October 16, 2015

JSter - October (part 1)

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JavaScript is just a great tower of Babel

My book about Webpack and React keeps on progressing solidly. Of course it is a continuous struggle against technology that goes forward constantly but it feels like a major milestone is near and a paper version is in sight. See SurviveJS v1.9.0 (http://survivejs.com/blog/survivejs-19/) announcement for more information.

** Libraries

• zenorocha/clipboard.js (https://github.com/zenorocha/clipboard.js) - Manage clipboard through JavaScript
• spin.js (https://fgnass.github.io/spin.js/) - Customizable spinners
• React v0.14 (https://facebook.github.io/react/blog/2015/10/07/react-v0.14.html)
• UpUp (https://www.talater.com/upup/) - a tiny script that makes sure your site is always there for your users
• Popmotion (http://popmotion.io/) - a 12kb JavaScript motion engine

** Articles

• Babel-free backend prototype – challenge accepted (http://blog.xebia.com/2015/10/08/babel-free-backend-prototype/)
• Design Considerations: Text on Images (https://css-tricks.com/design-considerations-text-images/)
• The State of JavaScript on Android in 2015 is… poor (https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-state-of-javascript-on-android-in-2015-is-poor/33889)
• Why We Need WebAssembly: An Interview with Brendan Eich (https://medium.com/javascript-scene/why-we-need-webassembly-an-interview-with-brendan-eich-7fb2a60b0723)
• GopherJS (http://www.gopherjs.org/blog/2015/09/28/surprises-in-gopherjs-performance/) - JavaScript performance can be surprising when compared with Go.

** Interviews

• react-bootstrap (http://survivejs.com/blog/react-bootstrap-interview/) - Bridging React with Bootstrap
• Cerebral (http://survivejs.com/blog/cerebral-interview/) - A good, emerging solution for structuring your React application

** Guides

• Javascript in one picture (https://coodict.github.io/javascript-in-one-pic/)

** Slides

• Back to the Future with AngularJS 2 by Gion Kunz (http://slides.com/gionkunz/back-to-the-future-angularjs2)

** Tools

• Document ES6 with ESDoc (http://jonathancreamer.com/document-es6-with-esdoc/)

** Demos

• PCE.js Classic Mac OS in the Browser (https://jamesfriend.com.au/pce-js/pce-js-apps/)

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