The story of Konami-JS (JS Party #81)

Jerod and Divya are joined by George Mandis to learn all about his “frivolous” JavaScript library that’s helped countless websites implement the beloved cheat code. Ten years later and still actively maintained, Konami-JS has stood the test of time and produced some epic stories along the way (you’ll love hearing how George broke Marvel.com).

Jerod and Divya are joined by George Mandis to learn all about his “frivolous” JavaScript library that’s helped countless websites implement the beloved cheat code. Ten years later and still actively maintained, Konami-JS has stood the test of time and produced some epic stories along the way (you’ll love hearing how George broke Marvel.com).

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Featuring:

George Mandis – GitHub, LinkedIn, WebsiteJerod Santo – Mastodon, Twitter, GitHub, LinkedInDivya – Twitter, GitHub, LinkedIn, Website

Show Notes:

Brush up on your Contra knowledge
Here’s the Konami-JS repo on GitHub
Try it for yourself on huffpost.com
here’s the issue we discuss regarding keyCode
Party Parrot as a Service
Also the OG: Cult of the Party Parrot
confetti-js (might break your computer)
Check out vaporJS
And its security-focused successor: Semicolon.js
cloud-to-butt went mainstream
thanos-js might be the greatest package of all times

Something missing or broken? PRs welcome!