must-watch-javascript

This repository is a curated list of conference talks and video presentations about JavaScript. It is not a software library or tool you install. Think of it as a hand-picked video syllabus covering topics like React, functional programming, performance, debugging, async patterns, and browser internals.

The talks are organized by year, starting from 2014 and running through 2025. Each entry is a titled link to a YouTube or Vimeo video, along with the speaker's name, the event where the talk was given, and the runtime. The selection favors well-received presentations that hold up over time, not just whatever was trending in a given month.

The topics covered are broad. Some talks are beginner-friendly, like introductions to how JavaScript works or live-coded demos. Others go deeper into subjects like async programming, immutable data, browser memory management, AI (machine learning in JavaScript), and the internals of JavaScript engines. Talks about specific frameworks like React and Angular are included alongside more general programming concepts.

This kind of list is useful if you want to go beyond written tutorials and learn from practitioners who have worked through real problems. Conference talks tend to be focused and concrete, which can make a concept click faster than reading documentation. The list is open to contributions and is updated as new talks are added each year.