Biweekly JSter #81 - Libraries, articles, and then some

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                November 1, 2016

            Biweekly JSter #81 - Libraries, articles, and then some

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If you can think of a common word, there’s a npm package for it
Busy days. To prepare for the future, I compiled my presentations to a site (http://presentations.survivejs.com) . Check it out for slides on React, webpack, and more.
** Libraries

vivus.js (https://maxwellito.github.io/vivus/) - Bring your SVGs to life
obelisk.js (https://github.com/nosir/obelisk.js) - JavaScript library for building pixel isometric graphics with HTML5 canvas
Talisman (https://yomguithereal.github.io/talisman/) - A straightforward and modular NLP, machine learning and fuzzy matching library for JavaScript
GraphicsJS (http://www.graphicsjs.org/) - A lightweight JavaScript graphics library with the intuitive API, based on SVG/VML technology
ZeroClipboard v2.x (http://zeroclipboard.org/)
Waypoints (http://imakewebthings.com/waypoints/) - Trigger a function when you scroll to an element
Minigrid (http://minigrid.js.org/) - Minimal 2kb zero dependency cascading grid layout without pain
nanobar.js (http://nanobar.jacoborus.codes/) - Very lightweight progress bars. (699 gzipped bytes of vanilla js)

** Frameworks

Weex (https://alibaba.github.io/weex/) - A framework for building Mobile cross-platform UI

** Articles

A Javascript journey with only six characters (http://jazcash.com/a-javascript-journey-with-only-six-characters/)
Parsing JSON is a Minefield (http://seriot.ch/parsing_json.html)
Choosing GraphQL to build Driftâs messaging platform (https://medium.com/drift-engineering/choosing-graphql-to-build-drifts-messaging-platform-8b4310facbc1)
Node.js, TC-39, and Modules (https://hackernoon.com/node-js-tc-39-and-modules-a1118aecf95e)
Sustaining webpack for the future: Part 2 (https://medium.com/webpack/sustaining-webpack-for-the-future-part-2-7055282d7864)
JavaScript projects regroup under a new foundation - JS Foundation (http://www.infoworld.com/article/3131489/javascript/javascript-projects-regroup-under-a-new-foundation.html)

** Techniques

Stop using typeof in JavaScript, we have better solution (https://medium.com/@nsisodiya/stop-using-typeof-in-javascript-we-have-better-solution-5a09bfaa02a4)
Using clustering to create a new D3.js color scale (https://medium.com/@dschnr/using-clustering-to-create-a-new-d3-js-color-scale-dec4ccd639d2)
Tasks, microtasks, queues and schedules (https://jakearchibald.com/2015/tasks-microtasks-queues-and-schedules/)
How to be* a compiler (https://medium.com/@kosamari/how-to-be-a-compiler-make-a-compiler-with-javascript-4a8a13d473b4)
Run Express server in your browser (https://glebbahmutov.com/blog/run-express-server-in-your-browser/)
Safer, more predictable npm publishing with publish-diff (https://formidable.com/blog/2016/10/19/introducing-publish-diff/)
Stub Dependencies in Node Without Proxyquire (http://jaketrent.com/post/stub-dependencies-node-without-proxyquire/)
Reactive Animations with CSS Variables by David Khourshid (http://slides.com/davidkhourshid/reactanim)

** Technology

V8 JavaScript Engine: WebAssembly Browser Preview (https://v8project.blogspot.fi/2016/10/webassembly-browser-preview.html)
Whatâs new in IndexedDB 2.0? (https://hacks.mozilla.org/2016/10/whats-new-in-indexeddb-2-0/)
Do you need Service Worker in your web app? (https://codingbox.io/do-you-need-service-worker-in-your-web-app-d68131d65e2c)

** Architecture

Functional frontend architecture (https://github.com/paldepind/functional-frontend-architecture)
Almin.js (https://almin.js.org/) - Flux/CQRS patterns for JavaScript application.

** Interviews

RE:DOM - Tiny but Super Fast DOM Library - Interview with Juha Lindstedt (http://survivejs.com/blog/redom-interview/)
Glamor - Inline CSS for React et al - Interview with Sunil Pai (http://survivejs.com/blog/glamor-interview/)

** Slides

Advanced Webpack (http://presentations.survivejs.com/advanced-webpack/)
Structuring React Projects (http://presentations.survivejs.com/structuring-react-projects/)

** Tools

BackstopJS (https://garris.github.io/BackstopJS/) - Catch CSS curve balls
CSS icons (http://cssicon.space/)
siege (https://www.npmjs.com/package/siege) - HTTP benchmark your site
npm v4.0.0 (https://github.com/npm/npm/releases/tag/v4.0.0)
benoror/better-npm-run (https://github.com/benoror/better-npm-run) - Better NPM scripts runner

** Demos

RainbowHunt (http://rainbowhunt.com/) - Rain demo
purag/archsim (https://github.com/purag/archsim) - A JavaScript processor simulator to design and execute any assembly language architecture

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