RedwoodSDK

By Chris Coyier on

A bit of a pivot from the Redwood gang, splitting RedwoodJS into Redwood GraphQL … To minimize disruption and provide clarity going forward, we’re renaming the existing RedwoodJS framework to Redwood GraphQL, reflecting its strength as a mature, stable framework built around GraphQL. … and the newfangled RedwoodSDK. Redwood has always been ultra opinionated (I […]

What’s the difference between JavaScript engines and JavaScript runtimes?

By Chris Coyier on

I can imagine being asked at an interview: What’s the difference between JavaScript engines and JavaScript runtimes? Nicholas C. Zakas says: A JavaScript engine implements ECMAScript as defined by the ECMA-262 standard. ECMA-262 defines the core functionality of JavaScript without any affordances for input or output. A JavaScript runtime is an ECMAScript host that embeds […]

The 2.5 Ways to Handle Web Events

By Chris Coyier on

How many ways are there to add an event (like a click) to an element? Andrea Giammarchi covers them. The first two are basically the same (hence the “2.5” in the title). I’d say the vast majority of event handling is through addEventListener, but the clearly listed advantages/disadvantages Andrea goes through are worth understanding. The […]

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