June 21, 2019

The story of Konami-JS (JS Party #81)

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54 minutes

Jerod and Divya are joined by George Mandis to learn all about his “frivolous” JavaScript library that’s helped countless websites implement the beloved cheat code. Ten years later and still actively maintained, Konami-JS has stood the test of time and produced some epic stories along the way (you’ll love hearing how George broke Marvel.com).

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Gauge – Low maintenance test automation! Gauge is free and open source test automation framework that takes the pain out of acceptance testing.

Less code, less maintenance, more acceptance testing. Gauge is a free and open source test automation framework that takes the pain out of acceptance testing. Gauge tests are in Markdown which makes writing and maintaining tests easier.

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Featuring:

George Mandis – Website, GitHub, LinkedIn
Jerod Santo – GitHub, LinkedIn, Mastodon, X
Divya – Website, GitHub, LinkedIn, X

Show Notes:

Brush up on your Contra knowledge

Here’s the Konami-JS repo on GitHub

Try it for yourself on huffpost.com

here’s the issue we discuss regarding keyCode

Party Parrot as a Service

Also the OG: Cult of the Party Parrot

confetti-js (might break your computer)

Check out vaporJS

And its security-focused successor: Semicolon.js

cloud-to-butt went mainstream

thanos-js might be the greatest package of all times

Something missing or broken? PRs welcome!

...more

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June 21, 2019

The story of Konami-JS (JS Party #81)

Listen Later

54 minutes

Jerod and Divya are joined by George Mandis to learn all about his “frivolous” JavaScript library that’s helped countless websites implement the beloved cheat code. Ten years later and still actively maintained, Konami-JS has stood the test of time and produced some epic stories along the way (you’ll love hearing how George broke Marvel.com).

Join the discussion

Changelog++ members support our work, get closer to the metal, and make the ads disappear. Join today!

Sponsors:

Rollbar – We move fast and fix things because of Rollbar. Resolve errors in minutes. Deploy with confidence. Learn more at rollbar.com/changelog.

Linode – Our cloud server of choice. Deploy a fast, efficient, native SSD cloud server for only $5/month. Get 4 months free using the code changelog2019. Start your server - head to linode.com/changelog

Gauge – Low maintenance test automation! Gauge is free and open source test automation framework that takes the pain out of acceptance testing.

Less code, less maintenance, more acceptance testing. Gauge is a free and open source test automation framework that takes the pain out of acceptance testing. Gauge tests are in Markdown which makes writing and maintaining tests easier.

Fastly – Our bandwidth partner. Fastly powers fast, secure, and scalable digital experiences. Move beyond your content delivery network to their powerful edge cloud platform. Learn more at fastly.com.

Featuring:

George Mandis – Website, GitHub, LinkedIn
Jerod Santo – GitHub, LinkedIn, Mastodon, X
Divya – Website, GitHub, LinkedIn, X

Show Notes:

Brush up on your Contra knowledge

Here’s the Konami-JS repo on GitHub

Try it for yourself on huffpost.com

here’s the issue we discuss regarding keyCode

Party Parrot as a Service

Also the OG: Cult of the Party Parrot

confetti-js (might break your computer)

Check out vaporJS

And its security-focused successor: Semicolon.js

cloud-to-butt went mainstream

thanos-js might be the greatest package of all times

Something missing or broken? PRs welcome!

...more

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