SurviveJS
Practical routes from JavaScript fundamentals to production craft.
I am Juho Vepsäläinen. Since 2016, I have collected books, interviews, research notes, and workshop material for developers who want to understand the web platform beyond quick recipes.
TypeScript, tooling, web performance, rendering techniques, and edge computing.
The site is built with Gustwind↗ and Tailwind syntax, so the source doubles as a learning resource.
Most material is free. Buying books or booking consulting keeps it going.
Books
Browse all booksIn this book, I go through main features of webpack↗, a module bundler for JavaScript, and show how to compose your own configuration effectively. It doubles as a reference for common webpack techniques and I have included discussion considering alternatives. The book matches the current version of webpack.
In this book co-authored with Artem Sapegin↗, I explore how to maintain and publish your JavaScript projects. Originally it was split off from the webpack book. The book is largely complete although I want to give it modernization pass to catch up with the latest developments in the space.
React book is where it all started and the webpack book was split up from this. The book is not up to date although it may be interesting to follow the book project while building it using some other technology or the latest React APIs. In other words the book could use an update and it is maintained on the site for historical purposes for now.
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Browse the archiveWorkshops
See workshop materialQwik↗ is a recent web framework that approaches web application from a different angle by eschewing the concept of hydration and replacing it with resumability. This means it provides unique benefits, such as automatic code-splitting, out of the box making it an interesting alternative for web developers that want to develop performant websites and applications out of the box.
Web Audio↗ is a powerful, yet underestimated, web API that allows you to build complex audio-based web application. In this kata, you will build a small Digital Audio Workstation (DAW) while getting acquainted with the relevant APIs and some of the history behind digital audio.