A Quick Look at Nest May 9, 2018 Nest is a scalable framework for building server-side applications. It is authored in TypeScript and relies on the Express framework. It leans heavily on modern language features such as async/await…
Escape the Office: Designing Interfaces for Other Developers May 4, 2018 At the recent TSConf, SitePen engineer Sarah Higley delivered a talk titled Escape the Office: Designing Interfaces for Other Developers. The moment you step into any large project or open…
TalkScript Podcast Episode 7 April 18, 2018 On this episode of TalkScript Torrey and Nick are live with the TypeScript team! This episode was filmed live at TSConf, the first TypeScript conference that took place on March 12,…
CSUN ATC 2018: Attack of the Acronyms April 17, 2018 Picture lots and lots of dogs wearing vests Now, are you thinking of a Lewis Carroll-esque canine tea party, or a collection of service dogs? If the latter, you may…
Don’t forget your keys April 16, 2018 At the recent NEJSConf, SitePen engineer Sarah Higley delivered a talk titled Don’t forget your keys. People tend to assume everyone navigates the world in the same way they do:…
Introduction to WebAssembly April 13, 2018 WebAssembly is an emerging standard for a low-level assembly-like language in a compact binary format that runs with near-native performance, and is available as a compilation target for a variety…
TSConf: The First TypeScript Conference April 12, 2018 In case you missed it, SitePen was the presenting sponsor of the inaugural TSConf which took place in Seattle on March 12, 2018! The Backstory In 2017, we met the…
Intern Recorder 2 now supports TypeScript, ES Modules, and Intern 4 April 12, 2018 Intern Recorder is a Chrome extension that can kickstart the process of creating functional tests for Intern. It was initially released in 2015 users of Intern authored test suites as…
A case for accessibility March 23, 2018 We have somehow reached a point in time where the integration of life in digital and physical spaces has spawned scores of scholarly articles with titles like “The emerging online…
Testing TypeScript with Intern 4 February 12, 2018 Intern is a popular JavaScript testing framework with an extensive feature set. While Intern has traditionally been focused on testing applications written in standard JavaScript, it has also had great…