Yarn vs npm: Everything You Need to Know
JavaScript
By Tim Severien,
What is the difference between Yarn and npm? Is package manager fatigue now a thing? Tim Severien summarizes everything you need to know.
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13 jQuery SelectBox/Drop-down Plugins
JavaScript
By Simon Codrington, Sam Deering,
Web developers always need SelectBox and Drop-down menus, so we've compiled a list of 13 of the best jQuery Selectbox/Drop-down Plugins.
How to Manage Your JavaScript Application State with MobX
JavaScript
By Matt Ruby,
Keeping your UI in sync can be tricky. Matt Ruby introduces MobX, a library for efficiently subscribing to changes in your application state
Build a Search Engine with Node.js and Elasticsearch
JavaScript
By Behrooz Kamali,
Behrooz Kamali takes an in-depth look at elasticsearch — a scalable, high-performance search engine — demonstrating how to integrate it into a Node project.
Improve Your JavaScript Learning with Fun Experiments
JavaScript
By Tim Severien,
Learning never stops, so how do you keep up in this fast paced industry? Tim Severien shows how simple, fun experiments are the gateway to self-improvement.
Up and Running with ESLint — the Pluggable JavaScript Linter
JavaScript
By Pavels Jelisejevs,
Pavels Jelisejevs introduces ESLint, a highly configurable tool which analyses your code and highlights (or optionally fixes) any bugs or issues it finds.
Getting Started with PouchDB Client-Side JavaScript Database
JavaScript
By Jatin Shridhar,
Jatin Shridar introduces PouchDB, an in-browser NoSQL, document database. Learn how to store your app data locally and later sync it with a server-side DB.
An Introduction to Chart.js 2.0 — Six Simple Examples
HTML & CSS
By Jack Rometty,
Jack Rometty takes you on a tour of Chart.js 2.0 and its various chart types. He includes plenty of easy-to-follow examples to drop in to your next project.
10 Need-to-Know RxJS Functions with Examples
JavaScript
By Peleke Sengstacke,
Learn how to program with observables. Peleke Sengstacke looks at 10 important RxJS functions for working with streams, with examples of their usage.
JavaScript Functional Testing with Nightwatch.js
JavaScript
By Hugo Giraudel,
Hugo Giraudel introduces JavaScript functional testing and demonstrates how it can ensure that an application works as expected from a user’s perspective.
How to Implement Internationalization (i18n) in JavaScript
JavaScript
By Aurelio De Rosa,
Aurelio De Rosa demonstrates the internationalization (i18n) & localization (l10n) of calendars, dates & currencies in JavaScript, using jQuery Globalize.
Quick Tip: How to Throttle Scroll Events
JavaScript
By Camilo Reyes,
Camilo Reyes shows how to use a throttle function to manage rapidly fired events, like window scrolling events, and compares this to the debounce function.
Getting Started With Vue.js
JavaScript
By Ashraff Hathibelagal,
Ashraff Hathibelagal introduces you to the basic concepts of Vue.js, explaining how to use one-way and two-way bindings, directives, filters, and events.
An Alternative to Regular Expressions: apg-exp
JavaScript
By Lowell D. Thomas,
Lowell Thomas introduces apg-exp, a library that uses the ABNF pattern syntax to create readable, composable sets of rules for validating data.
Learn to Create D3.js Data Visualizations by Example
JavaScript
By Mark Brown,
Mark Brown shows how to use this popular library to create different charts and graphs. Create D3.js data visualizations to render your app's dynamic data.
Redux Authentication: Secure Your Application with Auth0
JavaScript
By Ryan Chenkie,
Ryan Chenkie walks through creating a real-life React + Redux application that authenticates users and calls a remote API for data.