The Important Features and Fixes of Node 8
Tthe most important features and fixes of the new Node.js version 8, (which should become the current LTS release in October.) - https://goo.gl/eNNk68

#node #features

React Native In Mobile Dev: The Beginning Of The End
A breakdown of developing mobile apps with React Native. - https://goo.gl/n3ywwT

#mobile #reactnative

A Unified Styling Language
A look at why “writing your styles in JavaScript isn’t such a terrible idea after all”. - https://goo.gl/t00uns

#css

Enough with the Microservices
At the risk of rewriting Martin Fowler’s Microservice Premium article, I thought it would be good to write up some thoughts so that I can send them to clients when the topic arises, and hopefully help people avoid some of the mistakes I’ve seen. - https://goo.gl/dq76l8

#microservice

Node 8: Five New Features You Need to Know
A quick look at string padding functions, trailing comma tweaks, object rest/spread and others. - https://goo.gl/r8FpKp

#node #features

Storybook 3.0 Released: An IDE for React Components
Storybook is an interactive development and testing environment for React components. What you need to know about Storybook 3.0 tells the full story of the release. - https://goo.gl/wWYIUR

#react #storybook

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to D3.js
This guide is meant to prepare you mentally as well as give you some fruitful directions to pursue. There is a lot to learn besides the d3.js API, both technical knowledge around web standards like HTML, SVG, CSS and JavaScript as well as communication concepts and data visualization principles. - https://goo.gl/MPpLPm

#d3js #guide

A Big List of Progressive Web App Tips & Tricks
Helpful tips, tricks and gotchas to help you when building your next Progressive Web App. - https://goo.gl/P5tRzX

#progressiveweb

What WebAssembly Means for React
Lin Clark looks at what WebAssembly could mean for React’s performance, and how the new Fiber architecture plays into that. - https://goo.gl/YgIHgy

#react #webassembly

6 weird tricks for insane chart performance
How do you like my clickbait title? While you are here, I want to share some tricks to handle larger datasets without locking the UI or slowing down your chart interaction...A lot can be done to optimize client-side rendering, and there’s a lot more we could discuss (caching, server-side rendering, aggregating, LOD, blitting, using shaders, using webcl, etc.). - https://goo.gl/O3wiZg

#d3js

Form Validation in a NativeScript Angular Mobile Application
Nic Raboy demonstrates how to add form validation and feedback into a cross-platform mobile app built with NativeScript and Angular. - https://goo.gl/hgQCZQ

#mobile #nativescript #angular2 #form #validation

Designing Efficient Web Forms: Structure, Inputs, Labels & Actions
Users can be reluctant to fill out forms, so make the process as easy as possible. Usability testing can help you find out how usable a particular form really is. - https://goo.gl/LOR1Dn

#design #forms

How to create pure react SVG maps with topojson and d3-geo
Since d3 has been split into smaller components in v4, pairing it with react has become more streamlined. Making declarative SVG maps with react, topojson, and d3-geo has never been easier...This article will show you how to create pure react SVG maps with topojson-client and d3-geo. The techniques outlined here will help you make your own reusable SVG mapping components... - https://goo.gl/4VFWz4

#d3js #react #map

A Curated List of 68 React/Redux Tutorials, Walkthroughs & Courses - https://goo.gl/ND8ADC

#redux

How Easy Is It to Create A Plugin for NativeScript?
A quick guide to building a simple UI plugin with NativeScript. - https://goo.gl/Qh965Q

#mobile #naticescript

Leveraging the Web Perf Metrics That Affect User Experience
A 40-min talk looking at the metrics and platform APIs that enable user-centric performance measurement and how devs can use this data to improve end-user experiences. - https://goo.gl/BQJUK7

#gogleio

Managing microservices with the Istio service mesh
With the adoption of microservices, new problems emerge due to the sheer number of services. Problems that had to be solved once for a monolith, like security, load balancing, monitoring, and rate limiting need to be handled for each service. - https://goo.gl/JWK4n3

#microservice

Fun with Viewport Units
Viewport units (e.g. vw, vh, vmin, vmax) have been around for a while, and are well supported. Here’s a look at various uses for them. - https://goo.gl/dxXUTh

#css #viewportUnits

Storing Data Locally in a PhoneGap App with SQLite
How to store data locally in a PhoneGap app with SQLite. - https://goo.gl/4b5Jzw

#mobile #phonegap

iD3 - an IDE dedicated for development in D3.js
iD3 is an open-source, cross-platform desktop application geared to simplify data visualization with D3 for non-JavaScript and JavaScript data scientists and analysts. With our integrated Python based data management system and custom generated attribute controls, iD3 supports the full process from importing your data to exporting your final presentation.. - https://goo.gl/wQy7nE

#d3js