Darren Jones

Darren Jones has enjoyed coding since learning how to program in BASIC on his first Acorn Electron computer. Since then, he’s taught himself Ruby and Javascript. He is the author of Learn to Code using JavaScript, JavaScript: Novice to Ninja and Jump Start Sinatra. He also produced the 'Getting Started With Ruby' video tutorials for SitePoint Premium and has written a number of articles on the SitePoint website. He was born in the city of Manchester in the UK, where he still lives and teaches Mathematics and Computing at a local high school. You can find him on Twitter @daz4126.

Darren's articles

Immutable Array Methods: How to Write Remarkably Clean JavaScript Code

JavaScript

By Darren Jones, May 19, 2021

Mutation can be a pain when dealing with JavaScript's built-in array methods. Learn how write functions that will make your life much easier!

A Guide to Variable Assignment and Mutation in JavaScript

JavaScript

By Darren Jones, May 18, 2021

Mutation can be a real pain when assigning variables in JavaScript. Learn how it works, how to manage it, and how to avoid traps!

How to Build a Cipher Machine with JavaScript

JavaScript

By Darren Jones, August 15, 2019

Here's a quick tutorial to build a cipher machine using the JavaScript skills that are covered in my book, JavaScript: Novice to Ninja.

Use Parcel to Bundle a Hyperapp App & Deploy to GitHub Pages

JavaScript

By Darren Jones, June 11, 2018

Daz shows how easy it is to use Parcel — a module bundler — to build a static JS site and automatically deploy it to GitHub Pages with a single command.

Build a To-do List with Hyperapp, the 1KB JS Micro-framework

JavaScript

By Darren Jones, June 08, 2018

Daz shows how build a to-do list app with Hyperapp, a pragmatic and ultralight framework for building SPAs that achieves results similar to React and Redux.

Alibaba Cloud, AWS & DigitalOcean: Cloud Services Compared

Web

By Darren Jones, May 31, 2018

In this post we're going to take a look at 3 of the big cloud providers - AWS, Alibaba Cloud and Digital Ocean - and compare them.

JavaScript Functions That Define and Rewrite Themselves

JavaScript

By Darren Jones, October 09, 2017

The dynamic nature of JavaScript means that a function is able to not only call itself, but define itself, and even redefine itself.

Hello, World! Your First JavaScript Programs

JavaScript

By Darren Jones, October 05, 2017

Begin your journey of programming in JavaScript! Write your first couple of simple JavaScript programs, and begin to get to grips with the language

Darren's articles

Immutable Array Methods: How to Write Remarkably Clean JavaScript Code

A Guide to Variable Assignment and Mutation in JavaScript

How to Build a Cipher Machine with JavaScript

Use Parcel to Bundle a Hyperapp App & Deploy to GitHub Pages

Build a To-do List with Hyperapp, the 1KB JS Micro-framework

Alibaba Cloud, AWS & DigitalOcean: Cloud Services Compared

JavaScript Functions That Define and Rewrite Themselves

Hello, World! Your First JavaScript Programs

Watch: Writing a Play Card Game with Ruby?

Simple Testing in Ruby Using Minitest

Sinatra Sizes

Ruby Microframeworks Round-up

New Relic: Real Time Ruby Monitoring

I Need a (Ruby) Hero

GSwR VI: Stay Classy with Ruby

Build a Sinatra API Using TDD, Heroku, and Continuous Integration with Travis

GSwR V: Methods to the Madness

GSwR IV: Going Loopy Over Arrays and Hashes

Getting Started with Ruby, III: Numbers and Logic

Getting Started with Ruby, II: Strings and Things

Getting Started with Ruby

A Simple CMS in Sinatra, Part III

Build a Sinatra MVC Framework

Creating a CrunchBang Rails Development Environment

A Simple CMS in Sinatra, Part II

A Simple Content Management System in Sinatra

Twitter Authentication in Sinatra

Jump Start Sinatra Released!

Rolling With Sinatra

Sinatra’s Little Helpers