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Excessive Self-Promotion
It's ok to promote your own content, or content that you're otherwise vested in, but it should not constitute a majority of your contributions.
Applies to: linkRemoval reason: Excessive Self-Promotion
r/javascript · Indie development
r/javascript Reddit Community Guide
Chat about javascript and javascript related projects. Yes, typescript counts. Please keep self promotion to a minimum/reasonable level.
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What people discuss
r/javascript is included in the Indie development section of the IntentWorth Reddit community leaderboard. Its live description and recent posts show the subjects members are discussing now, while the activity data helps you judge the pace of new conversations.
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Latest community activity
Data updated 2026-08-09
4
Posts in 24h
5
Median comments
4
Active authors
Needs 2 days
Member change
Community rules
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Where's the Javascript?
Demos can be fun, but they really don't provide for much discussion unless code is provided as well.
Applies to: linkRemoval reason: Where's the Javascript?
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/r/JavaScript is not a support forum
Is this a help request? Try /r/LearnJavascript instead!
Applies to: linkRemoval reason: /r/JavaScript is not a support forum
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Java !== Javascript
Java is not the same as Javascript.
Applies to: linkRemoval reason: Java !== Javascript
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"Remember the human."
"Remember the human." It's ok to disagree, but we should attack ideas, not people.
Applies to: commentRemoval reason: "Remember the human."
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Low-effort content (listicles, memes, etc.)
Low-effort content such as listicles, memes, clickbait, etc. is prohibited.
Applies to: linkRemoval reason: Low-effort content (listicles, memes, etc.)
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Advertising
Advertising paid products and services is prohibited.
Applies to: allRemoval reason: Advertising
Top recent discussions
These recently collected r/javascript discussions are ordered by score and comment activity. Open a thread on Reddit to read the full context and current replies.
I stopped destructuring everything
83 points · 51 comments
Ember 7.1 Released
78 points · 40 comments
ECMAScript - Introducing Deferred Module Evaluation with import defer
50 points · 8 comments
[AskJS] how are you handling autocomplete on top of elasticsearch?
46 points · 11 comments
Malicious sites use JavaScript to build malware in browser memory
42 points · 14 comments
The TypeScript patterns that made the biggest difference after moving from JavaScript
37 points · 39 comments
Canvas Path Animations using SVG
33 points · 6 comments
color-space v3: 162 color spaces, one small API, values that match CSS, verified
30 points · 3 comments
I spent over a year building a framework-agnostic virtual scrolling engine with an index-based architecture. I’d love feedback from developers who’ve built virtualization systems.
28 points · 34 comments
[AskJS] Building a 2D Game Engine from scratch in pure ES6 Vanilla JS. Here is how I handle SpriteSheets & AnimatedSprites!
27 points · 8 comments
How this community activity is measured
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Posts in the latest 24 hours
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Median comments
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Daily member change
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