Tag: jamesh

Learn how to use jQuery's getJSON helper to load JSON-encoded data from a server using a GET HTTP request.

Need to test your React components? Check out Jest, a testing framework by Facebook with some great features that make testing React components a breeze.

You don't need to be working on a fancy, large-scale project to use Webpack. James Hibbard demonstrates how you can use it to bundle a simple static site.

Learn date-fns, a functional date library, and a lightweight alternative to Moment.js. With 130+ functions for all occasions, it's like Lodash for dates.

Learn how the JavaScript function setTimeout() works, how it can be used with other libraries like jQuery, and see examples and links to further reading.

Take advantage of QR codes without the need for a native app. Dmitri and Paul demonstrate how to build a QR code reader using just HTML, CSS and JavaScript.

Yaphi Berhanu creates a JavaScript clock widget to demonstrate how coding your own components (and not using plugins) leads to leaner, more efficient code.

This step-by-step guide will show you how to install npm, and master common commands in the Node Package Manager (npm) command-line interface.

Lukas White takes an in-depth look at DropzoneJS — an extremely configurable JavaScript library that takes that makes dealing with file uploads fun again.

Yaphi and James walk you through making your own simple JavaScript quiz. This is a fun exercise and a great way to learn a variety of coding techniques.

Lukas White and James Hibbard show how to create a simple command-line app that interacts with the GitHub API to initialize Git repositories.

This guide shows how to use the mysql module to connect to your database and perform basic CRUD operations, before moving on to some more advanced uses.

Sort an array of objects in JavaScript dynamically. Learn how to use Array.prototype.sort() and a custom compare function, and avoid the need for a library.

This article, sponsored by New Relic, provides an introduction to the automated task runner, Gulp.js, and shows how it can be used to improve page size.

Michael introduces SimpleWebRTC, showing how to painlessly implement WebRTC in web applications by creating a cross-browser text and video messaging app.

Matt Burnett conducts a whistle-stop tour of ten essential Sublime Text plugins that will make you a happier and more productive JavaScript developer.

Feras Khoursheed introduces you to FuseBox, a lightweight module bundler that serves as a faster, simpler and ultimately more flexible webpack alternative.

Jeff Mott guides you through a step-by-step approach to JavaScript object creation — from object literals to factory functions and ES6 classes.

Samier Saeed walks you through the best way to implement a singleton in JavaScript and examines how that has evolved with the rise of ES6.

Dan Prince demonstrates ten ways you can use native ES6 features (such as arrow functions & collection methods) to replace Lodash in your projects.

Jeff Mott takes an in-depth look at ES6 classes starting with the basics, then moving on to discuss inheritance, encapsulation, polymorphism and much more.

Craig's latest tutorial explains how to use complex-sounding ES6 destructuring assignment shorthand syntax to simplify your code and save typing effort.

Craig describes how to use proxies in ES6 to perform meta-programming operations such as intercepting object property inspections and function calls.

Symbols, a new primitive type, are one of the lesser-known features of ES6. Nonetheless, they can come in quite handy, as Nilson Jacques demonstrates.

Manjunath compares AngularJS and Angular 2+, covering differences and new features including AtScript, improved dependency injection and a brand new router.

Create new Angular 2 applications, scaffold components, run tests, and build for production with Jurgen Van de Moere's guide to Angular CLI

Jurgen Van de Moere takes an existing Angular 2+ app and refactors it into a more modular component architecture, making use of reusable "dumb" components.

George Martsoukos digs into the art of animating Bootstrap carousels with stylish-looking animations using GSAP — the GreenSock Animation Platform.

Michael and James introduce nvm, a handy command-line tool that allows you to install multiple versions of Node.js and switch between them with ease.

Jani Hartikainen gets you started with unit testing your JavaScript — an important, but often overlooked part of development — using Mocha and Chai.