mchahn

Automatically refactor JavaScript or TypeScript functions to use object parameters instead of multiple positional parameters, improving readability and maintainability.

I've just released Function Explorer. It is a vscode extension that provides a sidebar explorer much like the built-in file explorer. The big difference is that you can expand the file items to show their functions. It…

JSON Commenter is a vscode extension that lets you create inline comments in a JSON file while keeping valid syntax. You create a block with a command that places the comment anywhere legal in the JSON. The text is…

Definition Stack is a new vscode extension I have just released. It is a reading tool for Javascript and Typescript. It is available in the extension marketplace. You just click in a function in any source code, execute…

I am in the camp of using dynamic typed languages. I have no need for typescript (or flow) to check my types for me. I don't care about the 15% less bugs when testing. However, I would kill for advanced…

I'm in the process of developing a pure declarative language. The source consists of simple JS-like data structures that would be at home in a JSON file. I have two questions ... - I'm naturally considering using JSON,…

I remember the start date for the 3-strike anti-piracy program that ISPs were supposedly going to implement. (maybe it was 4, 5, or more strikes?) That date went by and I haven't heard anything about it since. Did the…

I have been using computers for many years and I always assumed output would become easier to read. But I still see numbers like 69882139 everywhere. How am I supposed to know if it is approximately 7e6, 7e7, or 7e8?…

I've been using Node for over three years. In the beginning I looked for callback helpers like Async and tried everything I could find. Like many I settled into using vanilla callbacks. It has not been a problem. Back…