JSter #70: News of May 2016 - Part 1

JavaScript a day keeps the doctor away.

The book effort is progressing as usual. I published SurviveJS - Webpack 1.2.0 in preparation for a bigger one that's coming next. Stay tuned.

Libraries

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• stats.js - Easy FPS statistics
• can-zone - Zone based error handling with JavaScript
• Electron 1.0
• gremlins.js - Monkey testing library for web apps and Node.js
• strman - A Javascript string manipulation library without npm dependencies

Articles

• Angular 2 and TypeScript - High level overview

Tutorials

• Angular: 5 Rookie Mistakes to Avoid with Angular 2
• Building a Gulp API Compatible Task Automation Tool

Guides

• Introduction to Webpack with Angular 2

Interviews

• SurviveJS - Builder interview
• SurviveJS - nwb Interview

Techniques

• The Joi of Validation

Tools

• RoboHydra - Server mocking tool for Node.js
• svgo - Nodejs-based tool for optimizing SVG vector graphics files

Demos

• FRZR #5: animating lists demo