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Thanks for listening to me chat with Kevin about JavaScript, the modern web, switching careers, ADHD, and more!

I’ve put together a ton of resources to help you dig deeper into building simpler, more resilient web experiences.

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Articles

• The Transitional Web
• Congrats, you’re a front end developer!
• SPAs were a mistake
• How to make MPAs that are as fast as SPAs
• When are developer tools worth using, and when do they just add more overhead?
• Myths about vanilla JS
• Progressive enhancement: the new hotness™
• The rise of JavaScript compilers and micro-libraries
• Web tech is better. Developer norms are worse.
• The golden rule of JavaScript: use as little as possible
• Vanilla JS is a web performance decision
• Always bet on HTML
• How I structure my vanilla JS projects
• Accessibility is hard. It’s also your job.
• Overengineering CSS
• Just because a big, well-known tech company does something doesn’t mean you should, too
• Your website data is a lie
• Being a developer with ADHD
• Do I have ADHD?

Free Courses & Ebooks

• Vanilla JS Projects, a collection of 15 self-paced projects with short lessons, starting templates, and source code.
• The Lean Web is a set of principles for a simpler, faster world-wide web.
• Web Developer Career Guide covers how to find open roles, write resumes that get seen by an actual human, navigate the interview process, and more. Grab a free copy.

Podcasts

• The Stack Overflow Podcast: Teaching People JavaScript
• Frontend Horse: Building a JavaScript library from scratch
• Smashing Podcast: Are modern developer best practices bad for the web?
• Smashing Podcast: Is the web dead?
• JS Party: JavaScript is the CO2 of the web
• JS Party: Ship less JavaScript, closer to the user
• devMode.fm: Returning sanity to the web dev process
• Code Newbie: JavaScript, changing careers, and finding your niche
• We Belong Here: How to hack your job hunt
• Junior to Senior: How to start a career in JavaScript

Learning Resources

• Daily Developer Tips. I send out a short email each weekday with code snippets, techniques, and ideas on how to build a simpler, more resilient web.
• Projects. Each self-paced project includes a few short lessons and a template to get you started. Complete it on your own or code along with me.
• Courses & Books. Short, focused video courses and ebooks made for beginners. Learn the ins-and-outs of a topic in about an hour.
• Online Workshops. Work on fun projects, follow a structured learning path, and get the support you need to work through challenges.
• Lean Web Club. Join an amazing community of developers who want to build a simpler and more resilient web.
• Custom Training. Level-up your team’s JavaScript skills.

Looking for more? I also maintain the JavaScript toolkit, wrote a career guide for web developers, host a podcast, and post videos on YouTube.

Can’t find what you’re looking for? Email me directly at chris@gomakethings.com.

Questions?

If you have questions about anything, or just want to chat more about the Lean Web, send me an email at chris@gomakethings.com.