Some developers shy away from build tools for quick projects and they’re not mandatory, as we see here. Here’s how to use Vue.js in a similar way to how you might use jQuery now.
Sarah Drasner
If you’re a Babel user, this is a must-read ‘state of the union’ type post from its creator. If you’re not? You’ll get to learn what it is, too.
Henry Zhu
How do you choose one JavaScript framework over another for your next web application? Learn about the current state of the Angular, React and Vue and how they compare against a comprehensive set of criteria. Download now.
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An explanation and comparison of Hyperapp vs Redux for managing state, with a neat side-by-side code comparison showing how much simpler Hyperapp code can be.
Wolfgang Wedemeyer
Dr. Axel wrote up some notes on the rest/spread property proposal back in 2016 but it’s now reached stage 4 and will be in ECMAScript 2018, so it’s worth revisiting.
Dr. Axel Rauschmayer
A guide to using the popular asset bundling tool to make pages smaller to download and quicker to use.
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Stencil is a tool for compiling modern, standards-compliant Web Components.
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An attractive and accessible (WAI-ARIA) replacement for JavaScript’s popup boxes with zero dependencies.
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Ember 3.0 Released news No new functionality, but removes deprecated APIs and legacy support. Matthew Beale
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Using Prettier to Format Your JavaScript Code tutorial Saransh Kataria
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Testing React with Enzyme and Jest: A Video Series video First five episodes are free. Jack Franklin
Promises Are Not Neutral Enough opinion “Even though they fulfill their purpose, Promises are an opinionated primitive that introduce a lot of weirdness.” André Staltz
Choosing a JavaScript Build Tool: To Config or Not Config opinion Brian Douglas
There’s a Bug in Your JavaScript Code. Fix It tools Sentry Sponsor
Thanks: Give Thanks to Open Source Maintainers You Depend On tools node Run npx thanks in your project and see who is seeking donations. Feross Aboukhadijeh
face-verify.js: Monitoring Who's Physically Looking at a Site tools A possible way to add more security to a webapp with facial recognition? Mat Ryer
Blotter.js: An API to Draw Unconventional Text Effects on the Web code Bradley Griffith
Vuetify 1.0: A Material Design Component Framework for Vue code John Leider
Phaser 3.0: The 2D HTML5 Game Framework code A fast 2D game framework supporting Canvas and WebGL rendering. Richard Davey
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