December 15, 2014

JSter #36 - December (part 1)

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Two weeks makes a fine language

** Libraries

• josephernest/bigpicture.js (https://github.com/josephernest/bigpicture.js) - Infinite zooming and panning in HTML pages
• Shadow.js (http://www.buddhitechno.com/shadow/) - Give shadows to your images
• SVG Morpheus (http://alexk111.github.io/SVG-Morpheus/) - Morph between SVG shapes
• PhotoSwipe: JavaScript Image Gallery (http://photoswipe.com/)
• laroux.js (https://larukedi.github.io/laroux.js/) - Light alternative to jQuery
• MetricsGraphics.js – a lightweight graphics library based on D3 (https://hacks.mozilla.org/2014/12/metricsgraphics-js-a-lightweight-graphics-library-based-on-d3/)

** Articles

• The State of JavaScript in 2015 (http://www.breck-mckye.com/blog/2014/12/the-state-of-javascript-in-2015/)
• The State of Flux (https://reactjsnews.com/the-state-of-flux/)
• Top 10 Mistakes Node.js Developers Make (https://www.airpair.com/node.js/posts/top-10-mistakes-node-developers-make)
• What is TypeScript? Pros and Cons (http://designmodo.com/typescript/)
• Holiday reading for a certain sort: If Hemingway Wrote JavaScript (http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2014/11/holiday-reading-for-a-certain-sort-if-hemingway-wrote-javascript/)
• Is AngularJS Fast Enough? (https://medium.com/@jeffwhelpley/is-angularjs-fast-enough-98dcf96406c8)
• Is learning Angular still worth it? (http://www.reddit.com/r/javascript/comments/2o7ie1/is_learning_angular_still_worth_it/)
• Yahoo Mail moving to React (http://www.slideshare.net/rmsguhan/react-meetup-mailonreact)

** Tutorials

• Diving into Webpack (http://web-design-weekly.com/2014/09/24/diving-webpack/)
• Relieving Backbone Pain with Flux & React (http://dev.hubspot.com/blog/moving-backbone-to-flux-react)
• Bacon.js blog: Structuring Real-Life Applications (http://baconjs.blogspot.fi/2014/12/structuring-real-life-applications.html)
• Intro to the HTML5 Speech Synthesis API (http://creative-punch.net/2014/10/intro-html5-speech-synthesis-api/)

** Guides

• What’s New In ES6 (http://espadrine.github.io/New-In-A-Spec/es6/)
• Single page apps in depth (a.k.a. Mixu’ single page app book) (http://singlepageappbook.com/single-page.html)
• rwaldron/idiomatic.js (https://github.com/rwaldron/idiomatic.js/) - Idiomatic style guide

** Techniques

• Managing Client-Only State in AngularJS (http://www.sitepoint.com/managing-client-state-angularjs/)
• Creating Animations and Interactions with Physical Models (http://iamralpht.github.io/physics/)

** Games

• sibartlett/colonizers (https://github.com/sibartlett/colonizers) - Settlers of Catan

** Tools

• svaarala/duktape (https://github.com/svaarala/duktape) - Light implementation of JavaScript suitable for embedded environments
• Clippy (http://bennettfeely.com/clippy/) - Generate CSS clipping paths
• Flow and static types for JavaScript (http://kpuputti.github.io/flow-and-static-types/)

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