Can Your Code Run on a Vape?

A new survey to benchmark yourself, some wild experiments and free learning!

Happy September! 🌞🌻

This month, Sacha Greif and team launch a new State of JavaScript survey to understand the emerging landscape. The community never ceases to inspire us about what is possible through recycling e-waste, and Brad Frost makes building better UI more accessible!

Brand new State of JavaScript survey just dropped from Sacha Greif and the team.

Not only is this a great way to give back to the broader JavaScript community, but it’s also an excellent way to keep track of emerging trends and upcoming features in the JavaScript language.

Can you run and serve a website from a disposable vape? Turns out, yes!

Bogdan Ionescu did exactly that and wrote a super interesting article about how he went about it, which he then very fittingly deployed to his vape web server.

Brad Frost just released an excerpt from the course he co-created with his brother on design tokens.

The excerpt explores the history of themeable user interfaces, tracing their evolution from the 1970s all the way to the modern era of using Shadcn alongside AI tooling.

KRS Partners with FEDSA to Support Front-End Development in South Africa

At KRS, we don’t just build software, we grow people. That’s why we’re excited to share our new partnership with FEDSA (Front-End Engineering & Design South Africa), a non-profit organisation on a mission to uplift and empower front-end development in South Africa.

Opportunities at KRS

Kickstart Your Tech Career with the KRS Software Development Programme

Want to become a software developer in South Africa? The KRS Software Development Programme is a training course that offers hands-on training, mentorship, and real-world coding experience. If you’re passionate about tech and eager to start your career, apply today!

Successful applicants will be invited to join the programme. Visit krs.co.za/careers or email [email protected] to apply.

EVENT REPLAYS:

This month we’re wrapping Q3 with a summary of our TOP talks so far this year, so you can go see why everyone else has watched it already!

Keen to share your knowledge at an upcoming FEDSA event? Sign up to be a contributor.

JOB OPPORTUNITIES:

  • Lula - UI/UX Designer: Lula FinTech is seeking a designer to collaborate across teams and create seamless, user-focused financial experiences that help South African SMEs optimise their cash flow. Apply here.

  • Dub - Staff Software Engineer: A global marketing attribution company is hiring someone with 8+ years’ experience and remote-ready. Apply here.

  • Flash - Snr UX/UI Designer: Create user-centric interfaces and innovative solutions that shape exceptional product experiences at Flash. Apply here.

  • Cue - Snr Frontend Engineer: Cue is hiring a Full Stack Frontend Engineer to build AI-powered customer engagement experiences across multiple chat platforms using React and TypeScript. Apply here.

  • If you are starting out in Tech, you might consider joining the KRS Software Development Internship Programme. Read more about it here.

If you’d like to share your open roles here, reach out here for more information.

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