--- title: "This week's JavaScript news, issue 292" publication: "JavaScript Weekly" issue: 292 published_at: "2016-07-15" canonical_url: "https://javascriptweekly.com/issues/292" --- This week's JavaScript news, issue 292 This week's JavaScript news — [Read this e-mail on the Web](http://javascriptweekly.com/issues/292) JavaScript WeeklyIssue 292 — July 15, 2016 A few years ago we were so overwhelmed with Node news to include, we created [Node Weekly](http://nodeweekly.com/) to provide a deeper dive into all things Node. Now, we're beta testing a new **React**-flavored supplement. It's not 100% ready yet but if you want to receive the next issue when it's ready, [fill in this quick form.](https://cooperpress.typeform.com/to/UYcOaF) We'll do a bigger announcement when it launches officially. Thanks![Slate: Framework to Build Rich Browser-Based Text Editors](https://github.com/ianstormtaylor/slate)A flexible, plugin-driven framework for building rich editors like those used by Medium or Dropbox Paper without your codebase getting mired in complexity. Ian Storm Taylor [Puck.js: A JavaScript Bluetooth Beacon](http://www.puck-js.com/)The creator of [Espruino](http://www.espruino.com/) (a JS interpreter for microcontrollers) is creating a JavaScript-programmable Bluetooth beacon. It’s [on KickStarter](https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gfw/puckjs-the-ground-breaking-bluetooth-beacon) and has already far surpassed its goal. Pur3 Ltd [var, let and const: The What, Why and How](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjyJBL5fkp8)An engaging and educational 15 minute tour of the roles of `var`, `let` and `const` in ES6, led by a front-end developer from Spotify. Mattias Petter Johansson [![ForwardJS\](https://copm.s3.amazonaws.com/c1bf77e0.jpg)](https://forwardjs.com/?utm_source=javascriptweekly&utm_medium=email)[Last chance for ForwardJS tickets, July 25-August 1 in San Francisco](https://forwardjs.com/)Eight days of sessions and workshops on React, Redux, D3, Angular 2, Accessibility, Progressive Web Apps, Dev Ops and Functional JavaScript. Grab one of the last few spots ForwardJSSponsor [Create Your First Application with Vue.js 2.0](https://auth0.com/blog/2016/07/14/create-an-app-in-vuejs-2/)[Vue.js](https://vuejs.org/) is a reactive UI component library. [Beta 1 of v2](https://github.com/vuejs/vue/releases/tag/v2.0.0-beta.1) is now out, and this tutorial provides a thorough introduction. Alex Sears [jQuery 3.1.0 Released; No More Silent Errors](http://blog.jquery.com/2016/07/07/jquery-3-1-0-released-no-more-silent-errors/)Changes to jQuery Deferreds in jQuery 3 caused errors to be silenced in certain places (e.g. document ready handlers). jQuery 3.1 fixes this. jQuery Foundation [Fathom: A Framework to Extract Meaning From Web Pages](https://github.com/mozilla/fathom)An experimental framework for extracting meaning from web pages, identifying parts like buttons, address forms, and the main textual content. It scores DOM nodes and extracts them based on criteria you specify. Mozilla [Cleave.js: Format Input Text Content When You Are Typing](https://github.com/nosir/cleave.js)A library to help you format input text content automatically (e.g. dates, card numbers). Take a look at [the demo page](http://nosir.github.io/cleave.js/) for plenty of examples. 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WebKit [Announcing TypeScript 2.0 Beta](https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/typescript/2016/07/11/announcing-typescript-2-0-beta/) news Now will non-nullable types and easier module definitions. Microsoft [A Quick Look At 10 Changes in jQuery 3.0](https://codebrahma.com/whats-new-jquery-3-0/) news Balram Khichar [Angular.js Tutorial: Single Page App with Secure User Authentication](https://stormpath.com/blog/angular-node-15-minutes?utm_source=javascript-weekly&utm_medium=paid-newsletter&utm_campaign=angular-javascript-2016) tutorial Quickly build an Angular.js SPA + Node.js API with registration, login, and user profile functionality. 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