Serializing Complex Objects in JavaScript
The Tanagra.js library is designed to be simple and lightweight, and it currently supports Node.js and ES6 classes. The main implementation supports JSON, and an experimental version supports Google Protocol Buffers.

Luke Wilson
Cabin Fever Coding: A Node.js Back-end Tutorial
Missing the luxury of a good, old-fashioned remote control when the laptop is beyond easy reach? Transform your old smartphone into a remote and learn some basic Node.js/Express/Pug along the way.

Kevin Bloch
The Need for Speed: A Toptal JavaScript Coding Challenge Retrospective
Toptal’s JavaScript Speed Coding Challenge invited creative solutions from the beginning. As the week played out, competitors got closer and closer to the maximum theoretical score. Then something unexpected happened…

Eva Bojorges Rodriguez
Stale-while-revalidate Data Fetching with React Hooks: A Guide
Inspired by stale-while-revalidate cache control logic, modern sites implement stale-while-refresh logic on the UI side. Thankfully, React Hooks make this logic painlessly reusable across components.

Avi Aryan
Language Server Protocol Tutorial: From VSCode to Vim
The main artifact of all your work is most likely plain text files. So why don’t you use Notepad to create them? Find out how the Language Server Protocol can transform text editors into code editors, without coupling.

Jeremy Greer
Lighter and Faster: A Guide to the Svelte Framework
Web applications are becoming more popular day by day with stable options like React.js, Angular, and Vue.js. However, a serious competitor may be on the horizon: Svelte.
In this article, Toptal freelance software developer Teimur Gasanov introduces Svelte, a new framework for building user interfaces. He does so by walking us through creating a common log-in form used by virtually every type of application.

Teimur Gasanov
Introduction to Functional Programming: JavaScript Paradigms
Functional Programming is a paradigm of building computer programs using expressions and functions without mutating state and data.
In this article, we will talk about doing functional programming using JavaScript. We will also explore various JavaScript methods and features that make it possible. In the end, we will explore different concepts associated with functional programming and see why they are so powerful.

Avi Aryan
Increase Code Maintainability With React Integration Testing
Integration tests provide a lot of value considering the time and effort required for testing. React integration tests improve code maintainability, yet they don’t slow down development.
In this article, Toptal Software Developer Anton Rublev demonstrates how you can harness the power of react-testing-library to create superior code without wasting time.

Anton Rublev
Will JS Frameworks Spark a Front-end Revolution?
Are Vue.js, React, and Angular actually delivering a good developer and user experience, or are they used simply because they’re the current de facto standard? Discover some exciting approaches to web development.

Kevin Bloch
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