--- title: "#357: Vue 2.5, an ES2015+ cheatsheet, and how to stop using jQuery" publication: "JavaScript Weekly" issue: 357 published_at: "2017-10-20" canonical_url: "https://javascriptweekly.com/issues/357" --- #357: Vue 2.5, an ES2015+ cheatsheet, and how to stop using jQuery This week's JavaScript news — [Read this e-mail on the Web](http://javascriptweekly.com/issues/357) JavaScript WeeklyIssue 357 — October 20, 2017[Reactive Brain Waves: Hacking an EEG Headset from JS](https://medium.com/@urish/reactive-brain-waves-af07864bb7d4)A walkthrough of using RxJS, Angular, Web Bluetooth, and an EEG headset to monitor brainwaves and perform actions based on eye blinks. Uri Shaked [Vue 2.5 Released](https://medium.com/the-vue-point/vue-2-5-released-14bd65bf030b)The latest Vue, billed _“Level E”_, comes with better TypeScript integration, error handling, and improved support for functional components. Evan You [How I'm (Not) Using jQuery](https://developer.telerik.com/content-types/tutorials/im-not-using-jquery/)Raymond Camden explains the steps he’s taken to wean himself off a dependence on jQuery for a number of common frontend development tasks. Telerik Developer Network [![CircleCI\](https://copm.s3.amazonaws.com/7e934de9.png)](https://circleci.com/blog/bringing-digital-transformation-to-the-enterprise-why-it-s-important-that-big-organizations-are-now-paying-attention-to-ci/?utm_source=cooperpress&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=october&utm_content=javascript-weekly)[Why It’s Important That Big Organizations Pay Attention to CI](https://circleci.com/blog/bringing-digital-transformation-to-the-enterprise-why-it-s-important-that-big-organizations-are-now-paying-attention-to-ci/?utm_source=cooperpress&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=october&utm_content=javascript-weekly)Yes, “digital transformation” is a buzzword having its moment right now. But what is behind the buzz? CircleCISponsor [Napa.js: An Alternative Multi-Threaded JS Runtime](https://github.com/Microsoft/napajs)An interesting Microsoft project that offers a V8 JavaScript runtime oriented around multiple V8 instances running at the same time and the communications between them. Microsoft [A Single Page ES2015+ Cheatsheet](https://devhints.io/es6)A one-page guide to features added in ES2015 and beyond. Devhints [A Look at New DevTools Features for JavaScript [video\]](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dbCcVzt9C1c)A 20 minute talk looking at code coverage, type profiling, and a deep dive into how evaluating a code snippet in DevTools console works in V8. Yang Guo [Why Robots Should Format Our JavaScript for Us](https://medium.freecodecamp.org/why-robots-should-format-our-code-159fd06d17f7)Not using something like [Prettier](https://prettier.io/) to format your code yet? The author tries to sell you on why it’s a good idea. Artem Sapegin [PayPal's Open-Source Cross-Domain JavaScript Suite](https://medium.com/@bluepnume/introducing-paypals-open-source-cross-domain-javascript-suite-95f991b2731d)PayPal has open sourced a suite of libraries for building JavaScript experiences that work well on third party sites that embed them. Daniel Brain Jobs - [Senior React Native Engineer, Retail Team](http://grnh.se/61ye8h1?utm_source=javascriptweekly&utm_medium=email)We're looking for an experienced dev to bring the Casper experience beyond the web and into reality, focusing on building React Native apps. Casper - [React Native Mobile Developer (Remote, UK-based)](https://www.yourtradebase.com/jobs/react-native-developer?utm_source=javascriptweekly&utm_medium=email)Excited about building great products across iOS, Android, and the Web? Join our small remote team - we're agile, funded and growing. 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Trevor Miller [Introduction to InfluxDB and TICK Stack](https://www.influxdata.com/blog/introduction-to-influxdatas-influxdb-and-tick-stack/) tutorial Learn how to get up and running with the fastest growing open source TSDB. InfluxDataSponsor [An Imperative Guide to Forms in Vue.js](https://blog.logrocket.com/an-imperative-guide-to-forms-in-vue-js-7536bfa374e0) tutorial LogRocket [Using Three.js for 2D Data Visualization](http://blog.fastforwardlabs.com/2017/10/04/using-three-js-for-2d-data-visualization.html) tutorial Grant Custer [Writing Smarter Web Animation Code with GSAP](https://css-tricks.com/writing-smarter-animation-code/) tutorial Carl Schoof [Building a 'Modem' with Web Audio](https://martinmelhus.com/web-audio-modem/) tutorial An interesting way to transmit data in audio form. Martin Kirkholt Melhus [Build A Real-Time Chat App with Vue.js, Vuex and Cloud Firestore](https://vuejsdevelopers.com/2017/10/16/vue-js-firestore/) tutorial Lachlan Miller [Have you met Predix, the Premier Industrial Internet Platform?](https://www.predix.io/?utm_source=JavaScript%20Weekly&utm_medium=Paid%20Display&utm_campaign=https%3A%2F%2Fge-ip.my.salesforce.com%2F7011A000000mQAK&utm_content=jsweekly_oct20) See how Predix is connecting machines, intelligence, and people to drive operational and business outcomes that matter. GE DigitalSponsor [Migrating Towards Yarn and Webpack](http://engineering.wingify.com/posts/migrating-towards-yarn-webpack/) story .. from Require.js, Grunt and npm. Wingify Engineering [accessibilityjs: A Client-Side Accessibility Error Scanner](https://github.com/github/accessibilityjs) tools GitHub uses this to scan for inaccessible UI elements. 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