August 16, 2014

JSter #28 - August (part 1)

Libraries, articles, tutorials, the excitement. It was a busy JS month.

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** Libraries

• tracking.js (http://trackingjs.com/) - A modern approach for Computer Vision on the web
• Ocrad.js (http://antimatter15.com/ocrad.js/demo.html) - OCR for JS
• facebook/immutable-js (https://github.com/facebook/immutable-js) - Immutable data structures
• Realm - A mobile database (http://realm.io/)
• Matter.js - 2D physics engine (http://brm.io/matter-js/)
• Infinity.js (https://airbnb.github.io/infinity/)

** Competitions

• js13k - 2014 edition (http://js13kgames.com/)

** Articles

• Here’s the difference between Polymer and Angular (http://www.binpress.com/blog/2014/06/26/polymer-vs-angular/)
• React.js and How Does It Fit In With Everything Else? (http://www.funnyant.com/reactjs-what-is-it/)
• Don’t Be Scared Of Functional Programming (http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2014/07/02/dont-be-scared-of-functional-programming/)
• Is JavaScript here to stay? (http://techcitynews.com/2014/07/24/is-javascript-here-to-stay/)
• The Dark Side of JavaScript (http://blog.testomato.com/dark-side-javascript/)
• 16 Great JavaScript Interview Questions and Answers (http://www.toptal.com/javascript/interview-questions)

** Guides

• Opinionated AngularJS styleguide for teams (http://toddmotto.com/opinionated-angular-js-styleguide-for-teams/)
• You Might Not Need jQuery (http://youmightnotneedjquery.com/)

** Techniques

• A Turn-Based Game Loop (http://journal.stuffwithstuff.com/2014/07/15/a-turn-based-game-loop/)
• Beat Detection Using JavaScript and the Web Audio API (http://tech.beatport.com/2014/web-audio/beat-detection-using-web-audio/)
• Creating a centered, responsive design without media queries (https://www.campaignmonitor.com/blog/post/4240/creating-a-centred-responsive-design-without-media-queries)
• Set State in Callbacks in React (http://jaketrent.com/post/set-state-in-callbacks-in-react/)
• Authoring Critical Fold CSS (http://css-tricks.com/authoring-critical-fold-css/)
• Common Pitfalls with the HTML5 Drag‘n’Drop API (https://medium.com/@quasado/common-pitfalls-with-html5-drag-n-drop-api-9f011a09ee6c)
• AngularJS Multi-Step Form Using UI Router (http://scotch.io/tutorials/javascript/angularjs-multi-step-form-using-ui-router)

** Tools

• Textik - ASCII Art Editor (http://textik.com/)
• AniJS Studio, Easy web animation prototypes everywhere (https://anijs.github.io/studio/)
• peter/jsonapitest (https://github.com/peter/jsonapitest) - Test your APIs

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