--- title: "This week's JavaScript news, issue 270" publication: "JavaScript Weekly" issue: 270 published_at: "2016-02-12" canonical_url: "https://javascriptweekly.com/issues/270" --- This week's JavaScript news, issue 270 This week's JavaScript news — [Read this e-mail on the Web](http://javascriptweekly.com/issues/270) JavaScript WeeklyIssue 270 — February 12, 2016[Angular 1.5.0 'ennoblement-facilitation' Released](http://angularjs.blogspot.com/2016/02/angular-150-ennoblement-facilitation.html) The latest major version of Angular 1. Its main theme is to improve the upgrade path to Angular 2 for Angular 1.x-based developers. Angular Team [Choosing Vanilla JavaScript in 2016](https://medium.com/vanilla-javascript/choosing-vanilla-javascript-in-2016-6f38a8302ee5) The latest ECMAScript spec makes a compelling case for developing without heavy libraries or frameworks, says Andrew Rabon, but are we ready yet? Andrew Rabon [Leveling Up Your JavaScript](http://developer.telerik.com/featured/leveling-up-your-javascript/) Raymond Camden offers tips, techniques and tools that can improve your development skills for anyone learning JavaScript. Telerik Developer Network [![Auth0\](https://copm.s3.amazonaws.com/3c029dd5.png)](https://auth0.com/learn/json-web-tokens/?utm_source=jsweekly&utm_medium=main_sponsor&utm_campaign=jwt)[All you wanted to know about JSON Web Tokens but were afraid to ask.](https://auth0.com/learn/json-web-tokens/?utm_source=jsweekly&utm_medium=main_sponsor&utm_campaign=jwt)JSON Web Tokens are an open, industry standard RFC 7519 method for representing claims securely between two parties. Here you will learn everything about JWT and how to use them for authentication! Auth0Sponsor [Transcrypt: A New Python to JavaScript Compiler](http://www.transcrypt.org/) It’s in alpha but Transcrypt is a Python to JS transpiler that implements much of Python 3.5 including support for multiple inheritance and comprehensions. Jacques de Hooge [A Gentle Introduction to Functional JavaScript](http://jrsinclair.com/articles/2016/gentle-introduction-to-functional-javascript-intro/) Gentle, well-presented 4 parter on functional JavaScript, starting from ‘why’. James Sinclair [How to Contribute to an Open Source Project on GitHub](https://egghead.io/series/how-to-contribute-to-an-open-source-project-on-github) An excellent, free set of 14 bitesize videos giving a straightforward guide to contributing to a JavaScript-based GitHub project. Kent encourages you to link to this from your own projects’ README files for the benefit of others. Kent C Dodds [JavaScript In 2016 - Beyond the Browser](http://developer.telerik.com/featured/what-to-expect-from-javascript-in-2016-beyond-the-browser/) TJ VanToll explores the growing usage of JavaScript outside the browser including for working on the server, mobile device apps and desktop apps. Telerik Developer Network Jobs - [TIDAL is looking for Front-End Developers](http://m.finn.no/job/fulltime/ad.html?finnkode=69268554)Do you want to join the team responsible for building [listen.tidal.com](http://listen.tidal.com/). Our ambitions for the product are very high, and we want to strengthen the team with more skilled and highly motivated front-end developers. TIDAL - [Frontend Developer at Backbase (Amsterdam)](http://careers.backbase.com/job/senior-frontend-consultant-3/?utm_source=javascriptweekly&utm_medium=email)Being a Frontend Developer at Backbase gives you the opportunity of not only working with the newest technologies, but also mastering your leadership skills through implementing our product at our client’s offices. Travel the world; tickets/hotels are on us. Backbase - [Frontend Architect (f/m) at Takeaway.com (Berlin or Amsterdam)](https://takeaway.hrmatches.com/index.cfm?module=joboverview&view=jobdetails&jobId=9518B34C-0569-48AD-9E7C-9B82359F09C7&lang=en_US)Are you that experienced frontend specialist that has come to take a bird’s eye view of your subject field? Can you bring structure, oversight and efficiency to an online leader’s frontend development? Then join us! Takeaway.com In Brief [Node 5.6.0, 4.3.0, 0.12.10, and 0.10.42 Released](https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/february-2016-security-releases/) news node Key vulnerability fixes included. Rod Vagg [ReactHelp: Personal Chat About Your React.js Issues for 15 Minutes](http://www.reacthelp.com/) news Want to text chat with a React developer? An interesting experiment here. **(Note: This site changed name and became paid the day after we linked it.)** Bonito [Babel 6.5.0 Released](https://github.com/babel/babel/releases/tag/v6.5.0) news tools The compiler for writing next generation JavaScript. Babel [Grunt 1.0.0 Release Candidate 1 Released](http://gruntjs.com/blog/2016-02-11-grunt-1.0.0-rc1-released) news tools Grunt is on the brink of a major milestone. Grunt [jQuery Mobile 1.5: It's Alive](http://www.gajotres.net/jquery-mobile-1-5-its-alive/) news Gajotres.net [Master Closures by Reimplementing Them from Scratch](http://www.sitepoint.com/quick-tip-master-closures-by-reimplementing-them-from-scratch/) tutorial Jeff Mott [Tutorial: Build a React Application With User Authentication](https://stormpath.com/blog/build-a-react-app-with-user-authentication/?utm_source=javascript-weekly&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=react-app) tutorial Learn how to build a React application from scratch using the new Stormpath React SDK. StormpathSponsor [A Simple Webpack Tutorial / Walkthrough](https://github.com/AriaFallah/WebpackTutorial/tree/master/part1) tutorial Aria Fallah [A Look at Array.prototype.includes and a Polyfill](https://blog.mariusschulz.com/2016/02/03/ecmascript-2016-array-prototype-includes) tutorial Marius Schulz [An Introduction to Ember for Angular Developers](http://thejsguy.com/2016/02/10/introduction-to-ember-for-angular-developers.html) tutorial David Tang [Lazy Loading Images with the Igaro App JavaScript Framework](http://www.sitepoint.com/lazy-loading-images-igaro-app-javascript-framework/) tutorial Andrew Charnley [Create a Basic Loader with JavaScript Promises](https://davidwalsh.name/javascript-loader) tutorial David Walsh [A Closer Look at Angular's ngMessages Module](http://www.sitepoint.com/closer-look-angulars-ngmessages-module/) tutorial Thomas Greco [JavaScript Fatigue Fatigue](http://www.2ality.com/2016/02/js-fatigue-fatigue.html) opinion Sound advice from Axel if you’re feeling overwhelmed. Dr. Axel Rauschmayer [The Allure of Scala.js](http://blog.ramnivas.com/technology/2016/02/09/the-allure-of-scalajs.html) opinion Ramnivas Laddad [Why Java Developers Will Embrace Angular 2 and TypeScript](https://www.voxxed.com/blog/2016/02/why-java-developers-will-embrace-angular-2-and-typescript/) opinion “IMHO Angular 2 will make as big of an impact in the JavaScript community as Spring has in the Java world.” Voxxed [Using WebWorkers to Make React Faster?](http://blog.nparashuram.com/2016/02/using-webworkers-to-make-react-faster.html) opinion React is faster when Virtual DOM reconciliations are done on a Web Worker thread, says the author. Parashuram N [Deco: An IDE for React Native](https://www.decosoftware.com/) tools Beta and you have to request access. Deco Software Inc. 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