Add Social Login via Google & Facebook to Your Single-page App
JavaScript
By Graham Cox,
Adding social login to your SPA needn't be a difficult task. Graham Cox demonstrates how to easily authenticate your users via Google and Facebook.
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Introduction to date-fns – a Lightweight JavaScript Date Library
JavaScript
By Edwin Reynoso,
Edwin Reynoso introduces you to date-fns, a simple, functional alternative to Moment.js. With 130+ functions for all occasions, it's like Lodash for dates.
GreenSock for Beginners: a Web Animation Tutorial (Part 1)
HTML & CSS
By Maria Antonietta Perna,
Maria Antonietta Perna introduces GreenSock in a multi-part article for the Beyond CSS: Dynamic DOM Animation Libraries series. Ready for some cool effects?
BDD in JavaScript: Getting Started with Cucumber and Gherkin
JavaScript
By Graham Cox,
Graham Cox introduces Cucumber, a framework that runs BDD-style acceptance tests, which can be understood by non-technical people involved in a project.
Introduction to Kubernetes: How to Deploy a Node.js Docker App
JavaScript
By Jatin Shridhar,
Need to deploy multiple Docker containers? Jatin Shridar looks at Kubernetes: a tool for automated deployment, scaling, and management of docker containers.
Refactor Code in Your Lunch Break: Getting Started with Codemods
JavaScript
By Chris Laughlin,
Take the pain out of updating your code using jscodeshift to automate the changes. Chris Laughlin introduces explains how to create and apply codemods.
How to Create Interactive JavaScript Charts from Custom Data Sets
JavaScript
By Roman Lubushkin,
Creating beautiful charts from custom data sets has never been easier. With the aid of the AnyChart charting library, Roman Lubushkin shows you how.
A Beginner’s Guide to Testing Functional JavaScript
JavaScript
By M. David Green,
Functional code is often touted as easier to test. M. David Green examines that claim and demonstrates how to get started testing functional JavaScript.
How to Build a Real-Time GitHub Issue To-Do List with CanJS
JavaScript
By Chasen Le Hara,
Learn to build a real-time issue list app with CanJS, a set of client-side JS libraries, and the GitHub API. Chasen Le Hara shows you step-by-step.
Managing State in Aurelia with Higher Order Components
JavaScript
By Vildan Softic,
Vildan Softic demonstrates how to structure an Aurelia app to use a React/Redux architecture, without sacrificing the power of Aurelia's two-way binding.
Cool on Scroll Animations Made Easy With the AOS Library
HTML & CSS
By Gajendar Singh,
Gajendar Singh shows how the AOS library (Animate On Scroll) works and how you can quickly animate your site to life with stunning effects on scroll.
A Guide to Testing and Debugging Node Applications
JavaScript
By Mike Cantelon,
Mike Cantelon demonstrates various strategies for testing Node applications and offers some handy tips and tricks for debugging failing tests.
REST 2.0 Is Here and Its Name Is GraphQL
JavaScript
By Michael Paris,
What is GraphQL, and why should you use it? Michael Paris looks at this extremely powerful successor to REST for building efficient data-driven applications
Getting Started with AnyChart — 10 Practical Examples
HTML & CSS
By Roman Lubushkin,
Roman Lubushkin introduces you AnyChart, demonstrating its powerful API and visually appealing chart types by means of 10 easy-to-follow examples.
Quick Tip: How to Build Your Custom Theme for Telescope Nova
HTML & CSS
By Jelena Jovanovic,
In this quick tip, Jelena Jovanovic shows how to customize the Telescope Nova theme, both markup and stylesheet with these easy-to-follow steps.
JavaScript Testing Tool Showdown: Sinon.js vs testdouble.js
JavaScript
By Jani Hartikainen,
Jani Hartikainen looks at testdouble.js (a new mocking library with a streamlined API) and puts it head-to-head with Sinon.js, the JS test double incumbent.