John Still

5 days ago | dev.to | John Still

I remember the first time I struggled to add the same extra behavior to many functions. I had a logging requirement on every class method, so I tried subclassing or adding if checks everywhere. My code became a tangled web of inheritance and flags. Then a colleague showed me decorators – and my mind was blown. A decorator is like giving your function a special coat: you wrap extra behavior around it without changing its core logic.

2 weeks ago | dev.to | John Still

Looking to streamline your JavaScript development workflow? Tools like ServBay are already shaping the future by providing powerful, flexible local development environments. They make it a breeze to manage multiple Node.js versions, databases, and other services, letting you focus on the exciting new JavaScript paradigms we'll explore below. I. Introduction: The Evolving Landscape of JavaScript ๐ŸŒ๐Ÿ“ˆJavaScript, the ubiquitous language powering the web, is in a perpetual state of evolution.

1 month ago | exchangewire.com | John Still

GumGum's Peter Wallace on the Power of Contextual Advertising ←Back to IndexIn our latest TraderTalk, GumGum's General Manager EMEA, Peter Wallace, joins ExchangeWire CEO Rachel Smith at the legendary whiteboard. In this episode, Peter talks us through the power of contextual advertising, and how GumGum's Mindset Graph can help advertisers think outside of the box.

2 months ago | exchangewire.com | John Still

ExchangeWire sat down with Ruben Niet, CEO of digitalAudience, to discuss data distribution, digital identity and the power of clean rooms. Privacy rules are getting stricter everywhere, but they’re not the same everywhere. What’s allowed in Sweden might be off-limits in Germany. That means marketers need tools that aren’t just compliant by default, but adaptable by design.

Mar 13, 2025 | exchangewire.com | John Still

David Fieldhouse, head of commerce, GroupM, gives his thoughts on how acceleration of retail media is a boost to UK commerce, and can bolster its advertising prowessThe well-documented rise of retail media continues to accelerate. All charts tracking the sector’s ad spend point in the same direction - up, up, and up. Our latest This Year, Next Year data shows UK retail media and commerce growing 17.7% year-on-year, making it the second fastest growing channel after streaming in the UK.