Henrik Joreteg shares his opinions on the pros and cons of Angular.js, Ember, React, Polymer, and Backbone, as well as not using a framework at all. Heed Addy Osmani's advice for trying things for yourself too, of course.
Henrik Joreteg
Analyzes the plain objects of a JavaScript library by finding the relationships between the library entry point and objects/functions linked to it. Complete with visualizations of notable JavaScript libraries like jQuery and D3. Code here.
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The folks at a Calgary JavaScript meetup discussed some of JavaScript’s quirks and oddities. Here, you can enjoy the original talk by David Luecke and Eric Kryski, as well as read a writeup of what they dug into.
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Enables applications to store data locally while offline, then synchronize it with CouchDB and compatible servers when the application is back online.
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Nicolas Bevacqua dives into the task of choosing a JavaScript Build System. He compares the big three: Grunt, Gulp and NPM and discusses the benefits and drawbacks of each.
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