JavaScript has typed arrays that let you work easily with arrays of data stored an ArrayBuffer. What do you do if the data isn't in the form of an array but a patchwork of data types, i.e. a structure ...

Variables hold a wide variety of information temporarily. The JavaScript data types that can be stored in a variable include: JavaScript variables can hold a few other kinds of data, but these are by ...

Learn how to make the most of Observable JavaScript and the Observable Plot library, including a step-by-step guide to eight basic data visualization tasks in Plot. Built-in reactivity is one of ...

JavaScript's typed arrays provide a way to work with binary data and to work with structures that would otherwise be very difficult. In this chapter from my forthcoming book we look at the basic idea ...