Object is the root object of all prototypes in JavaScript. Aside from providing the foundation for the JavaScript object model, Object imparts important methods such as toString() and assign(). Every ...

Functions are objects, but we tend to forget that they are. Just like all objects in JavaScript, functions are anonymous and unlike other languages don't have immutable names. This isn't a huge ...

Whereas Java and several other programming languages have a wide and rich range of datatypes and collections types, JavaScript only has a small number of primitive datatypes (Boolean, Number, String, ...

When JavaScript was first introduced to the world it didn't have a dedicated Array data structure - it simply didn't need one, but it got one nevertheless! Here we look at the Array object, which is ...

Lots of high-res images can really spruce up a Web site. But they can also slow it down– images are files, files use bandwidth, and bandwidth is directly related to wait times. It’s time you get ...

Peter looks at how to call a JavaScript function from your TypeScript code and do it in a type-safe way. Along the way, he dramatically simplifies a Backbone application by integrating Knockout. I ...

In object-oriented programming (OOP), an object is a reusable unit of code that can perform certain actions and interact with other objects in a program. In OOP languages, all objects have some ...