Using the React DevTools Profiler to Diagnose Performance Issues

The most recent React DevTools provides a tab for profiling, and this article covers how Netlify used this profiler to fix a long-standing performance issue in their client-side code. - http://bit.ly/2Q3FNZl

#react #devTools

OffscreenCanvas: Speed up Your Canvas Operations with a Web Worker

OffscreenCanvasAPI is available as of Chrome 69 and could provide a way to boost graphics rendering performance in your web apps. - http://bit.ly/2C3PdRB

#offscreenCanvas

More Than a Billion Downloads of Node.js

We mentioned this a few issues back, but here are some more stats to dig into. - http://bit.ly/2PyCpou

#nodejs

Game changing Features of Angular v6

With the release of Angular 6 several amazing new features were introduced. These changes synchronizes the major version number of the angular framework, angular CLI and Angular Material + CDK. With an exception to a small change in RxJS, there are no major breaking changes in this version of Angular. Let us examine these new features in greater detail. - http://bit.ly/2QcJUlZ

#angular

Complex Numbers in JavaScript

I hope you like math! This is a neat walkthrough of calculating the dot product of two complex vectors with JS. - http://bit.ly/2oyW5Nd

#javascript

Using CSS Transforms in the Real World

How to adjust elements vertically, create nice-looking arrows, build loading animations and create flip animations. - http://bit.ly/2N6MATt

#css

React 16.3 Lifecycle Methods - http://bit.ly/2wBjRvM

#react

Can I Use.? CSS’s 'justify-content: space-evenly'

justify-content: space-evenly distributes the space between items evenly with equal space on the edges, unlike space-around. It’s supported by most browsers now. - http://bit.ly/2NADYBF

#css

The Front-End Performance Checklist

An extensive list of things you should check or at least be aware of as a front-end developer trying to make your sites work as fast as possible. - http://bit.ly/2wT6yYz

#frontend #checklist

Avoiding Common Hurdles in Unit Testing

Mostly oriented around mocking in tricky situations. - http://bit.ly/2CeJxVc

#nodejs

Using Feature Detection to Write CSS with Cross-Browser Support

If you’ve been subscribed for a while, you’ll have seen all manner of CSS modules - both established and experimental - mentioned here. Here’s how to use the modules you want in a progressively enhanced way across browsers by using feature detection. - http://bit.ly/2QdRuN0

#css

Babel 7 Released: The JavaScript Transpiler - http://bit.ly/2MYFWj1

#babel

Why we moved from Angular 2 to Vue.js (and why we didn’t choose React)

At Rever we just released a new version of our web client using Vue.js. - http://bit.ly/2N4WKVG

#vue

Building a Real-Time Hand Sign Detector in iOS

How to build a hand sign detector app in iOS using Core ML and Custom Vision. - http://bit.ly/2Qo0UpA

#mobile

How to Write a Node.js CLI Tool for Performing Image Classification with OpenCV - http://bit.ly/2Cqx9RU

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Pseudo elements before vs pseudo selectors before. - http://bit.ly/2wYUtjZ

#css

Improving Load Performance

Kayce Basques demonstrates how to use Chrome DevTools to find ways to make your pages load faster. - http://bit.ly/2NS5v1j

#devTools #video

shimport: Use JavaScript Modules in All Browsers

Allows you to use JS modules in all browsers, including dynamic import(). Currently experimental - the creator says “Don’t rush into production with this; it’s not battle-tested”. - http://bit.ly/2x0slgb

#javascript

Vue.js SEO-Friendly SPAs: Tips, Tools & Prerender Example

Learn how to build an SEO-friendly Vue.js SPA with prerendering, server-side rendering and other general SEO tips. A live prerender is demo included. - http://bit.ly/2MlmqYy

#vue #seo

A Guide to Building a REST API with Node.js and MongoDB

Uses Passport and JWTs for authentication. - http://bit.ly/2NuKTzx

#nodejs #rest #mongoDB