--- title: Best JavaScript in Plain English posts — July 2022 description: The most upvoted JavaScript in Plain English posts from July 2022, curated by the daily.dev community. canonical: https://daily.dev/sources/jsPlainEnglish/best-of/2022/07 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:url: https://daily.dev/sources/jsPlainEnglish/best-of/2022/07 og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Best JavaScript in Plain English posts — July 2022 | daily.dev og:description: The most upvoted JavaScript in Plain English posts from July 2022, 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 — July 2022 1. 1 [](https://daily.dev/posts/the-quickest-way-to-become-a-better-developer-yjmzb2xgz "The Quickest Way to Become a Better Developer") Article JavaScript in Plain English·4y The Quickest Way to Become a Better Developer Stopping using the else statement will make you a better developer. The real problem is the whole if-else block that, if used in the wrong way, can quickly become a mess. Refactoring the code to avoid the usage of the else branch will result in a better and more readable code. 177 22 2. 2 [](https://daily.dev/posts/4-best-new-javascript-es2022-features-tkudgaame "4 Best New JavaScript ES2022 Features") Article JavaScript in Plain English·4y 4 Best New JavaScript ES2022 Features The await keyword previously couldn’t be used outside the async box (or function) With ES2022, we can use await without async, for example, to load other code conditionally or dynamically. ‘.at()’ method for arrays will help you get what you want in a line of code. 135 7 3. 3 [](https://daily.dev/posts/how-to-improve-your-vs-code-s-appearance-with-settings-8ukzrwl11 "How to Improve Your VS Code’s Appearance with Settings") Article JavaScript in Plain English·4y How to Improve Your VS Code’s Appearance with Settings Having your VS Code appear more pleasing may have a positive effect on your productivity, speed, and confidence within this environment. We can open VS Code’s settings by typing Ctrl + , on a Windows device and on a Mac Cmd + , . We can set the font family, breadcrumbs, window title, and format on save. 48 1 [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/2022/07#page","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/jsPlainEnglish/best-of/2022/07","name":"Best JavaScript in Plain English Posts — July 2022","description":"The most upvoted JavaScript in Plain English posts from July 2022, curated by the daily.dev community.","isPartOf":{"@type":"WebSite","url":"https://daily.dev"}},{"@type":"ItemList","@id":"https://daily.dev/sources/jsPlainEnglish/best-of/2022/07#items","numberOfItems":3,"itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"url":"https://daily.dev/posts/the-quickest-way-to-become-a-better-developer-yjmzb2xgz","name":"The Quickest Way to Become a Better Developer"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"url":"https://daily.dev/posts/4-best-new-javascript-es2022-features-tkudgaame","name":"4 Best New JavaScript ES2022 Features"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"url":"https://daily.dev/posts/how-to-improve-your-vs-code-s-appearance-with-settings-8ukzrwl11","name":"How to Improve Your VS Code’s Appearance with Settings"}]},{"@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":"July 2022"}]}]} ```