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.
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Libraries
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- Ember 1.0 - The long awaited Ember 1.0 is here! And just in time for Monthly JSter. JSter entry
- Bootstrap 3 - Another long awaited release. Now with mobile first approach.
- Yeoman 1.0 - The Kraken is out! More generators than the doctor prescribed.
- jsep - A simple JavaScript expression parser written in JavaScript.
- polyfill - Polyfill combinator that selectively polyfills what the browser needs.
- URI.js - Mutate URIs easily.
- intention.js - Light weight way to dynamically restructure HTML in a responsive manner.
- task.js
- Verbal Expressions
UI
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- Fine Uploader 3.8 - Now with S3 uploads. JSter entry
- NProgress.js - A monoscopic progress bar. JSter entry
- Parsley.js - Powerful form validation. JSter entry
- Brick - UI Components for Modern Web Apps. JSter entry
- parallax.js
Articles
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- The "Other" Interface: Atomic Design With Sass
- Advanced SCSS
- JavaScript Promises - Understand the pattern!
- Init.js: A Guide to the Why and How of Full-Stack JavaScript
- Toward Modern Web Apps with ECMAScript 6
- Introducing FuzzDB
- Why JavaScript Will Become The Dominant Programming Language Of The Enterprise
- Get Most Out of JavaScript Data Structures
- Sorted Maps in JavaScript
- JavaScript Best Practices Part 1
MVC
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- JavaScript Frameworks Are Amazing and Nobody Is Happy
- Organizing frontend code of a single page app
- Why Does Angular.js Rock?
- Learn AngularJS this Weekend
- Backbone.js Tips And Patterns
Graphics
- How to Do a Procedural City in 100 Lines
- Using WebGL to Add 3D Effects to Your Website
- Zero to Sixty in One Second
Resources
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- AngularJS-Learning - The largest(?) collection of Angular related resources.
- The JavaScript Magazine - Especially useful for those using Flipboard.
- Stop writing Regular Expressions. Express them with Verbal Expressions
- easings.net - If you animate, you will love this
- Learn JS - Interactive JavaScript tutorials
- Code Combat - If you want to learn by martial arts, this might be a better choice.
- Ember Cookbook 1.0
Tools
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- Emmet LiveStyle - Bidirectional editing for Chrome, Safari and Sublime Text. It will change your life. At least a little bit.
- jQuery Boilerplate - So that developing jQuery plugins is less tedious.
- MEAN stack Boilerplate - Starting point for some MEAN work.
- ZeroDarkMatrix Theme for Chrome - Chrome Inspector looks good in black, doesn't it?
- Tridiv - Web based editor for creating 3D shapes in CSS. Demo
Hardware
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Demos
Conclusion
The only color Chuck Norris uses in his CSS declarations? #bada55