Must-Watch JavaScript

This is a collection of well-received talks about JavaScript covering topics such as React, functional programming, performance, frameworks, debugging, tooling, leveling up, and more.

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2025

TanStack is Your New Favorite Framework: Jack Herrington, CascadiaJS 25:49
Learn JavaScript by Building Mario!, Ania Kubów, (YouTube Channel) 2:12:04

2024

Encrypting Data in the Browser - Exploring Web Crypto APIs: Aakansha Doshi, JSConf Budapest 33:31

2022

Debugging async JS: Jenn Creighton, React Miami 24:44
Large Scale Refactoring: From Start to Finish: Natalia Tepluhina, JSHeroes 27:47

2019

The Future of Web Animation: Sarah Drasner, JSHeroes 31:03
HTTP Headers for the Responsible Developer: Stefan Judis, JSConf EU 23:31
Essential JavaScript Debugging Tools for the Modern Detective: Rebecca Hill, JSConf Budapest 29:18
Take on Me, Web Browsers!: Eva Ferreira, JSConf Budapest: 21:59
Interactive Web Animation with SVG: Cassie Evans, CSSCAMP 32:08

2018

In the Loop: Jake Archibald, JSConf Asia 35:11
Look Mum, No Hands! - Brain Controlled JavaScript: Charlie Gerard, JSConf EU 24:34
10 Things I Regret About Node.js: Ryan Dahl, JSConf EU 26:41
Deep Learning in JS: Ashi Krishnan, JSConf EU 31:30

2017

Immutable Data Structures for Functional JS: Anjana Vakil, JSConf EU 26:32
JavaScript Engines - How Do They Even?: Franziska Hinkelmann, JSConf EU 25:13
Async + Await: Wes Bos, dotJS 15:51
Advanced Async and Concurrency Patterns in JavaScript: Kyle Simpson, js.la Meetup 39:42
The Browser Hackers Guide to Instantly Loading Everything: Addy Osmani, JSConf EU 28:09

2016

The Rise of Async JavaScript: Jeremy Fairbank, FluentConf 28:58
Reasonable JavaScript: Preethi Kasireddy, Nodevember 50:12
Learning Functional Programming with JavaScript: Anjana Vakil, JSUnconf 29:56
Choosing a JavaScript Framework: Rob Eisenberg, NDC Oslo 1:01:13
The Myth of The "Real JavaScript Developer": Brenna O'Brien, Front-Trends 27:05
An Angular 2 Force Awakens: John Papa, ng-conf 20:39
React.js for TV UIs: Steve McGuire, Netflix JavaScript Talks 35:02
The Hitchhiker's Guide to All Things Memory in JavaScript: Safia Abdalla, JSConf Budapest 26:16
SVG and GreenSock for Complex Animation: Sarah Drasner, ForwardJS Summit 40:16

2015

JavaScript in 2015: Glen Maddern, (screencast) 10:32
Angular + React = Speed: Dave Smith, ng-conf 19:26
Parallelism Experiments in JavaScript: Naveed Ihsanullah, JSConf US 32:39
Eliminate JavaScript Code Smells: Elijah Manor, FluentConf 29:15
Pocket-Sized JS: Henrik Joreteg, dotJS 18:44
What the... JavaScript?: Kyle Simpson, ForwardJS 38:16
Real World jQuery: Ben Foxall, jQuery UK 26:45
JavaScript State of the Union: Geoff Schmidt, Meteor Devshop SF 48:47
Dirty Performance Secrets of HTML5: Andreas Gal, FluentConf 14:15
You Should Use <Insert Library/Framework>, It's the Bestestest!: Paul Lewis, ffconf 33:31
Async Programming in ES7: Jafar Husain, JSConf US 35:56
Live React: Hot Reloading with Time Travel: Dan Abramov, ReactEurope 30:40
JavaScript Transformation: Sebastian McKenzie, JSConf US 20:23
Node.js at Netflix: Kim Trott, Node.js Interactive 25:17
If You Wish to Learn ES6/2015 From Scratch, You Must First Invent the Universe: Ashley Williams, JSConf US 25:48

2014

Enemy of the State: Amy Palamountain,Forward JS 32:40
Mary Live-Codes a JavaScript Game from Scratch: Mary Rose Cook, Front-Trends 32:16
Unorthodox Performance: John-David Dalton, ForwardJS 43:39
What the Heck Is the Event Loop Anyway?: Philip Roberts, JSConf EU 26:53
Building Isomorphic Apps: Spike Brehm, JSConf Asia 45:01
JavaScript for Everybody: Marcy Sutton, JSConf EU 28:59
JavaScript ♥ Unicode: Mathias Bynens, JSConf EU 25:41
Using AngularJS to Create iPhone & Android Applications with PhoneGap: Daniel Zen, ng-conf 21:34
Virtual Machines, JavaScript and Assembler: Scott Hanselman, FluentConf 25:56
User Interface Algorithms: Mark DiMarco, JSConf US 27:41
End to End Angular Testing with Protractor: Julie Ralph, ng-conf 18:46
Async JavaScript at Netflix: Jafar Husain, Netflix JavaScript Talks 28:38
Building Realtime Apps with Firebase and Angular: Anant Narayanan, ng-conf 21:08

2013

A JavaScript Web App Deconstructed: Alex MacCaw, JSConf Asia 36:24
JavaScript in Your Native Mobile Apps: Allen Pike, JSConf EU 25:47
JavaScript Masterclass: Angelina Fabbro, JSConf US 22:33
A Comparison of the Two-Way Binding in AngularJS, EmberJS and KnockoutJS: Marius Gundersen, JSConf EU 19:16
Hacker Way: Rethinking Web App Development at Facebook: Tom Occhino, Jing Chen, and Pete Hunt, F8 44:35
Promises and Generators: Control Flow Utopia: Forbes Lindesay, JSConf EU 31:26
How to Rewrite Your JS App (at Least) 10 Times: Garann Means, Fronteers 47:45
Front-End Development in Node.js: Raquel Vélez, jQuery Conference Portland 34:01
Front-End Tools for the Young Developer: Christian Vuerings, SF HTML5 User Group 14:16
Rethinking Best Practices: Pete Hunt, JSConf Asia 40:57
Righteous Javascript, Dude!: Zach Bruggerman, Cascadia JS 18:15
Transitioning Groupon to NodeJS: Sean McCullough, EmpireJS 28:23
Making JS More Learnable: Pamela Fox, dotJS 28:46
The Web Experience in the Autistic Spectrum: Natalia Berdys, JSConf EU 30:37
Return of Inspector Web: Web Components a Year Later: Angelina Fabbro, Fronteers 49:44
Develop High Performance Sites and Apps with JavaScript and HTML5: Dr. Doris Chen, HTML5DevConf Meetup 1:01:39
Building Reflow: Kristofer Joseph, BackboneConf 45:41
Levelling Up in AngularJS: Alicia Liu, HTML5DevConf 40:31

2012

A Novel, Efficient Approach to JavaScript Loading: Malte Ubl and John Hjelmstad, JSConf EU 26:36
WTFJS: Brian Leroux, dotJS 18:26
To Hell with jQuery: Karolina Szczur, JSConf EU 20:00
Is Node.js Better?: Brian Ford, JSConf US 41:42
Inspector Web and the Mystery of the Shadow DOM: Angelina Fabbro, JSConfEU 28:42
Maintainable JavaScript: Nicholas Zakas, FluentConf 47:04
Client Side Internationalization: Alex Sexton, JSConf EU 24:08

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