Many programming languages have this. Instead of defining all parameters for a function, you can pass any number of parameters into a function and then work with them. Functions with static parameters Before we get into dynamic parameters, let us … Read more →
In the very first advent calendar blog post this year, I’ve shown you how to “Getting started with JavaScript debugging“. Today, I want to show some more advanced techniques you can use to debug your code. Different logging types In … Read more →
Many of us have seen and used them. In the WordPress Block Editor, they are available for things like the font size of several blocks. This is how it looks for the core/paragraph block: When you use the range selector, … Read more →
More than 9 years ago, I wrote a (German only) blog post about how to “improve JavaScript with scroll event handlers”. Back in the days, people would use a plugin like “WP-Smooth-Scroll” (it’s still around, but hasn’t been updated in … Read more →
You might now ask yourself: What?! That was also my first reaction, when I’ve heard about labeled statements. So what are they, and when can they be used? Are they goto statements? Many programming languages have goto statements. Some programming … Read more →
In the first debugging blog post, we’ve learned about the console.log() method and how it works to debug scalar types or arrays. But there is a nicer way to log arrays or objects in the browser. The console.table() function As … Read more →
In the first advent calendar blog post with the topic HTML, I want to introduce an HTML element, some of you might not know. It’s not really its own element, but the <input> element of type color. With this element, … Read more →
You all know these websites with a sticky header, right? They have a horizontal navigation at the top, often with the site logo on the left – which is also often way too big, so not too many navigation items … Read more →
No, I’m not going to start a video channel on this topic. But I want to show you some things about numbers, you might not have known before. The answer, however, as we all know, is 42. Types of numbers … Read more →
It’s that time of the year again. Some of you just celebrated Thanksgiving, while the rest of the world only “celebrated” Black Friday. But I’m speaking about the 24 days before Christmas. Starting in 2015, I’ve set myself the goal … Read more →