January 2, 2015

JSter #38 - December (part 2)

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Where’s my hoverboard?

** Libraries

• Breakouts (http://www.jsbreakouts.org/) - TodoMVC for JavaScript game engines
• Open-sourcing OvertureJS – the JS lib that powers FastMail (http://blog.fastmail.com/2014/12/20/open-sourcing-overturejs-the-js-lib-that-powers-fastmail/)
• Moshpits.js (http://mattbierbaum.github.io/moshpits.js/) - Heavy metal JavaScript
• MikeMcl/decimal.js (https://github.com/MikeMcl/decimal.js)
• TouchstoneJS (http://touchstonejs.io/) - ReactJS powered UI framework for developing beautiful hybrid mobile apps

** Articles

• ECMAScript 6: new OOP features besides classes (http://www.2ality.com/2014/12/es6-oop.html)
• The Top 5 Mistakes AngularJS Developers Make Part 5: Failing to Test (http://csharperimage.jeremylikness.com/2014/12/the-top-5-mistakes-angularjs-developers_28.html)
• You can’t go wrong watching JavaScript talks (https://hacks.mozilla.org/2014/12/you-cant-go-wrong-watching-javascript-talks/)
• Migrating to AngularJS 2.0 (http://paislee.io/migrating-to-angularjs-2-0/)
• Automatic semicolon insertion in JavaScript (http://www.2ality.com/2011/05/semicolon-insertion.html)
• The Two Pillars of JavaScript (https://medium.com/javascript-scene/the-two-pillars-of-javascript-ee6f3281e7f3)

** Tutorials

• Manage session using Node.js and Express 4 (http://codeforgeek.com/2014/09/manage-session-using-node-js-express-4/)
• Getting Started with JavaScript for Automation on Yosemite (http://www.macstories.net/tutorials/getting-started-with-javascript-for-automation-on-yosemite/)
• Introducing the JavaScript Internationalization API (https://hacks.mozilla.org/2014/12/introducing-the-javascript-internationalization-api/)

** Guides

• Introduction to DOM (https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Document_Object_Model/Introduction)
• The Node Way (http://thenodeway.io/) - Your Guide to Building Beautiful Node.js Applications
• Programming JavaScript Applications (http://chimera.labs.oreilly.com/books/1234000000262)

** Techniques

• Writing Fast, Memory-Efficient JavaScript (http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2012/11/05/writing-fast-memory-efficient-javascript/)
• Why we should stop using Grunt & Gulp (http://blog.keithcirkel.co.uk/why-we-should-stop-using-grunt/)
• JavaScript Application Architecture On The Road To 2015 (https://medium.com/@addyosmani/javascript-application-architecture-on-the-road-to-2015-d8125811101b)

** Tools

• Advanced unit testing tools for Node.js (http://blog.wercker.com/2014/12/23/Testing-in-Node.html)
• slap (https://www.npmjs.com/package/slap) - Sublimeish terminal based editor
• JSS by Oleg Slobodskoi (http://slides.com/kof/jss) - Tired of CSS? Try JSS instead.
• GianlucaGuarini/es6-project-starter-kit (https://github.com/GianlucaGuarini/es6-project-starter-kit)

** Resources

• Resources for Staying on Top of JavaScript (http://code.tutsplus.com/articles/resources-for-staying-on-top-of-javascript–cms-21369)

** Random

• Callback Hell (http://callbackhell.com/)

** Demos

• Particle Clock (http://codepen.io/kenjiSpecial/pen/gbrvpK)
• Hex code color = Time (http://codepen.io/BrianDGLS/pen/azNQZG)

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