What is a Javascript Promise? When I was documenting the Neo4j Javascript driver, I did not know. So let's find out, and in so doing tear to pieces explanations I found online. My favorite past time.

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In JavaScript, a promise is a unique object linking the "producing code" and …

Here is the pdf slides of my presentation about Meltdown, the security vulnerability. First are full slides, then real presentation slides (with stops when asking questions/pausing and pondering). Free for re-use, but nice to cite.

This version is just full slides, with no interruptions.

This version is slides with …