world, or at least to his University of Helsinki classmates. Not commonly known, “Freax” originally stood for “I’m a huge dick but was later re-branded to Linux. His original message described Linux as, “a free operating system that’s just a hobby and won’t be big.” Turns out, like Linus’ ego, it got pretty big. Linux is the most widely-used OS in the world, because it powers Android and most embedded systems (everything from in-flight entertainment screens on planes to the Tesla Cyber Truck). Last week, the Linux kernel accepted its one millionth commit. Not bad for “just a hobby.” The Linux community has come together to state their goals for the next 29 years. Check out this brief inspirational video from their very official spokesman for more info. JS Quiz - Answer belowWhat will be logged to the console after the code is finished executing?
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JS Quiz - AnswerWe get For more info (and to see a cool GIF on how the JS interpreter evaluates the code above that I would include here but honestly I’m not sure how different email clients support GIFs), visit The Ultimate Guide to Hoisting, Scopes, and Closures in JavaScript |