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- Mar 04 2021
Test262, Inside-out
Have you ever noticed how easy it can be to overlook small problems in everyday life? Some things start off as imperceptible but slowly intensify over time, and just like the apocryphal frog in boiling water, we acclimate. In pathological cases, we don’t recognize what’s happening until the issue has grown way out of hand. […]
Continue ReadingTest262, Inside-out - Oct 22 2019
Launching Test262 Results on MDN Web Docs
We are excited to announce support for report embedding on test262.report, along with a new MDN collaboration to bring up-to-date information about ECMAScript feature conformance to MDN Web Docs. Starting today, you can view test results from Test262 Report, updated daily and embedded directly on MDN pages for the newest ECMAScript features where interoperability and […]
Continue ReadingLaunching Test262 Results on MDN Web Docs - Oct 03 2019
The ECMAScribes
Did you know that in the process of standardizing JavaScript, TC39 publishes notes for each of their regular meetings? Every other month, over 50 “delegates” convene to discuss the future of the language, and the minutes they publish provide an incredible view into their discussions. Here’s what you can expect to find: a list of […]
Continue ReadingThe ECMAScribes - May 29 2019
Glitching Scratch 3.0 on an Embedded Web Game Console
Today, we are excited to announce our partnership with JoyLabz, which began in 2017 and has centered around the development of a new game console called GameBender. JoyLabz, developers of Makey Makey and Drawdio, and founded by former Lifelong Kindergarten researcher Jay Silver, has been an incredible partner. We are excited to finally share the […]
Continue ReadingGlitching Scratch 3.0 on an Embedded Web Game Console - Feb 28 2019
Porting Scratch from Flash to JavaScript: Performance, Interoperability and Extensions
Last year we formed a team focused on using the growing number of new web APIs to build multimedia applications that push the edge of the web platform. Our main work in this area over the last 2 years has been with the wonderful team behind Scratch at MIT’s Lifelong Kindergarten Group (LLK), and with […]
Continue ReadingPorting Scratch from Flash to JavaScript: Performance, Interoperability and Extensions - Nov 07 2018
Announcing Test262 Report
Today we’re launching Test262 Report to provide JavaScript developers with up-to-date information on the state of new and existing language features across implementations. Test262 Report is based on daily runs of Test262, the ECMA-262 (“ECMAScript” or “JavaScript”) test suite, in nightly builds of JavaScript engines, and visualizes at-a-glance status of feature implementation progress. Taking a […]
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- Oct 16 2018
New Test262 Import and Runner in WebKit
Bocoup recently facilitated an update to the WebKit project’s interaction with Test262. In this article, I’ll cover what this means for the WebKit project and the JavaScript ecosystem, as well as what exactly has been done in the WebKit project to help make this process more repeatable. Test262 is a project maintained by Ecma’s TC39. […]
Continue ReadingNew Test262 Import and Runner in WebKit - May 01 2018
Adapter Pattern – A Must for Vendor & Service Integrations
Software development is a costly process. Requirements need to be gathered, decisions need to be made, and resources need to be scheduled to write the software. All of these steps require an investment of time and money to get a feature to the point where it starts bringing value to a business. After the feature […]
Continue ReadingAdapter Pattern – A Must for Vendor & Service Integrations - Nov 20 2017
I Slipped on JavaScript’s Banana Peel
Think of the last time you goofed up on the job. Maybe you forgot to clean out the microwave in the break room. Maybe you hit “Reply All” when you really meant “Reply.” Or maybe you nodded off during an all-hands meeting. Probably your mistake was a little less banal than any of that, but […]
Continue ReadingI Slipped on JavaScript’s Banana Peel - Sep 14 2017
Ergonomic Testing with Webpack, Part One, File Resolving
This is part one in a series on the intersection of module bundlers and testing frameworks. Our focus will be webpack and jest but the techniques explored here can be reused with other tools as well. Modern websites and applications are routinely built by combining hundreds of small JavaScript modules. In order to increase the […]
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