https://scriptable.com/categories/javascript/Recent content in Javascript on scriptable.comHugoenFri, 24 Jul 2026 10:52:12 -0400https://scriptable.com/posts/javascript/how-to-create-a-javascript-module-nodejs-browser/Fri, 24 Jul 2026 10:52:12 -0400https://scriptable.com/posts/javascript/how-to-create-a-javascript-module-nodejs-browser/A JavaScript module is a file that exports values other files import by name. ES modules (import/export) are the standard form and run unchanged in modern browsers and Node.js. This tutorial builds a…https://scriptable.com/posts/javascript/how-to-create-a-javascript-random-boolean-function-nodejs-browser/Fri, 24 Jul 2026 10:52:12 -0400https://scriptable.com/posts/javascript/how-to-create-a-javascript-random-boolean-function-nodejs-browser/A random boolean — a coin flip that returns 1 or 0 about half the time — is the smallest building block for simulations and generative art. The function is one line; the useful part is confirming it…https://scriptable.com/posts/javascript/how-to-create-a-javascript-weighted-random-function-nodejs-browser/Fri, 24 Jul 2026 10:52:12 -0400https://scriptable.com/posts/javascript/how-to-create-a-javascript-weighted-random-function-nodejs-browser/A fair coin flip returns true half the time. A weighted coin flip returns true a chosen fraction of the time — 10%, 25%, whatever the simulation or generative-art piece needs. The function is one…https://scriptable.com/posts/javascript/how-to-select-a-javascript-random-array-item-nodejs-browser/Fri, 24 Jul 2026 10:33:30 -0400https://scriptable.com/posts/javascript/how-to-select-a-javascript-random-array-item-nodejs-browser/Picking a random element from an array comes up constantly: rolling dice, shuffling prompts, choosing a color. The whole job is one line of JavaScript, but the interesting part is proving it behaves…