allthingssmitty/must-watch-javascript

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    What it does
      Curated video list
      Organized by year
      Multiple JS topics
    Topics covered
      React and frameworks
      Async programming
      Browser internals
      Performance
    How to use
      Browse by year
      Pick by topic
    Audience
      JS learners
      Developers upskilling

mindmap root((repo)) What it does Curated video list Organized by year Multiple JS topics Topics covered React and frameworks Async programming Browser internals Performance How to use Browse by year Pick by topic Audience JS learners Developers upskilling

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Things people build with this

USE CASE 1

Find high-quality JavaScript talks to watch when learning a concept like async programming or memory management.

USE CASE 2

Build a self-study video curriculum for JavaScript by browsing curated talks organized by year and topic.

USE CASE 3

Discover conference presentations on React, functional programming, and browser internals from experienced practitioners.

USE CASE 4

Share a curated video resource with a team or group learning JavaScript together.

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In plain English

This repository is a curated list of conference talks and video presentations about JavaScript. It is not a software library or tool you install. Think of it as a hand-picked video syllabus covering topics like React, functional programming, performance, debugging, async patterns, and browser internals. The talks are organized by year, starting from 2014 and running through 2025. Each entry is a titled link to a YouTube or Vimeo video, along with the speaker's name, the event where the talk was given, and the runtime. The selection favors well-received presentations that hold up over time, not just whatever was trending in a given month. The topics covered are broad. Some talks are beginner-friendly, like introductions to how JavaScript works or live-coded demos. Others go deeper into subjects like async programming, immutable data, browser memory management, AI (machine learning in JavaScript), and the internals of JavaScript engines. Talks about specific frameworks like React and Angular are included alongside more general programming concepts. This kind of list is useful if you want to go beyond written tutorials and learn from practitioners who have worked through real problems. Conference talks tend to be focused and concrete, which can make a concept click faster than reading documentation. The list is open to contributions and is updated as new talks are added each year.

Copy-paste prompts

Prompt 1

Give me a study plan for working through the most important talks in the must-watch-javascript list, starting with async and promises, then moving to performance.

Prompt 2

Which talks in the must-watch-javascript list best explain how JavaScript engines like V8 work under the hood?

Prompt 3

I want to learn functional programming in JavaScript from conference talks, which videos in must-watch-javascript should I start with?

Prompt 4

Help me find talks from the must-watch-javascript list about React performance, rendering optimization, and avoiding unnecessary re-renders.

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