Cilantrobyte.

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JavaScript

The language underneath everything. Vanilla has its place.

Category

Frontend

At the studio

Since 2018

Projects shipped

Numerous

Status

Active

(01) Our take

We default to TypeScript for anything that needs to be maintained, but we write plenty of vanilla JavaScript too — small utilities, one-off automation, codepen prototypes, browser extensions, and the rare case where a team specifically doesn't want a TypeScript toolchain.

JavaScript is the language most of our engineers have written longest and most fluently. Treating it as its own capability — separate from TypeScript — reflects that some work genuinely doesn't need types, and that a lot of our inherited codebases still run on plain JS.

(02) What we build with it

Typical work

  • Inherited JavaScript codebases without a migration budget
  • Small utilities and scripts where a build step isn't worth it
  • Browser extensions and bookmarklets
  • Embedded widgets with minimal dependencies

(03) How we engage

Engagement shape

Rarely standalone. Usually we're either modernising a JS codebase to TypeScript or writing one-off utilities inside a larger engagement.

(04) Pairs with

Works well with

Technologies we reach for alongside JavaScript in most engagements.

Frontend

TypeScript

Strict mode, no exceptions.

Backend

Node.js

The default backend runtime for JavaScript shops.

Frontend

React

The UI library we'd still pick today.

Frontend

jQuery

Legacy maintenance, not new builds.

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