Optional properties with JavaScript

JavaScript has been around for ages and as a backend developer I have usually left it alone to let the “Front-Enders” to deal with unless absolutely necessary. That’s not to say I haven’t written my fair share of JS over the years, after all I’ve been dealing with it in one form or another since …

A quick note on performance

Performance discussions have been ramping up over the last few years. So much of an individuals life is spent online so companies are always trying to find ways to get things to the customer faster. Amazon.com has same day delivery in some areas, many internet companies are working on (or already have) gigabit connections for …