--- title: Best JavaScript in Plain English posts — December 2021 description: The most upvoted JavaScript in Plain English posts from December 2021, curated by the daily.dev community. canonical: https://daily.dev/sources/jsPlainEnglish/best-of/2021/12 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:url: https://daily.dev/sources/jsPlainEnglish/best-of/2021/12 og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Best JavaScript in Plain English posts — December 2021 | daily.dev og:description: The most upvoted JavaScript in Plain English posts from December 2021, curated by the daily.dev community. og:image: https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--VAY5ToZt--/f_auto/v1724209435/public/daily.dev%20-%20open%20graph --- # Best of JavaScript in Plain English — December 2021 1. 1 [](https://daily.dev/posts/how-to-get-started-as-a-front-end-web-developer-in-2022-complete-roadmap-with-free-resources--m0ekydcbs "How to Get Started As a Front-end Web Developer in 2022 (Complete Roadmap with Free Resources)") Article JavaScript in Plain English · 5y How to Get Started As a Front-end Web Developer in 2022 (Complete Roadmap with Free Resources) How to Get Started As a Front-end Web Developer in 2022 (Complete Roadmap with Free Resources) A guide on how to become a front-end web developer in 2022\. Salvor Pirenne: There are plenty of amazing free resources you can learn from. 97 5 2. 2 [](https://daily.dev/posts/create-a-node-js-video-streaming-application-pmuzeugab "Create a Node.js Video Streaming Application") Article JavaScript in Plain English · 5y Create a Node.js Video Streaming Application In this article, I am going to show you a very simple Node.js application to stream videos online. This article only covers the backend. In the next part, I will be creating the frontend using Vue.js. Let’s dive straight into the process. 52 2 3. 3 [](https://daily.dev/posts/a-gamified-approach-to-learn-functional-programming-2k0ahm94i "A Gamified Approach to Learn Functional Programming") Article JavaScript in Plain English · 5y A Gamified Approach to Learn Functional Programming Nerdy mathematician virgins have found a construction plan for an ancient magic weapon. To build your superweapon, you first need to construct small baby functions. This is the essence of Functional Programming. But be aware: If your baby function is generating a side effect, for example, by mutating state, your weapon will explode. 25 [See all JavaScript in Plain English archives](/sources/jsPlainEnglish/best-of) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"CollectionPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/sources/jsPlainEnglish/best-of/2021/12#page","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/jsPlainEnglish/best-of/2021/12","name":"Best JavaScript in Plain English Posts — December 2021","description":"The most upvoted JavaScript in Plain English posts from December 2021, curated by the daily.dev community.","isPartOf":{"@type":"WebSite","url":"https://daily.dev"}},{"@type":"ItemList","@id":"https://daily.dev/sources/jsPlainEnglish/best-of/2021/12#items","numberOfItems":3,"itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"url":"https://daily.dev/posts/how-to-get-started-as-a-front-end-web-developer-in-2022-complete-roadmap-with-free-resources--m0ekydcbs","name":"How to Get Started As a Front-end Web Developer in 2022 (Complete Roadmap with Free Resources)"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"url":"https://daily.dev/posts/create-a-node-js-video-streaming-application-pmuzeugab","name":"Create a Node.js Video Streaming Application"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"url":"https://daily.dev/posts/a-gamified-approach-to-learn-functional-programming-2k0ahm94i","name":"A Gamified Approach to Learn Functional Programming"}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Sources","item":"https://daily.dev/sources"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"JavaScript in Plain English","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/jsPlainEnglish"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":4,"name":"Best of","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/jsPlainEnglish/best-of"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":5,"name":"December 2021"}]}]} ```