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            Monthly JSter #9

            Libraries, articles, tutorials, the excitement. It was a busy JS month.
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** Monthly JSter #9
** November 1, 2013
Time for the second JSter blast of October. We’ve got some nice resources coming right up! There’s even a headless Halloween surprise in store.
** Libraries

ChocolateChip-UI (http://www.chocolatechip-ui.com/)  - Native look on mobile for web apps. JSter entry (http://jster.net/library/chocolatechip-ui)
React v0.5 (http://facebook.github.io/react/blog/2013/10/16/react-v0.5.0.html)  - JSter entry (http://jster.net/library/react)
oboe.js (https://github.com/jimhigson/oboe.js)  - Parse JSON objects before response completes JSter entry (http://jster.net/library/oboe-js)
Snap.svg (http://snapsvg.io/)  - The JavaScript SVG library for the modern web. JSter entry (http://jster.net/library/snap-svg)
regenerator (https://github.com/facebook/regenerator)  - ES6 generators for ES5. JSter entry (http://jster.net/library/regenerator)
device.js (https://github.com/matthewhudson/device.js)  - Conditional CSS and/or JavaScript based on device operating system. JSter entry (http://jster.net/library/device-js)
password-score (https://github.com/davidstutz/password-score)  - Password scoring library. Article (http://davidstutz.de/password-score-password-strength-estimation-using-javascript/) . JSter entry (http://jster.net/library/password-score)
Offline (http://github.hubspot.com/offline/docs/welcome/)  - Alert your users of lost connection. JSter entry (http://jster.net/library/offline)
fullPage.js (http://alvarotrigo.com/fullPage/)  - Create beautiful fullscreen scrolling websites. JSter entry (http://jster.net/library/fullpage-js)
Riot.js (https://moot.it/riotjs/)  - MVC framework, in 1k! According to the author it is “The fastest, smallest and most powerful way to build large scale web applications”. JSter entry (http://jster.net/library/riot-js)

** Articles

Exploring Color Matching in JavaScript (http://html5hub.com/exploring-color-matching-in-javascript/)
Write a NES Emulator with JavaScript (http://blog.alexanderdickson.com/javascript-nes-emulator-part-1)
Challenging CSS Best Practices (http://coding.smashingmagazine.com/2013/10/21/challenging-css-best-practices-atomic-approach/)
Functional Refactoring in JavaScript (http://victorsavkin.com/post/63551894251/functional-refactoring-in-javascript)
You’re Missing the Point of Promises (http://domenic.me/2012/10/14/youre-missing-the-point-of-promises/)
Building a 3D MMO Using WebSockets (http://davidwalsh.name/3d-websockets)
The JavaScript Event Loop: Explained (http://blog.carbonfive.com/2013/10/27/the-javascript-event-loop-explained/)
Well Rounded: Compound Shapes in CSS (http://css-tricks.com/well-rounded-compound-shapes-css/)

** Angular.js

5 Cool New Features in AngularJS 1.2 (http://www.neevtech.com/blog/2013/08/17/5-cool-features-in-angularjs-1-2/)
A Lower Technology Style of Angular for the Enterprise (http://paulhammant.com/2013/10/23/a-lower-tech-style-of-angular-for-the-enterprise/)
What you need to know about Angular SEO (http://www.ng-newsletter.com/posts/serious-angular-seo.html)
Things That Suck in AngularJS (http://lhorie.blogspot.ca/2013/09/things-that-suck-in-angularjs.html)

** Presentations

The Future of data-binding is Object.observe() (http://addyosmani.com/blog/the-future-of-data-binding-is-object-observe/)

** Resources

Start Bootstrap (http://startbootstrap.com/)  - Free HTML Starter Templates for Bootstrap
Annotated ECMAScript 5.1 (http://es5.github.io/)
DocHub (http://dochub.io/)  - Web development documentation in one place
Dash (https://dash.generalassemb.ly/)  - Learn to make awesome websites
CSSDB (http://cssdb.co/)  - A curated collection of great CSS, SASS, LESS and Stylus libraries

** Tools

CSS cubic-bezier builder (http://www.roblaplaca.com/examples/bezierBuilder/)
Fiddle Salad (http://fiddlesalad.com/)  - Yup, a competitor to jsfiddle, jsbin and co.
Kojak (http://theironcook.github.io/Kojak/)  - A simple JavaScript performance profiler
GLSL Sandbox (http://glsl.heroku.com/)
Kick.js shader editor (http://www.kickjs.org/example/shader_editor/shader_editor.html)
browser-sync (https://github.com/shakyShane/browser-sync)  - Successor of LiveReload is here? See also related article (http://css-tricks.com/cross-browser-css-injection/) .
TrifleJS (http://triflejs.org/)  - Headless IE! Happy Halloween.
Retire.js (http://bekk.github.io/retire.js/)  - Scan your Node.js app to find known vulnerabilities.

** Games

Heroes of Sokoban (http://www.puzzlescript.net/play.html?p=6860122)  - If you like Sokoban and RPGs, you will love this. Part 2 (http://www.puzzlescript.net/play.html?p=6910207) , Part 3 (http://www.puzzlescript.net/play.html?p=7072276) .

** Demos

Animated Checkboxes and Radio Buttons with SVG (http://tympanus.net/Development/AnimatedCheckboxes/)
Museum of Mario (http://mario.ign.com/)
Wolfensteiny (http://www.p01.org/releases/wolfensteiny/)  - You can achieve a lot in 251 bytes.
Canvas Cycling (http://www.effectgames.com/demos/canvascycle/)  - Golden oldie.
Cartman in CSS (http://codepen.io/LFeh/pen/qzDCJ)  - Kick ass.

** Emulators

Turbo Pascal (http://www.teamten.com/lawrence/projects/turbo_pascal_compiler/demo/)  - Article (http://www.teamten.com/lawrence/projects/turbo_pascal_compiler/)
x86 emulator (http://copy.sh/v24/)
Windows v1.01 emulator (http://jsmachines.net/demos/pc/cga-win101/xt-cga-win101.xml)  - Those were the days.
OS 7 emulator (http://jamesfriend.com.au/pce-js/)

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