Monthly JSter #15 - News of January (part 2)
Libraries, articles, tutorials, the excitement. It was a busy JS month.
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** JSter #15
** February 1, 2014
So we managed to beat January. Good riddance! As usual it was a busy month for JS peeps. A lot of new libraries came out and a good deal of excellent content became available.
I won’t stall you any longer. Dig in!
** Libraries
- jQuery 1.11 and 2.1 Released (http://blog.jquery.com/2014/01/24/jquery-1-11-and-2-1-released/)
- Knwl.js (https://github.com/loadfive/knwl.js) - A natural language processor
- Webkit.js (http://badassjs.com/post/73526882798/webkit-js-its-happening-for-real-with-emscriptens) - It’s happening for real
- sprintft.js (https://github.com/alexei/sprintf.js) - And C neckbeards cried tears of joy
- Mediator.js (https://github.com/ajacksified/Mediator.js) - An implementation of the mediator pattern for asynchronous events in JavaScript
- PhotoJShop (http://cube3x.com/2014/01/photojshop-jquery-photo-editing-library/)
- slidr.js (http://www.bchanx.com/slidr) - Slide transitions!
- em-dosbox (https://github.com/dreamlayers/em-dosbox/) - Besides old DOS games it runs Windows 3.1 too. Solitaire time!
- fn.js (http://eliperelman.com/fn.js/) - Functional love for everyone
- fit.js (http://soulwire.github.io/fit.js/) - Fit things into other things
- Shore (https://github.com/Codingbean/Shore) - Waveform generator
** Articles
- asm.js AOT Compilation and Startup Performance (https://blog.mozilla.org/luke/2014/01/14/asm-js-aot-compilation-and-startup-performance/)
- JavaScript Generators and Preventing Callback Hell (http://www.sitepoint.com/javascript-generators-preventing-callback-hell/)
- Why Zurb Dropped Zepto (http://zurb.com/article/1293/why-we-dropped-zepto)
- 7 JavaScript Tips to Make You Feel Smarter (https://medium.com/cool-code-pal/a1286881aed7) - And make other people hate you while at it.
** Debugging
- Advanced Debugging Techniques in JavaScript - Part 1 (http://keyholesoftware.com/2014/01/06/advanced-debugging-techniques-in-javascript-part-1/)
- Advanced JavaScript Debugging with console.table() (http://blog.mariusschulz.com/2013/11/13/advanced-javascript-debugging-with-consoletable)
** Tutorials
- Writing A Better JavaScript Library For The DOM (http://coding.smashingmagazine.com/2014/01/13/better-javascript-library-for-the-dom/)
- A Dive into Plain JavaScript (http://blog.adtile.me/2014/01/16/a-dive-into-plain-javascript/)
- Mastering the Module Pattern (http://toddmotto.com/mastering-the-module-pattern/)
** Socket.io
- Token-based Authentication with Socket.io (http://blog.auth0.com/2014/01/15/auth-with-socket-io/)
** Performance
- We spent a week making Trello boards load extremely fast. Hereâs how we did it. (http://blog.fogcreek.com/we-spent-a-week-making-trello-boards-load-extremely-fast-heres-how-we-did-it/)
** WebGL
- WebGL Deferred Shading (https://hacks.mozilla.org/2014/01/webgl-deferred-shading/)
- Build with Chrome (http://www.buildwithchrome.com/) - Admit it. You always wanted to become a Lego engineer.
** Games
- 10 of the Best HTML5 Games from 2013 (http://gamasutra.com/blogs/AustinHallock/20140108/208242/10_of_the_Best_HTML5_Games_from_2013.php)
** Node.js
- What’s New in Node.js v0.12 - Performance Optimizations (http://strongloop.com/strongblog/performance-node-js-v-0-12-whats-new/)
** Guides
- JavaScript - The Right Way (http://www.jstherightway.org/)
- You Might Not Need jQuery (http://youmightnotneedjquery.com/)
** Tools
- JSCS (https://github.com/mdevils/node-jscs) - JavaScript code checker
- html5test (http://html5test.com/) - How well does your browser support HTML5?
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