TypeScript 2.5 Released
Microsoft’s typed JavaScript subset takes another step forward with mostly minor fixes and improvements such as optional ‘catch’ binding params and refactoring tools. - https://goo.gl/75ZUgp
#typescript #release
Fast Properties in V8
A look at how V8 handles object properties. Worth a read if you like to have a technical, under-the-hood sense of what’s going in V8. -
https://goo.gl/cwSSDE
#nodejs
react-delegate: React Delegate Pattern for Better Callbacks
There’s a great blog post which goes into detail of why you might want this. - https://goo.gl/trnshd
#react
A Gulp Workflow for Frontend Development Automation
A thorough beginner-level guide to setting up a frontend workflow using Gulp. - https://goo.gl/Td8pQa
#gulp #workflow
Gridzilla: A Responsive, Mobile-First Flexbox Grid -
https://goo.gl/jHURQy
#css #flexbox
Testing in Ionic: Configure Existing Projects for Testing
Step by step instructions on how to configure your Ionic projects for unit and end to end testing. - https://goo.gl/pvsa3i
#ionic #testing
redocx: Create Word Documents with React
Components which can render declarative views into Word documents (.docx). - https://goo.gl/w7h5ks
#react #redocx
Scaffold Your Next Mobile App with a NativeScript Template
Some templates to get your next NativeScript project started. -
https://goo.gl/DbEcts
#mobile #nativeScript
JavaScript Events Unmasked: How to Create an Input Mask for Mobile
Keyboard events work differently on different devices so you need to take care when creating input masks that respond to them. -
https://goo.gl/DEV5oq
#movile #javascript #inputMask
Understanding V8’s Bytecode
An explainer of V8’s bytecode format - think of bytecode as made up of “small building blocks that make up any JS functionality when composed together”. - https://goo.gl/Qq38Uf
#javascript
A 5 Part Series on React Internals
An exercise in ‘recreating’ React from the ground up, learning how it works along the way. A good way to get a grasp on how React works. - https://goo.gl/XUESqb
#react
An Introduction to Preact: A Smaller React Alternative
Preact is a popular React-compatible alternative focused on being as thin & light as possible. - https://goo.gl/RAjTyE
#prereact
Hybrid App Developers: Don’t Store Your Users' Passwords
Storing a username and password in local storage for easy retrieval is “a very bad security practice that puts your user’s credentials at risk”. -
https://goo.gl/bMmy9m
#hybrid
react-beautiful-dnd: Attractive, Accessible Drag and Drop for Lists -
https://goo.gl/SnDzn3
#react #component #dragAndDrop
The Difference Between Explicit and Implicit Grids
Grids are flexible enough to adapt to their items - just how explicit do you have to be? - https://goo.gl/c4kUqL
#css #grid
Alternatives to Amazon’s Cloud Services (AWS)
Outlines some of the full-service competitors to AWS, some that are less established, and a handful of alternatives to individual cloud services useful to developers. - https://goo.gl/djeH9R
#cloud #service
Improve Web Typography with CSS Font Size Adjust
Gajendar Singh introduces you to the font-size-adjust CSS property and explains why it’s important and how you can use it to enhance your web typography. - https://goo.gl/i66hPn
#css #typography
A Thorough Guide to Building Layouts with CSS Grid
A helpful guide to CSS Grid, including a free visual grid builder tool. -
https://goo.gl/EShrzK
#css #grid
Developing Ionic Apps in WebStorm
WebStorm is a popular (commercial) IDE made by JetBrains. - https://goo.gl/GHCwG9
#ionic
Server-Render Like A Pro /w Redux-First Router in 10 Steps -
https://goo.gl/tHF5Pk
#react #serverRender
When Should You Use Arrow Functions in React?
Avoid performance issues and certain bugs by using them in the right way. - https://goo.gl/37pF1z
#react
Turn React Components Inside Out with Functional Programming
A real-world example of refactoring a React Native component into stateless functional components and higher-order components. -
https://goo.gl/Rjztek
#react #reactNative
Understanding Scope in JavaScript
Scope tells the compiler where to look for variables & functions when it needs them - Wissam Abirached explains the different ways this works in JavaScript. - https://goo.gl/UVMhEh
#javascript
5 Ways to Make HTTP Requests in Node
Quick overviews of the http standard library, Request, Axios, SuperAgent, and Got. - https://goo.gl/68MJqo
#nodejs
FaceNet: TensorFlow-Backed Face Recognition and Verification
Work with facial recognition tools from Node. Mac & Linux only for now and also requires Python. - https://goo.gl/eRbTEH
#nodejs
How Async/Await Will Make Your Code Simpler
.. or “How I Learned to stop writing Callback Functions and love JavaScript ES8.” - https://goo.gl/NmZCzL
#javascript #async @await
Request Android Permissions In NativeScript Using Angular
How to request Android permissions at a time other than when the user tries to use a feature in a NativeScript mobile app - https://goo.gl/tctZEE
#angular #nativeScript
Prototyping with React VR
An overview of Airbnb’s recent VR experiments. - https://goo.gl/iQXp5c
#react #VR
Resonance: Data-Driven Animated State Transitions -
https://goo.gl/XumnD9
#react #component