Improvisational JavaScript

Explore how the rules of improvisational comedy can be applied to JavaScript error handling in this 27-minute JSConf talk. Learn to embrace unpredictability and create better user experiences, more powerful services, and opportunities for innovation. Discover how to apply concepts like "always say yes" and "make statements" to JavaScript programming, turning potential errors into opportunities for creativity and improved functionality. Examine real-world examples of error handling, agreeable functions, and affirmative return values while considering the future of uncertainty in programming and how JavaScript can become more adaptable and "hilarious" in its approach to unexpected situations.

Intro
bossypants
fallibility
key difference
comedy
rules of improv
improv for machines
SAY YES, AND
agreeing in the real world
MAKE STATEMENTS
NO MISTAKES
real world error
when things just fail
agreeable functions
affirmative return values
imperative states
errors
the golden rule
language features
the future
uncertainty is hard
uncertainty is awesome
JavaScript wants to be hilarious