How GitHub Removed jQuery From Their Frontend

GitHub has just been able to drop jQuery as a dependency of the frontend code for GitHubcom. This transition has taken years and here’s what they’ve learnt and what libraries have replaced it. - http://bit.ly/2xqLWq7

#jquery

Building a Search-Engine Optimized PWA with Angular - Part 1

No matter how awesome the app you have built is, it won’t really shine with the users unless they can easily see it in their search results. This is why Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is something that any developer needs to have on their To-Do list when they are building their apps. - http://bit.ly/2wVQRA0

#angular

A Sensible Approach to Cross Platform Development with React and React Native

Exploring how to go about developing shared code between web and React Native. - http://bit.ly/2peUug9

#react #reactNative

Making Calls from a Browser with Vue.js & Nexmo In-App Voice - http://bit.ly/2QvJcAl

#vue #nexmo #voice

Microjob: A Tiny Wrapper for Node.js Worker Threads

Makes Node 10.5+’s experimental worker thread support easier to work with. We also have an article about worker threads if you want to learn more about the underlying concepts. - http://bit.ly/2D2UadR

#nodejs

Take the 'State of JavaScript 2018' Survey

Sacha Greif’s popular survey returns, aiming to see what tools and technologies in the JavaScript space that developers are using, happy with and excited about. Results are expected in November and we’ll share them then. - http://bit.ly/2Oz2jZb

#javascript #survey

Inspect and Style an Element in DevTools that Normally Disappears when Inactive

Elijah Manor demonstrates a simple trick with setTimeout & debugger that will help you inspect and style elements that disappear on mouse-leave, blur, or click-outside. - http://bit.ly/2NOweix

#devTools

How to Use Media Queries from JavaScript

The matchMedia method is the key. - http://bit.ly/2paXc6m

#mediaQuery #javascript

Awesome React Native UI Components

A very extensive list of over 300 React Native UI component projects, complete with screenshots. It’s a bit hard to navigate but hopefully you’ll find something interesting or contribute your own creations. - http://bit.ly/2pkXsj9

#reactnative

MailMason: A Complete Toolset for Building Email Templates

Uses other common frontend tooling to streamline the generation of both HTML and plain text emails. - http://bit.ly/2xg6Ngo

#email #templates

How we got a 100% Lighthouse performance score for our Vue app

Checkly is the easiest way to actively monitor your API endpoints and browser click flows from a single dashboard. - http://bit.ly/2D6fwaq

#vue

Make Your Web Layouts Bust Out of the Rectangle With the Firefox Shape Path Editor

Josh Marinacci gives an introduction to CSS Shapes and the new Shape Path Editor in Firefox Developer Tools. - https://mzl.la/2pqEWG3

#css

How to Use Gulp.js to Automate Your CSS Tasks

Such as optimizing images, compiling Sass files, and handling and inlining assets. - http://bit.ly/2CXXgjq

#gulp #scss

A Tour of JavaScript Timers on the Web

Want to get your head around setTimeout vs setInterval vs setImmediate vs requestAnimationFrame and others? This will help. - http://bit.ly/2Or3Pfv

#javascript

Introducing the React Profiler

We mentioned it briefly last week but now there’s an official blog post about React’s experimental Profiler API included with React 16.5. It collects timing information about each component that’s rendered so you can begin to identify performance bottlenecks in your apps. - http://bit.ly/2piKZMW

#react

Optimizing for Traffic Temperature In SaaS Landing Pages

Not all visitors are equally ready or educated about your product to convert right away. - http://bit.ly/2NjJpsE

#ui #ux

Building a Desktop App with Vue: Vuido

In this article I will describe Vuido approach an in the next one I will try to build the same app with Electron. - http://bit.ly/2xp6mj5

#vue #vuido

The JavaScript Equality Table Game

Test your JavaScript == equality knowledge with this quirky Minesweeper-esque game. - http://bit.ly/2QNmSCz

#javascript

Sharing data between modules is peanuts

As you’re building your application you’ll be creating different feature modules with maintainability and a small footprint in mind. This way your modules have a clear boundary and will only be loaded when they are needed. - http://bit.ly/2ONjE0y

#angular

Why Async: How JavaScript Interacts with the Real World

A preview of an as yet unreleased course, but even these three pages might help you out if you’re still learning how promises and async/await can improve your code. - http://bit.ly/2NOftEs

#javascript