JSter #31 - September (part 2)
Libraries, articles, tutorials, the excitement. It was a busy JS month.
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** Libraries
- axios (https://www.npmjs.org/package/axios) - Promise based http client modeled after AngularJS $http. Works both client and serverside.
- Steady.js (http://lafikl.github.io/steady.js/) - Just say no to jank on scroll.
- JointJS (http://www.jointjs.com/) - Not what you think. JointJS actually provides means to build graphs and jointed shiz.
- ng-admin: Add an AngularJS admin GUI to any RESTful API (http://marmelab.com/blog/2014/09/15/easy-backend-for-your-restful-api.html) - How come I never thought to implement something like this?
- Echo.js, simple JavaScript image lazy loading (http://toddmotto.com/echo-js-simple-javascript-image-lazy-loading/) - Hooray for laziness!
- KaTeX â The fastest math typesetting library for the web (http://khan.github.io/KaTeX/) - Yup, perfect for math freaks.
- paypal/accessible-html5-video-player (https://github.com/paypal/accessible-html5-video-player) - It must be accessible because PayPal says so.
- angular-data (http://angular-data.pseudobry.com/) - Finally Angular gets some backbone.
- ComcastifyJS by theonion (http://theonion.github.io/comcastifyjs/) - If you think the images load too fast, try this.
- Chartist (http://gionkunz.github.io/chartist-js/) - Responsive charts for everyone and their granny.
- WinJS (http://dev.windows.com/en-us/develop/winjs) - Enjoy the Metro experience now on more platforms!
- way.js (http://gwendall.github.io/way/) - Quick and simple two-way bindings. Because they are so cool anyway.
** Articles
- ECMAScript 6 modules: the final syntax (http://www.2ality.com/2014/09/es6-modules-final.html) - Better learn this and transpile it to production.
- The Future of AngularJS (http://radar.oreilly.com/2014/09/the-future-of-angularjs.html) - Yes, there’s a future. It’s not all React folks.
- CSS vs. JS Animation: Which is Faster? (http://davidwalsh.name/css-js-animation)
** Tutorials
- petehunt/webpack-howto (https://github.com/petehunt/webpack-howto) - Get started with webpack and understand why it’s the way of the future to package your web apps.
- Zero Viscosity: D3.js Step by Step (http://zeroviscosity.com/category/d3-js-step-by-step) - D3 can seem complex on the first sight. Going through this guide will help you get started.
- Using D3 and SVG Filters to Create a Fog of War Effect (http://vasir.net/blog/data-visualization/using-d3-and-svg-filters-to-create-fog-of-war) - WarCraft anyone?
** Guides
- Node.js Production Practices (https://www.joyent.com/developers/node) - So you got your Node app to production. What next?
- A JavaScript Refresh (http://www.bytearray.org/?p=5591) - Refresh your JavaScript knowledge.
** Techniques
- Building JavaScript projects with Make (https://blog.jcoglan.com/2014/02/05/building-javascript-projects-with-make/) - Who would have thought the old champion would still continue to reign?
** Games
- CodeSpells: Express Yourself With Magic by ThoughtSTEM (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/thoughtstem/codespells-express-yourself-with-magic) - Not just any magic. The JavaScript kind.
** Tools
- npm 2.0.0 (http://blog.npmjs.org/post/98131109725/npm-2-0-0) - The biggest and most beautiful Node package manager reached 2.0.0. What that means for you?
- Runtime.JS (http://runtimejs.org/) - Operating system kernel in JS. Why? Because.
- Node-RED (http://nodered.org/) - Wire internet of things using Node and nodes. Yeah, this thing comes with a node editor. Pun intended.
- BootSwatchr.com (http://bootswatchr.com/) - Generate themes for Bootstrap without tears.
- inikulin/ineed (https://github.com/inikulin/ineed) - Web scraping and HTML preprocessing the easy way. Personally I use just request, async and cheerio but maybe that’s just me.
- vthibault/roBrowser (https://github.com/vthibault/roBrowser) - A browser thinger for a game known as Ragnarok Online. Vikings?!?
** Demos
- WebGL Fluid Experiment (http://haxiomic.github.io/GPU-Fluid-Experiments/html5/) - Guaranteed to melt your computer.
- BrainBrowser v2.1.0 (https://brainbrowser.cbrain.mcgill.ca/) - So what does it look like up there?
- JS SIMD Demo (http://sunfishcode.github.io/blog/2014/09/09/js-simd.html) - If you know what SIMD means, check this out. If you don’t know what SIMD means, check this out.
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