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treyhuffineon What’s New in ES2017 (or ES8) for JavaScript

Async Functions, Object.values() and Object.entries, Trailing Commas in Function Parameter Lists, String Padding, Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptors(), Shared Memory and Atomics

treyhuffineon Ask HN: Who's an AirBnB host?

I was a host for a few months. It's a great way to make some extra cash but fatigue pretty quickly set in. Eventually I moved in with my significant other, and that was a great decision. Be prepared to be paranoid about regulations and taxes. When it comes to guests, expect the unexpected and be prepared for worst-case scenarios. Most guests are great, but some bad apples really make it challenging. Always have a spare of everything and be ready random for requests 24/7.

treyhuffineon Ask HN: What advice would you give your 18 year old self?

If there's something that needs to be built but you don't know how, don't search for someone that can do it. Learn and build it yourself.

treyhuffineon Show HN: Decaffeinate converts CoffeeScript projects to modern JS

There was actually a huge consensus on the direction of Web Assembly recently. https://medium.com/@treyhuffine/coding-news-monthly-summary-...

treyhuffineon Show HN: Decaffeinate converts CoffeeScript projects to modern JS

It's going to be very interesting to see if Atom decides to fully make the move to JavaScript / ES6+

treyhuffineon Ask HN: How can I promote my open-source project?

What channels have you tried already? Reddit or other mediums can be helpful to get people looking at it.

treyhuffineon Ask HN: What about a GitHub profile tells you a developer is quality or not?

Unfortunately, the signals for hiring you get from GitHub aren't great. It could help more junior developers to show off some things that they've built if their initial resume doesn't have the experience people are looking for.