--- title: "This week's JavaScript news, issue 283" publication: "JavaScript Weekly" issue: 283 published_at: "2016-05-12" canonical_url: "https://javascriptweekly.com/issues/283" --- This week's JavaScript news, issue 283 This week's JavaScript news — [Read this e-mail on the Web](http://javascriptweekly.com/issues/283) JavaScript WeeklyIssue 283 — May 12, 2016[33 Videos from ng-conf 2016](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOETEcp3DkCq788xapkP_OU-78jhTf68j#ngconf2016)Angular’s largest conference took place last week and videos are already up. Enjoy the [keynote](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdlpE9vPQFs&list=PLOETEcp3DkCq788xapkP_OU-78jhTf68j&index=6) for a major overview of Angular 2 and its ecosystem. YouTube [A Taste of JavaScript’s New Parallel Primitives](https://hacks.mozilla.org/2016/05/a-taste-of-javascripts-new-parallel-primitives/)A look at an API that lets programmers use multiple workers and shared memory to implement true parallel algorithms. Mozilla Hacks [Build a Chrome Extension with Angular 2 & TypeScript](http://www.sitepoint.com/chrome-extension-angular-2/)Learn how to add more functionality to your browser by creating your own bookmark manager Chrome extension using Angular 2 and TypeScript. Michaela Lehr [![Linode\](https://copm.s3.amazonaws.com/f73d93b1.png)](https://welcome.linode.com/javascript-weekly/?utm_source=cooperpress&utm_medium=primary&utm_term=javascript&utm_campaign=javascript-weekly)[Linode SSD - Your Lightning-fast JavaScript Playground](https://welcome.linode.com/javascript-weekly/?utm_source=cooperpress&utm_medium=primary&utm_term=javascript&utm_campaign=javascript-weekly)Don't be held down by your hosting provider's stack - we offer full root access, 99.9% uptime, 24/7 support, and lightening-quick cloud hosts. Spin up your server in minutes. LinodeSponsor [Electron 1.0 Released](http://electron.atom.io/blog/2016/05/11/electron-1-0)A major milestone for the toolkit that lets you build native-feeling apps on Windows, Mac, and Linux using HTML, CSS and JavaScript. Jessica Lord [Simplified JavaScript Jargon](http://jargon.js.org/)A handy reference of JavaScript terms with community-driven descriptions. Hugo Giraudel [Modular JS: A Beginner's Guide to SystemJS and jspm](http://www.sitepoint.com/modular-javascript-systemjs-jspm/)Ravi Kiran introduces jspm and SystemJS, tools that let you load any module format (ES6, AMD, CommonJS and globals) directly from any registry. Ravi Kiran [JavaPoly.js: Java(script) in the Browser](https://www.javapoly.com/)Polyfills native JVM support so you can import existing Java code and invoke it from JavaScript. If you wanted to. Harshad RJ and Jim Sproch [Nodecasts: Series of Node.js Screencasts](https://nodecasts.io/)Inspired by sites like Laracasts and Railscasts, the videos so far seem to be free so fill your boots with videos on [Express](https://nodecasts.io/playlist/PLVHlCYNvnqYpQXeTEA0PxH1spth-K9ey7), [npm](https://nodecasts.io/playlist/PLVHlCYNvnqYrUeBZP0pUxSFT0KYr9Xw84), [ES6](https://nodecasts.io/playlist/PLVHlCYNvnqYouIVj3IgK3RmzpnWMaoqkw), and more. Jon Kuperman Jobs - [JavaScript/HTML5 Developer at Evolution Gaming](https://www.evolutiongaming.com/jobs/javascripthtml5-developers-mobile-games?utm_source=javascriptweekly&utm_medium=email)We are looking for a senior developer who would be ready to shape the future and accomplish challenging tasks, e.g., migrating stateful legacy components to functional React-Redux ones and modularising CSS with the help of css-modules. 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Hired.com In Brief [V8 to Implement Async/Await Functions](https://groups.google.com/d/msg/v8-users/rGgUWxckYfM/uD1kWok_CAAJ) news [EmberCamp London: A Full Day of Ember Talks - July 12th](http://embercamp.com/) news [Summaries of Each Day of ng-conf 2016](https://auth0.com/blog/2016/05/05/ng-conf-summary-day-1/) news The main Angular conference took place just last week and there are write ups of [day 1](https://auth0.com/blog/2016/05/05/ng-conf-summary-day-1/), [day 2](https://auth0.com/blog/2016/05/06/ng-conf-summary-day-2/) and [day 3](https://auth0.com/blog/2016/05/07/ng-conf-summary-day-3/). Ado Kukic [JavaScript Road Map: Smaller, More Frequent Updates Ahead](http://www.infoworld.com/article/3067932/javascript/javascript-road-map-smaller-more-frequent-updates-ahead.html) news ECMAScript will be updated more often, even if releases bring fewer new features. Paul Krill [The Best News From Angular’s ng-conf 2016: A Huge Recap](https://scotch.io/bar-talk/the-best-news-from-angulars-ng-conf-2016) news [Custom Angular 2 Training: Options Available in Person or Online](http://rangle.io/services/javascript-training/angular-2-training-overview/?utm_campaign=Angular%202%20Training&utm_medium=Enewsletter&utm_source=JS%20Weekly) course Master RESTful APIs, ES6, TypeScript and more with the experts who developed the Angular 2 debugging tool, Augury. Attend remotely or in person as it suits the needs of you and your team. 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Ryan Chenkie [A Look at ES6 Sets](http://www.barbarianmeetscoding.com/blog/2016/05/12/a-look-at-es6-sets/) tutorial Jaime González García [How to Build and Publish ES6 Modules Today, with Babel and Rollup](https://medium.com/@tarkus/how-to-build-and-publish-es6-modules-today-with-babel-and-rollup-4426d9c7ca71) tutorial Konstantin Tarkus [How to Implement Smooth Scrolling in Vanilla JavaScript](http://www.sitepoint.com/smooth-scrolling-vanilla-javascript/) tutorial Or as David Bachmann [said](https://twitter.com/justifycontent/status/730396818912219136) on Twitter: “Step 1: Don’t” Giulio Mainardi [Write Robust and Type-Safe JavaScript with Flow](https://speakerdeck.com/ryyppy/write-robust-and-type-safe-javascript-with-flow) slidedeck Patrick Stapfer [If React Native Exists, Should We Even Bother Learning Swift?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2d0z_L4oXt8&index=20&list=PLndbWGuLoHebKI8krCzJU88Rf3TwhNZvH) video YouTube [Angular Performance: Tuning the Engine](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LoIuokh6NUI) video From our live webcast last week, a ton of Angular performance tips. 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