Discovering JavaScript — Venkat Subramaniam | Build Stuff

JavaScript looks familiar and behaves strangely. Venkat Subramaniam walks through the parts of the language that surprise developers coming from Java, C# or C++: scoping, closures, prototypes, this, coercion and the functional core hiding underneath. Live-coded and fast. Speaker: Venkat Subramaniam — founder of Agile Developer Inc. and award-winning author. Recorded at Build Stuff, Vilnius, Lithuania. ▶ BUILD STUFF 2026 — THE AGE OF AGENCY December 2–4, 2026 · Radisson Blu, Vilnius · 80+ speakers · 85 sessions Build software that can act. Decide where it should stop. Tickets & program: https://buildstuff.events Partner with Build Stuff: https://sponsors.buildstuff.events Subscribe for more talks:    / @buildstuff   #BuildStuff #BuildStuff2026 #Javascript #Closures #Prototypes