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JSter #151: Libraries and more
2020 is the year of JavaScript on desktop ... read more →
JSter #150: Libraries and more
There's no too little JavaScript, only too much ... read more →
JSter #149: Libraries and more
JavaScript is the end and the beginning ... read more →
JSter #148: Libraries, tools, and more
JavaScript is the beginning and the end ... read more →
JSter #147: Libraries and more
Measure twice, code once ... read more →
JSter #146: Articles and more
Life is like a box of JavaScript libraries; you never know what you're gonna get. ... read more →
JSter #145: Libraries and more
There's no place like JavaScript ... read more →
JSter #144: Libraries and more
Eight days of JavaScript per week ... read more →
JSter #143: Libraries and more
JavaScript shot first ... read more →
JSter #142: Libraries and more
Go where JavaScript is going to be, not where it has been. ... read more →
JSter #141: Libraries and more
What we've got here is failure to JavaScript ... read more →
JSter #140: Libraries and more
A JavaScript. Shaken. Not stirred. ... read more →
JSter #139: Mainly libraries
JavaScript - Still going strong ... read more →
JSter #138: Libraries and more
JavaScript - too late to land to the moon, too early to land on Mars ... read more →
JSter #137: Libraries and more
No day without JavaScript ... read more →
JSter #136: Libraries and more
I'm gonna make him a JavaScript he can't refuse ... read more →
JSter #135: Libraries and more
I write JavaScript, eight days a week ... read more →
JSter #134: Libraries and more
I JavaScript, therefore I am ... read more →
JSter #133: Libraries and more
${Array.from(new Array(10), () => NaN).join('')} Batman ... read more →
JSter #132: Libraries and more
They may take our lives, but they'll never take our JavaScript! ... read more →
JSter #131: Libraries and tutorials
TypeScript to JavaScript as an airbag is to a car ... read more →
JSter #130: Libraries and more
Where there's JavaScript, there's trouble. ... read more →
JSter #129: Libraries and then some
From here to JavaScript ... read more →
JSter #128: Libraries and then some
For every good JavaScript joke, there's a bad one. ... read more →
JSter #127: Libraries and more
JavaScript was created in two weeks. Then Brendan took a break. ... read more →
JSter #126: Libraries, the usual
Klaatu barada JavaScript ... read more →
JSter #125: Libraries and more
It takes two to JavaScript ... read more →
JSter #124: Libraries and more
The day JavaScript stopped working ... read more →
JSter #123: Frameworks and more
Bring me a coffee. It's time to write to JavaScript. ... read more →
JSter #122: Libraries and more
There's always room for one more JavaScript library ... read more →
JSter #121: Libraries, articles, utilities, tools
JavaScript, the hipster certified programming language. ... read more →
JSter #120: Libraries, articles, the usual
The time has come to write some JavaScript ... read more →
JSter #119: Libraries and more
JavaScript now. ... read more →
JSter #118: Libraries and more
JavaScript or not ... read more →
JSter #117: Libraries and techniques
Just JavaScript it. ... read more →
JSter #116: Libraries and more
New Wave of Heavy JavaScript ... read more →
JSter #115: Libraries, the usual
JavaScript, JavaScript, JavaScript. ... read more →
JSter #114: Libraries, data structures, and more
When JavaScript isn't enough. ... read more →
JSter #113: Libraries and Techniques Mostly
Keep calm, and code JavaScript. ... read more →
JSter #112: Libraries, the Usual
I'm gonna make him a JavaScript library he can't refuse. ... read more →
JSter #111: Libraries, the Usual
Toto, I've a feeling we're not in JavaScript anymore. ... read more →
JSter #110: Libraries, Articles, the Usual
My JavaScript, where art thou? ... read more →
JSter #109: Libraries, articles, the usual
Chuck Norris debugs JavaScript code by staring at it. The code confesses eventually. ... read more →
JSter #108: Libraries, Techniques, and more
JavaScript another day. ... read more →
JSter #107: Libraries, Articles, and more
JavaScript another day. ... read more →
JSter #106: Libraries, Articles, and more
There's no script like JavaScript. ... read more →
JSter #105: Libraries, Articles, and more
I feel the need - the need for JavaScript! ... read more →
JSter #104: Libraries, Articles, and more
One JavaScript library too far. ... read more →
JSter #103: Libraries, Articles, techniques, and more
JavaScript, now. ... read more →
JSter #102: Libraries, and more
There's no time like JavaScript time. ... read more →
JSter #101: Libraries, and more
I like my JavaScript with vanilla. ... read more →
JSter #100: Libraries, articles, and more
I see JavaScript people. ... read more →
JSter #99: Libraries, articles, interviews, and more
Toto, I've a feeling we're not in JavaScript anymore. ... read more →
JSter #98: Libraries, techniques, and more
You can't handle the JavaScript! ... read more →
JSter #97: Libraries and more
It takes two to JavaScript ... read more →
JSter #96: Libraries and more
Every day is a JavaScript day ... read more →
JSter #95: Tour, libraries, and more
JavaScript me if you can. ... read more →
JSter #94: Libraries, and more
Frankly, my dear, I don't give a JavaScript ... read more →
JSter #93: Techniques, and more
The search for JavaScript. ... read more →
JSter #92: Libraries, and more
JavaScript another day. ... read more →
JSter #91: Libraries, tutorials, and more
A JavaScript. Shaken, not stirred. ... read more →
JSter #90: Libraries, articles, and doodads
Gone with the JavaScript. ... read more →
JSter #89: Libraries and bits
Not enough JavaScript. ... read more →
JSter #88: Libraries and bits
Gone in the JavaScript. ... read more →
JSter #87: Libraries and more
The Good, the Bad, the JavaScript. ... read more →
JSter #86: News of January 2017 - Part 2
JavaScript - Because you are worth it. ... read more →
JSter #85: News of January 2017 - Part 1
JavaScript another day. ... read more →
JSter #84: News of December 2016 - Part 1
JavaScript another day ... read more →
JSter #83: News of November 2016 - Part 2
JavaScript framework a day keeps the doctor away ... read more →
JSter #82: News of November 2016 - Part 1
JavaScript, sweet JavaScript ... read more →
JSter #81: News of October 2016 - Part 2
If you can think of a common word, there's a npm package for it ... read more →
JSter #80: News of October 2016 - Part 1
If you can think of a JavaScript package name, it likely exists already ... read more →
JSter #79: News of September 2016 - Part 2
JavaScript is the yellow language in GitHub ... read more →
JSter #78: News of September 2016 - Part 1
Peace and JavaScript to everyone ... read more →
Mobile Application UI: 6 Definitive Trends in 2016
In the past 20 years, apart from the Internet itself, mobiles have been one of the biggest catalysators of growth and innovation on a worldwide level. From the first Nokia phones, to the latest iPhone 7, these small devices interact with us on a daily basis, transforming how we work, socialize and even communicate with our family members. ... read more →
JSter #77: News of August 2016 - Part 2
Rock and JavaScript. ... read more →
JSter #76: News of August 2016 - Part 1
Maybe I JavaScripted, maybe I didn't. - Matti Nykänen ... read more →
JSter #75: News of July 2016 - Part 2
To JavaScript or not. ... read more →
JSter #74: News of July 2016 - Part 1
One language to rule them all. JavaScript. ... read more →
JSter #73: News of June 2016 - Part 2
JavaScript a day keeps the doctor away. ... read more →
JSter #72: News of June 2016 - Part 1
New day, new JavaScript library to learn. ... read more →
Understanding CORS
In this guest article by Monmohan Singh we'll explore the topic of CORS (Cross-Origin Resource sharing). It's one of those topics that comes up often in web development. We'll go through the basics, learn what's needed to support CORS, and walk through the ideas through sample code. ... read more →
JSter #71: News of May 2016 - Part 2
The world changes. JavaScript stays. ... read more →
JSter #70: News of May 2016 - Part 1
JavaScript a day keeps the doctor away. ... read more →
JSter #69: News of April 2016 - Part 2
There are only two inevitable things in life: JavaScript and taxes. ... read more →
JSter #68: News of April 2016 - Part 1
There can be only one JavaScript. ... read more →
JSter #67: News of March 2016 - Part 2
Return of the JavaScript ... read more →
JSter #66: News of March 2016 - Part 1
When in doubt, JavaScript. ... read more →
JSter #65: News of February 2016 - Part 2
Coding JavaScript, eight days a week ... read more →
React and Preact: Differences, Pros and Cons
For a while, React has been one of the favorite tools for front-end developers. Sometimes it can be a little heavy, though. A lighter alternative known as Preact is largely compatible with React. We'll go over the differences in this post and also cover pros and cons. ... read more →
JSter #64: News of February 2016 - Part 1
The good, the bad, the JavaScript ... read more →
JSter #63: News of January 2016 - Part 2
Ain't got nothing but JavaScript. Eight days a week. ... read more →
JSter #62: News of January 2016 - Part 1
JavaScript Enterprise Edition would come with classes, modules, etc. ... read more →
JSter #61: News of December 2015 - Part 2
2016 - The year of JavaScript on desktop? ... read more →
JSter #60: News of December 2015 - Part 1
Make const, not var ... read more →
JSter #59: News of November 2015 - Part 2
JavaScript can feed your cats/dogs/people. ... read more →
JSter #58: News of November 2015 - Part 1
Coding JavaScript like it's '95 ... read more →
JSter #57: News of October 2015 - Part 2
JavaScript is just a big tower of Babel. ... read more →
JSter #56: News of October 2015 - Part 1
JavaScript is just a great tower of Babel ... read more →
JSter #55: News of September 2015 - Part 2
Twenty years ago JavaScript was a joke, now it's the future. ... read more →
JSter #54: News of September 2015 - Part 1
JavaScript singularity is close? ... read more →
Mobile Application UI: 6 Definitive Trends in 2015
In less than a decade mobile phones have transformed from calling devices to little computers. As a result mobile apps have become hugely popular. This is evidenced by the success of platforms by Apple and Google. ... read more →
JSter #53: News of August 2015 - Part 2
How do you comfort a JavaScript bug? You console it. ... read more →
JSter #52: News of August 2015 - Part 1
Always bet on JavaScript ... read more →
JSter #51: News of July 2015 - Part 2
Every day is a JavaScript day ... read more →
A Complete Guide on Developing Cross Platform Mobile Apps
When developing cross platform mobile applications the question is how to do that. Going native has its benefits but then you'll end up having to implement an app per platform. Fortunately that's where various frameworks come into play. They hide some of the platform details from you while allowing code sharing. ... read more →
JSter #50: News of July 2015 - Part 1
You know it's a JavaScript project when half of the files at project root are dotfiles ... read more →
7 Tools for Hassle Free JavaScript Development
The rapidly growing interest in JavaScript has lead to an immense amounts of tools. From developer perspective it can be difficult to keep up as new ones keep on appearing. In this post we'll go through seven interesting ones. So let's get started. ... read more →
JSter #49: News of June 2015 - Part 2
It takes two to JavaScript ... read more →
7 Useful HTML5 UI Frameworks For Mobile App Development
Thanks to the advanced mobile app development frameworks available out there mobile application development is easier than ever. There is no dearth of prolific frameworks that facilitate developers to build captivating and trendy applications with a flair. ... read more →
10 Web Development Tools to Speed You Up
Web development is no more a daunting task as it used to be a few years ago. This has not been possible without the outstanding frameworks, tools and extensions. ... read more →
JSter #48: News of June 2015 - Part 1
Saturday Night JS ... read more →
JSter #47: News of May 2015 - Part 2
There's no script like JavaScript ... read more →
JSter #46: News of May 2015 - Part 1
Always bet on JavaScript. ... read more →
How to use React and Om to make a Single Page Application
In today’s guest article we’re going to use React, Om and Clojure to build a Single Page Application (SPA). SPAs are a great way to provide your audience with a desktop-level experience via traditional HTML, JavaScript, and CSS. While simple SPAs are easy to build using these technologies, large and complex SPA’s frequently become challenging to develop and maintain. One of the biggest challenges in these scenarios comes from a SPA’s reliance on JavaScript. That's where Om and Clojure come in. ... read more →
JSter #45: News of April 2015 - Part 2
Every day is a JS day ... read more →
React Native: The Future of Mobile App Development
For most users, Facebook is just a great way to keep in touch with friends and procrastinate. For developers, Facebook may be the company to shape the future of app development. ... read more →
JSter #44: News of April 2015 - Part 1
NPM packages are like a box of chocolates. You never know what you are going to get. ... read more →
JSter #43: News of March 2015 - Part 2
April fools everywhere ... read more →
Which JavaScript Frameworks to Use for Mobile Development?
Mobile applications specifically designed for mobile devices are part of a very fast growing market. Many app designers do not even need prior development knowledge. Knowledge of HTML, CSS and JavaScript will be enough to get you started. Any mobile application developed with web technology can now be used across multiple platforms ... read more →
JSter #42: News of March 2015 - Part 1
Does anyone read these things? ... read more →
JSter #41: News of February 2015 - Part 2
It takes two exclamations to make one truth ... read more →
Quick Tips for HTML5 Game Developers
When the HTML5 standard hit the web, a lot of things changed for the better. The new markup language boasted a whole lot of new features, and it didn’t took long for developers to jump in and put all the new tech to work. One of the fields that takes great advantage of what HTML5 has to offer is gaming; while browser games were considered soon-to-be-extinct due to the huge improvements brought by video games, HTML5 gives them another chance by allowing them to become a lot more complex, feature-rich, and visually appealing. If you’re planning on developing a HTML5-based game, here is a list of things to take into account. ... read more →
JSter #40: News of February 2015 - Part 1
Framework a day keeps doctor away ... read more →
JSter #39: News of January 2015 - Part 2
Array(16).join('lol' - 2) + ' Batman!' ... read more →
JSter #38: News of January 2015 - Part 1
The truthiness is out there ... read more →
JSter #37: News of December 2014 - Part 2
Where's my hoverboard? ... read more →
JSter #36: News of December 2014 - Part 1
Two weeks makes a fine language ... read more →
JSter #35: News of November 2014 - Part 2
Java is to JavaScript as bat is to Batman ... read more →
Developing Games in JavaScript – Where to Start?
Developing a game can be a challenging, complex task particularly if your aim is to make it attractive and packed with lots of capabilities. During the past few years JavaScript has become a good alternative to native development. It allows you to target many platforms at once. ... read more →
JSter #34: News of November 2014 - Part 1
Do no eval. ... read more →
JSter #33: News of October 2014 - Part 2
All JavaScript and no fun makes Jack a dull boy. ... read more →
JSter #32: News of October 2014 - Part 1
It takes two to JS. ... read more →
5 of the Best Chrome Apps Available Today for Web Developers
Being a web developer nowadays is far different from what it used to be; I still remember when all you needed in order to get going was a text editor and a bucket of coffee. Nowadays, though, technology is changing at such a pace that it only takes a few blinks and you’ll end up falling behind with everything. ... read more →
JSter #31: News of September 2014 - Part 2
Two minutes to JS. ... read more →
JSter #30: News of September 2014 - Part 1
Remember that Nordic.js is streaming for free at 18th and 19th. ... read more →
JSter #29: News of August 2014 - Part 2
JavaScript is like ice cream. Super yummy in small doses. Extremely painful in large quantities - @beders ... read more →
JSter #28: News of August 2014 - Part 1
Just JS it. ... read more →
JSter #27: News of July 2014 - Part 2
All JS and no fun makes Jack a dull boy ... read more →
JSter #26: News of July 2014 - Part 1
World Cup done, time to code some JS. ... read more →
JSter #25: News of June 2014 - Part 2
Summer of JavaScript ... read more →
JSter #24: News of June 2014 - Part 1
Sometimes you JS it, sometimes you don't ... read more →
JSter #23: News of May 2014 - Part 2
The book Javascript Ninja has a Samurai on the cover. That happens because JS is not strongly typed. ... read more →
JSter #22: News of May 2014 - Part 1
JavaScript - The joke's on you. ... read more →
JSter #21: News of April 2014 - Part 2
Think of a noun 2. Google <noun>.js 3. If library exists, drink Libraries jquery.adaptive-backgrounds.js sahilm/reddit.js ripple.js - Reactive components PourOver - Filter and sort large collections telerik/kendo-ui-core Articles You Have Ruined JavaScript Stop Copying Social Code Snippets jQuery makes AngularJS 50% slower on an iPhone Comparing Node.js Promises, Try/Catch, Angular Zone.js and yes, Zone Seven JavaScript Quirks I Wish I’d Known About AngularJS: The De Facto Standard for SPA Development? Tutorials D3 and React Code Organization in Large AngularJS and JavaScript Applications Guides Survive JavaScript JS Recipes Techniques How to debug Node.js? What i ... read more →
JSter #20: News of April 2014 - Part 1
JavaScript - There can only be one. ... read more →
JSter #19: News of March 2014 - Part 2
JavaScript - The Final Frontier ... read more →
JSter #18: News of March 2014 - Part 1
Fisherman's favorite MVC framework? ... Angular of course! ... read more →
JSter #17: News of February 2014 - Part 2
There are three inevitable things in life: death, taxes and CORS. ... read more →
JSter #16: News of February 2014 - Part 1
['hip', 'hip'] - @iamdevloper ... read more →
Monthly JSter #15: News of January 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. ... read more →
Monthly JSter #14: News of January 2014
Time to JSter again. This time we have quite the mixed bag and a couple of new categories even. Say hi to war stories, React, Build Systems and Dependency Management. Facebook's React has gained some hype in particular. Time will tell whether it will stick. Same goes for Gulp, a build system that aims to shake the hegemony of Grunt. ... read more →
Monthly JSter #13: News of December 2013
JSter #13, and a new year, is here! A lot happened in the world of JavaScript the past year. Let's just say it was a good year for us developers. Many interesting releases were made and the tooling keeps on improving. There is still plenty to do of course. And if everything goes well, I think jster.net will look quite different the next time I write this post. ... read more →
Monthly JSter #12: News of December 2013
JSter #12 has arrived. Some things of note happened earlier this month. Ember 1.2.0 came available. Also Zepto reached 1.1. The new version includes support for IE11 and performance improvements. In addition PayPal announced something interesting Node.js related and overall the community just kept on churning out cool stuff. ... read more →
Learn to Develop Static Site Generators
This article was originally published at Software Developer's Journal. ... read more →
Monthly JSter #11: News of November 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. ... read more →
Monthly JSter #10: News of November 2013
JSter #10 has arrived and is again packed with content. Remember, if you happen to come by some cool stuff you wish to share, you can always poke us at Twitter. ... read more →
Book Review - Instant Zepto.js by Ian Pointer
This time we'll have a special treat for you, a book review! The book we're reviewing this time was kindly provided by Packt Publishing. Thanks! ... read more →
Monthly JSter #9: News of October 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. ... read more →
Monthly JSter #8: News of October 2013
Okay guys. We're going to try something a little different here. On average we tweet around three times per day at @jsterlibs. Roughly that means 90 links or so per month. That's a lot to click through. ... read more →
Monthly JSter #7: News of September 2013
September, another month filled with JavaScript coding! The community definitely kept busy again. This time we have an extra dose of demos available. You might also be interested in js13k entries. ... read more →
Taming Big Data - Interview with Udi Falkson of iknow.io
These days it's very easy to bump into term "big data". What is it like to develop a service around it? That is what we are about to find out as Udi Falkson of iknow.io will tell a bit about his story and some of the technology choices they have made. ... read more →
Monthly JSter #6: News of August 2013
The JS people have been busy as ever it seems. Time to go through some highlights of the month. ... read more →
Sorted Maps in JavaScript
This time we have a guest post by Monmohan Singh. He is the author of dsjslib, a collection of data structures. ... read more →
Get Most Out of JavaScript Data Structures
JavaScript comes with a variety of data types and structures. As defined in the specification the basic primitive types are Numbers, Strings, Boolean, Null and void. In addition there complex data types: Arrays and Objects. If you have coded even a little bit using JavaScript, you have likely used most of these. ... read more →
Monthly JSter #5: News of July 2013
Even July was a busy month for JS people. You guys are never gonna give up, huh? Anyway, let's proceed with our monthly listing of important and not so important happenings. ... read more →
Leveling Up with HTML5 Games Contests
Evan Burchard is the author of The Web Game Developer's Cookbook and the Final Boss at FightMagicRun. A founding trustee of the Awesome Foundation, he loves rooting for the underdog and helping new coders get started. ... read more →
Monthly JSter #4: News of June 2013
It looks like the JS people are pretty busy even in the Summer months. I mentioned about a sibling service in our previous monthly JSter. We've officially released it! Check out CDNperf. ... read more →
Monthly JSter #3: News of May 2013
It was a busy month to put it mildly. You should see some of the results soon in a form of a sibling service. ... read more →
Fighting crimes with Batman.js - Interview with Nick Small of Shopify
There are many MVC frameworks for client-side development. According to GitHub stats, AngularJS is now the second most popular JavaScript MVC framework right after Backbone. What made Angular popular? I'd say people like it because of its declarative style and bidirectional data binding in views. But did you know that there is another framework that provides similar binding features and a lot more? It is called batman.js. In many cases it looks a bit like AngularJS. As you know, there is Google behind Angular, but batman.js is maintained by Shopify (also no stranger to open source) and looks really promising. ... read more →
Building Cross-Browser Extensions with Kango and Backbone
I decided that the extension would create a popup with the list of current user emails. Here's an example: ... read more →
Simpler Web Design with HTML5 Prototyping Services
Let's list them all. Choose the tool that fit your needs better. ... read more →
Monthly JSter #2: News of April 2013
It's that time of the month again, the monthly JSter time that is. We started this tradition a month ago and intend to keep at it. Compared to last time we changed the format a little bit. Now it's more of an aggregate of our Twitter feed. It can be very difficult to keep up with the fast moving scene and this little contribution of ours hopefully helps in that. ... read more →
Interview with Esa-Matti Suuronen, developer of underscore.string
This time we'll be discussing with Esa-Matti Suuronen of Opinsys. A company known for its Linux based thin client solutions used in educational sector. Esa-Matti or Epeli or just @EsaMatti is particularly known for his underscore.string library and has published several high profile posts over at his blog. ... read more →
Interview with Paul Miller: maker of Chaplin and Brunch
Today we have very special guest. He is a passionate open source developer with many projects out there. Particularly two stand out: Chaplin an MVC framework built on top of Backbone and Brunch a build tool, Yeoman/Grunt alternative. These projects are used by thousands of developers and helps us to make better software. For example, the new Delicious, that well-known dinosaur from Web 2.0 era, is now blazingly fast thanks to Chaplin MVC framework and Brunch. ... read more →
Tools to Package Your HTML5 App for Mobile Devices
This time we'll have a special treat for you, a guest post by Olaf Horstmann. A digital media developer from Stuttgart, Germany. He has worked in several locations around the globe, including the US, China and Indonesia, and runs a blog known as indiegamr. Recently he published an ebook, "From Zero to App Store". It shows you how to create and publish HTML5 games for the mobile. ... read more →
Enhance Your Next Presentation with HTML5
Follow, JSter in Twitter or subscribe to our RSS to discover new JavaScript libraries and tools. ... read more →
Templating in JavaScript - Featuring Mustache, Jade, Transparency
In this post I will introduce the concept of templating. It is very likely you have already used some template engine. As a result I will go through the fundamentals quickly and then focus on a set of JavaScript ones. ... read more →
Monthly JSter #1: Trending Libraries on March 2013
For not to get lost in all this libraries we have on JSter we decided to deliver each month a brief summary on Jster updates. You will discover the most fresh and the most popular JavaScript libraries that were recently started or added to Jster. Don't miss them as they may save you the hours of work and ehnance any web applications. But before we start we have an announcement. JSter team needs your help Right now we are working on a project that will (as we think it) help web developers in managing user feedback. Meet Bugira, a bugtracker that allows any visitor of your site to submit you a prefessional bugreport. Within this report you will receive the most complete data you might need to discover the issue and reproduce it. You will know user's browser, OS, last actions and snapsho ... read more →
How to build Minesweeper MMO? An interview with Mienfield.com author
Today we'd like to announce a new interview section on JSter. We will ask professional JS developers (and open-source) contributors to share their experience, ask for sources of their motivation. ... read more →
Web UI Frameworks Worth a Try
But how to make site look more unique? ... read more →
Batman.js: Advanced Guide for Superheroes
It's not documented, but the main application file is a great storage of singleton objects. Such as user sessions. ... read more →
Why Should You Use Client-Side MVC Framework?
Consider choosing one of them. To make a better choice you can refer to the TodoMVC site. There you will see an example application created with different frameworks. ... read more →
JavaScript Storage Libraries Explored
It isn't uncommon to need a way to persist some data in browser. Traditionally cookies were used for this purpose. Since then better alternatives, such as Web Storage have emerged. As if that wasn't enough, there is also a Indexed Database and Web SQL. ... read more →
Brief Overview of HTML5 Canvas Libraries
HTML5 Canvas is a good example of immediate graphics. This "draw and forget" way of working is enough for some purposes. For instance you could write a simple drawing application this way. Unfortunately it isn't entirely trivial to implement interactive applications on top of Canvas without some decent effort. It gets more complicated when you are dealing with a lot of objects and you have to consider performance. ... read more →
Top 12 JavaScript Libraries Started in 2012
The year of apocalypse is about to finish. Nothing happened. It was a good year for JavaScript, though. Many amazing projects were started this year. In this post we will go through a collection of the most popular ones based on their GitHub starrings. ... read more →
WebGL 3D Engines and Tools
Pretty much all modern desktop browsers support WebGL Internet Explorer being a notable exception. Even then you can use hacks such as IEWebGL to get the support. Although the whole specification is quite new, there has been some interest. Google Maps is a nice example of a high profile application using it. ... read more →
The Others: CoffeeScript, Dart, TypeScript...
Javascript is almost a ubiquitous language. In a way it is comparable to C in its heyday. It is the language you need to know, or at least be aware of these days. Besides being a handy language for displaying various doodads on your site (ie. a lá jQuery) it is used for application development. There are even ways to program embedded systems using it (see noduino for an example). ... read more →
JavaScript Color Pickers
If you are building an application that deals with graphics somehow, you are likely going to need a color picker. Fortunately there are quite a few of those available for JavaScript. HTML5 includes color input type even. One color picker, aptly named nativeColorPicker, provides a shim for Internet Explorer so that you have got all bases covered. Other pickers available are more specialized. One example of these is colorjoe. That is a widget I developed myself after getting frustrated with existing alternatives. My primary goals were to make it scaleable using CSS (no images needed) and make it easy to adjust. I think I succeeded in these goals quite well. David Durman's Flexi shares the goal of avoiding images. It is actually a lot lighter than colorjoe (19k vs. 4k. minified) though given ... read more →
Top 7 Backbone Alternatives
It has become trendy to write Backbone based applications. But Backbone is not the only Javascript MVC framework in the world. And as many developers say maybe not the best one for every purpose. You may find it too lightweight, and it may lack the features you actually require. For example, you may want controllers and actual MVC stack, UI widgets, etc. If you feel like Backbone is not for you there are many other different frameworks worth to check out. In this post I will list some of the most popular ones. 1 8402 1726 4.25 Ember.js Ember.js (formerly SproutCore 2.0) is a JavaScript framework that does all of the heavy lifting that you'd normally have to do by hand. The ... read more →
