--- title: "Babylon.js 4.0, Electron 5.0, and standing up for the ternary operator" publication: "JavaScript Weekly" issue: 435 published_at: "2019-05-03" canonical_url: "https://javascriptweekly.com/issues/435" --- This week's JavaScript news #435 — May 3, 2019 [Read on the Web](https://javascriptweekly.com/issues/435) JavaScript Weekly [![\](https://res.cloudinary.com/cpress/image/upload/w_1280,e_sharpen:60/v1556888875/yymuknzx4fnyxhwnlxcw.jpg)](https://blogs.windows.com/buildingapps/2019/04/30/babylon-js-4-0-is-here/) [Babylon.js 4.0: The (Very) Powerful WebGL Graphics Engine](https://blogs.windows.com/buildingapps/2019/04/30/babylon-js-4-0-is-here/) — Such a significant release that they’ve released [a 2 minute video trailer](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlPAOT9v-s0) for it! With 4.0 Babylon has gone fully modular, so it’s more efficient than ever to distribute to end users. Want to play? Enjoy [this editable live demo.](https://playground.babylonjs.com/#3I55DK) Microsoft [Visual Studio Code Previews Support for 'Remote Development'](https://code.visualstudio.com/blogs/2019/05/02/remote-development) — The VS Code editor is getting an exciting new feature, the ability to work directly with _remote_ workspaces (running either WSL, Docker containers, or physical machines or VMs over SSH). VS Code Team [![\](https://copm.s3.amazonaws.com/32ae3a6e.png)](https://hub.bignerdranch.com/big-nerd-ranch-webinars) [Using Competency Mapping to Unlock Skills in Your Org](https://hub.bignerdranch.com/big-nerd-ranch-webinars) — Free, Online Talk - May 15th. 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Kontist [Have You Tried Vettery?](https://www.vettery.com/tech?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=cooper-javascriptweekly&utm_term=tech&utm_content=grouped&utm_campaign=ad-77584) — Vettery specializes in tech roles and is completely free for job seekers. Create a profile to get started. Vettery 📘 Tutorials and Opinions [![\](https://res.cloudinary.com/cpress/image/upload/w_1280,e_sharpen:60/v1556893300/ity8y73l1ghelbivougw.png)](https://css-tricks.com/in-defense-of-the-ternary-statement/) [In Defense of the Ternary Statement](https://css-tricks.com/in-defense-of-the-ternary-statement/) — Code similar to `expression ? true_result : false_result` is known as a _ternary_ expression. Much maligned, is it possible to use them in JavaScript without getting into an unreadable mess? 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