JavaScript Chat Summary – March 24, 2020

Below is a summary of the discussion from this week’s JavaScriptJavaScript JavaScript or JS is an object-oriented computer programming language commonly used to create interactive effects within web browsers. WordPress makes extensive use of JS for a better user experience. While PHP is executed on the server, JS executes within a user’s browser. https://www.javascript.com/. chat (agenda, Slack Transcript)

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Agenda: Date module dateI18n gmt parameter (added by @davilera)

Slack | Pull Request

This is a pull request that has been around for a while and David has addressed all the feedback given so it’s ready for merge.

Action: @iandunn pinged to verify the latest round of changes and that it tests good.

Agenda: Module naming and deprecations (added by @aduth)

Slack | Github and Comment including links to previous discussions

Topic concerns aligning naming conventions for wp globals on package exports.

Actions:

• Merge pull #18722 that documents how to use ServerSideRender from the wp.serverSideRender export. (Done)
• Create an issue to track the broader effort of “fixing” the names for these globals. (Done)

News Roundup

This roundup contains a few links for GutenbergGutenberg The Gutenberg project is the new Editor Interface for WordPress. The editor improves the process and experience of creating new content, making writing rich content much simpler. It uses ‘blocks’ to add richness rather than shortcodes, custom HTML etc. https://wordpress.org/gutenberg/ and JavaScript related news curated (and commented on) by @nerrad. 

• Justin Tadlock writes about Gutenberg 7.7 and the first iteration of block patterns. He makes the assertion that “Patterns will be a game-changer”. I agree. He also has some positive comments on the ui/ux refresh introduced.
• Notes from the editor chat summary for March 18 were posted.
• An interface package has been proposed. This opens the door to exposing and using common ui interface patterns across the WordPress adminadmin (and super admin) (think sidebars, fullscreen etc).
• createInterpolateElement has been made stable.
• Another article from the WordPress Tavern writing about block-based themes and the problem with dynamic data in HTML templates.
• The notes for the CSS chat meeting on March 19th were posted.
• This next link isn’t really Gutenberg or JavaScript related but since PHPPHP The web scripting language in which WordPress is primarily architected. WordPress requires PHP 5.6.20 or higher is still a big part of WordPress, I thought I’d include it for awareness. A proposal for updating coding standards for modern PHP in WordPress has been published.
• Notes for the accessibility team meeting on March 20 were posted.
• Awareness: Elementor launched full-site editing.
• I noticed the new [Feature] Design Tools label in Gutenberg. This will likely help with some of the BlockBlock Block is the abstract term used to describe units of markup that, composed together, form the content or layout of a webpage using the WordPress editor. The idea combines concepts of what in the past may have achieved with shortcodes, custom HTML, and embed discovery into a single consistent API and user experience. Patterns work in giving author’s more ways to affect the design of elements in patterns.

Other Random Stuff

• Wikimedia is adopting Vue
• In case you haven’t heard already, npm is joining Github.
• Kent Dodds writes about monitoring performance in production builds of React.

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