JSter #85: News of January 2017 - Part 1

JavaScript another day.

As webpack 2 is getting closer, I've been pushing my webpack book forward. I revamped it completely and published SurviveJS - Webpack v1.5.0. There's still work to do till I can get a paper version out, but this was a nice step towards that goal.

Libraries

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• eldh/fimp - Functional bindings for Immutable.js
• rellax - Light parallax scrolling.
• Bits - The front-end component library for 24 ways.
• WoofJS - Scratch inspired library for making games.

Frameworks

• Angular 4 beta 1
• Vuetify.js - Vue.js 2 component framework.
• Nuxt.js - A minimalistic framework for server-rendered Vue.js applications.
• Polymer 2.0 is on the way!

Articles

• Sorting algorithms visualised

Techniques

• Metaprogramming in ES6: Symbols and why they're awesome
• Semigroups explained by Giulio Canti

Interviews

• Styletron interview with Ryan Tsao

Tools

• textlint - Pluggable linting tool for text and Markdown.
• fuse-box - A blazing fast js bundler/loader with a comprehensive API.
• wooorm/nspell - Hunspell compatible spell-checker for JavaScript.
• Mevrael/assets-builder - Node scripts and custom CLI made easy.