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JavaScript Cookbook: Programming the Web

JavaScript Cookbook: Programming the Web

Build skills in modern JavaScript. Learn from simple, short examples that cover developer tools, language fundamentals, and Node and Express.

2021

Adam Scott, et al.

Adam Scott, Matthew MacDonald, et al.

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Dec 4, 2020

A Free JavaScript Beginner Book!

Here’s something useful for any young person in your life. (Or something useful for yourself, if you’ve ever said “Explain it to me like…

A Free JavaScript Beginner Book!

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Mar 5

Looking back at HTML Quest

An old project for teaching HTML

Looking back at HTML Quest

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Mar 24, 2025

TypeScript 7 will be built with Go

But what does the controversial change mean for you?

TypeScript 7 will be built with Go

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Feb 25, 2025

Is this the end of CRUD business apps?

CEOs have spent a decade predicting the end of hand-written businesses software. Are they finally right?

Is this the end of CRUD business apps?

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Jun 24, 2024

AI Detectors are Just as Broken as You Expect

The impossible fantasy of detecting ChatGPT’s fingerprints

AI Detectors are Just as Broken as You Expect

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Apr 10, 2024

What is Apple Planning in the AI Race?

Rumors swirl about secret technology and a deal with Google

What is Apple Planning in the AI Race?

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Mar 26, 2024

The Current Architecture of a Basic LLM Application

We’re starting to design a new type of software. What does it look like?

The Current Architecture of a Basic LLM Application

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Mar 11, 2024

Who Will Win the Generative AI Race?

A competition between technology, openness, and compute

Who Will Win the Generative AI Race?

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Mar 4, 2024

Running Your Very Own Local LLM

Tools like Ollama let you experiment with large language models on an average PC

Running Your Very Own Local LLM

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Feb 27, 2024

Google Gemini: Are Big Context Windows the Killer Feature?

Goggle’s upcoming LLM makes a massive move

Google Gemini: Are Big Context Windows the Killer Feature?

Matthew MacDonald

Matthew MacDonald

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Teacher, coder, long-ago Microsoft MVP. Author of heavy books. Join Young Coder for a creative take on science and technology. Queries: matthew@prosetech.com

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