Ask HN: Resources for catching up on modern JavaScript for Python/C++ Programmer

Re:Ask HN: Resources for catching up on modern JavaScript fo... by happimess on Tuesday April 10, 2018 @11:00AM (#16801837)

I'm a middling JS programmer myself, but I have two tips to share.

First, when you're wondering how to do some specific thing (say, filtering an array by some predicate), search for 'es6 filter array', rather than 'javascript filter array.'

Second, make liberal use of google's 'tools -> past year' feature.

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Re:Ask HN: Resources for catching up on modern JavaScript fo... by et-al on Tuesday April 10, 2018 @09:32PM (#16807307)

> make liberal use of google's 'tools -> past year' feature.

I didn't understand this. May someone please give an example? Thanks.

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Re:Ask HN: Resources for catching up on modern JavaScript fo... by happimess on Tuesday April 10, 2018 @10:45PM (#16807640)

When you search for information on google, the results page contains a 'tools' link up top. If you click it, you have the option to restrict your search to a variety of time frames.

In my experience, any result from more than a year ago is likely to be irrelevant in the world of javascript.

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Re:Ask HN: Resources for catching up on modern JavaScript fo... by et-al on Tuesday April 10, 2018 @11:04PM (#16807716)

This is a game changer! I've always added the desired year to my search terms hoping that would match a date on a page, but this is much more precise.

Thanks!

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