Full Stack Web Development, Foundational Sessions

VT01 Human Readable JavaScript: Using ES2015+ to Craft Better Code

08/04/2020

8:00am - 9:15am

Level: Intermediate

Laurie Barth

Staff Software Engineer

Gatsby

Love JavaScript? Awesome! Hate JavaScript? That's ok! We know that JavaScript hasn't been very easy to read in the past, lots of dollar signs and slick one-liners.

The good news is that things have gotten better! In this talk we'll look at some of the syntax ES2015+ introduced to help us write more readable code for our coworkers and our future selves.

You will learn:

  • Understand what makes code readable
  • Explore ES2015+ syntax
  • Discuss prime use cases for these concepts