JSter #87: Libraries and more

The Good, the Bad, the JavaScript.

A new version of the SurviveJS webpack book has arrived. The book is getting quite massive (around 330 pages), but the end result might be worth all the effort.

Libraries

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• nolanlawson/marky - High-resolution JavaScript timer based on performance.mark() and measure().
• skatejs - Write functional and performance web components.
• iType.js - Simple typing animation.

Data Manipulation

• sanctuary - Refuge from unsafe JavaScript.
• selfrefactor/rambda - Faster alternative to Ramda in just 7kB.
• skaterdav85/validatorjs - A data validation library in JavaScript for the browser and Node.js, inspired by Laravel's Validator.

Data Structures

• ide/mux - A simple and convenient function that resolves promises in data structures like arrays, objects, Maps, and Sets.
• pcbje/ggraph - Graph visualization of big messy data.
• Mnemonist - Curated collection of data structures for the JavaScript language,

Routing

• junctions.js - Simpler routing.

State Management

• MobX 3 - Reactive state management.

Frameworks

• Mithril 1.0

Articles

• RipVanWinkle.js
• WebGL 2 lands in Firefox
• Good Practices: Why you should use JavaScript whenever possible with React Native
• You may not need to thunk

Tutorials

• Developing isomorphic applications using webpack
• TypedArray or DataView: Understanding byte order

Techniques

• How to get a performance boost using WebAssembly
• How to Test Promises with Mocha
• Acceptance testing with CodeceptJS
• Using Immutable Caching To Speed Up The Web
• Server-side Rendering Shootout with Marko, Preact, Rax, React and Vue
• Clean Code patterns implemented in JavaScript

Interviews

• Unexpected
• ajv

Games

• Elevator Saga
• The Founder: Change the World
• Flexbox Defense

Tools

• Ava 0.18.0 - More testing goodies.
• ColorMe - Visualize the CSS color function.
• Flow Runtime

Demos

• Tangram Sandbox