Monthly JSter #11 - News of November
Libraries, articles, tutorials, the excitement. It was a busy JS month.
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** JSter #11
** December 1, 2013
JSter #11 is here. Yes, it’s the dark and cold season of the year (except for those down under). And JS peeps still keep rocking. This time we’ll have an extra batch of demos.
** Libraries
- Foundation 5 (http://foundation.zurb.com/) - The most(?) advanced responsive front-end framework in the world.
- jbone (https://github.com/kupriyanenko/jbone) - Replacement jQuery for Backbone (2.5k)
- Sheetsee.js (http://jlord.github.io/sheetsee.js/) - Google Spreadsheet as a backend. Reminds me of the MS Access days.
- Flylabel.js (http://athaeryn.github.io/flyLabel.js/) - Placeholders don’t have to be boring.
- Validate.js (http://validatejs.org/) - A framework agnostic way to validate the structure of your objects.
- cheet.js (http://namuol.github.io/cheet.js/) - Easy easter eggs for your site.
- Resumable.js (http://resumablejs.com/) - Resumable.js provides multiple simultaneous, stable and resumable uploads via the HTML5 File API
** Articles
- The Pond - Building a Multi-Platform HTML5 Game (https://hacks.mozilla.org/2013/11/the-pond-building-a-multi-platform-html5-game/)
- Function Reactive Programming in JavaScript (http://sitr.us/2013/05/22/functional-reactive-programming-in-javascript.html)
- Front-End Web Dev Jokes (http://www.elijahmanor.com/2013/10/front-end-web-dev-jokes.html)
- An Introduction to Full-Stack JavaScript (http://coding.smashingmagazine.com/2013/11/21/introduction-to-full-stack-javascript/)
- JavaScript Hacks for Hipsters (http://berzniz.com/post/68001735765/javascript-hacks-for-hipsters)
- WebGL With Three.js: Textures & Particles (http://net.tutsplus.com/tutorials/javascript-ajax/webgl-with-three-js-textures-particles/)
** Node.js
- Introducing Node.js Tools for Visual Studio (http://www.hanselman.com/blog/IntroducingNodejsToolsForVisualStudio.aspx)
- Walmart Node.js Memory Leak (http://www.joyent.com/blog/walmart-node-js-memory-leak)
- How Node.js Has Revolutionised The Mail Online (http://www.nearform.com/nodecrunch/how-node-js-has-revolutionized-the-mailonline)
** Angular.js
- AngularJS: Learning the First Steps to Build a Music Discovery App (http://blog.seevl.fm/2013/11/14/angularjs-back/)
- Remastered Animation in AngularJS 1.2 (http://www.yearofmoo.com/2013/08/remastered-animation-in-angularjs-1-2.html)
- AngularJS from an Ember.js Perspective (https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1e0z1pT9JuEh8G5DOtib6XFDHK0GUFtrZrU3IfxJynaA/preview#slide=id.p)
** Techniques
- An Alternative to JavaScript’s Evil setInterval (http://www.thecodeship.com/web-development/alternative-to-javascript-evil-setinterval/)
- Task Automation with NPM Run (http://substack.net/task_automation_with_npm_run) - You don’t need Grunt always!
- Handling 500+ lines of Gruntfile.js (http://tech.kinja.com/handling-500-lines-of-gruntfile-js-1470211529)
- 60fps Scrolling Using pointer-events: none (http://www.thecssninja.com/javascript/pointer-events-60fps)
** Resources
- npmjs.eu (http://npmjs.eu/) - European NPM mirror to rescue when the original one goes down.
- Crunchzilla (http://www.crunchzilla.com/) - JavaScript tutorials in an interactive form.
** Tools
- Shadertoy (https://www.shadertoy.com/)
- DynoSRC (http://www.dinosrc.it/) - Eliminate HTTP requests for JavaScript files and serve differential updates on the fly.
- huxley (https://github.com/facebook/huxley) - Catch visual regressions in web apps.
** Demos
- The Hobbit - a Journey Through Middle-Earth (http://middle-earth.thehobbit.com/)
- Tiny Excel in less than 30 lines (http://jsfiddle.net/ondras/hYfN3/)
- Super Simple Game Engine (http://codepen.io/suffick/pen/CqIxk)
- WinAmp in JavaScript (http://www.nihilogic.dk/labs/juicydrop/)
- Observable Objects and Arrays with jQuery (https://gist.github.com/nnarhinen/7666550)
** 3D
- 3D Perspective Projection on Canvas (http://thecodeplayer.com/walkthrough/3d-perspective-projection-canvas-javascript)
- OSM Buildings (http://osmbuildings.org/?lat=52.52111&lon=13.40988&zoom=16)
- JS1k Ray Tracer (http://jsfiddle.net/vz5aZ/2/)
- Ocean Wave Simulation (http://david.li/waves/)
** CSS
- Frosted Glass Effect in CSS (http://codepen.io/Matori/pen/JFzok)
- Space Game in CSS (http://codepen.io/i0z/pen/mFLCw)
- Stopwatch in CSS (http://paullaros.github.io/stopwatch-in-css/)
- CSS3 Family Tree (http://thecodeplayer.com/walkthrough/css3-family-tree)
I like the smell of fresh JavaScript in the morning.
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