Issue #103 - November 2, 2012 Featured  Programming Windows 8 Apps with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
A free PDF e-book from Microsoft Press by Kraig Brockschmidt. MS is going big with JavaScript on Windows 8 development and this should prove a handy introduction. I had a quick flick through.. it seems well produced but will demand patience as it weighs in at over 800 pages.
The 2012 Node.js Knockout: A 48 Hour Node.js Online Hackathon
Like Rails Rumble for Ruby or Ludum Dare for game development, the Node.js Knockout is a 48 hour online hackathon that takes place over a weekend (November 10-12, in this case). Enter and have fun. Barely 50 spots remain last time I checked..
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Reading Object Properties in JavaScript
Dr. Axel Rauschmayer examines how the properties of JavaScript objects work, what types exist, and how to create your own.
Isaac Schlueter Ponders a 'free' Operator for JavaScript
The lead developer of Node.js says it'd be 'nice if JS had a way to explicitly delete an object' and asks es-discuss what they think about the idea. It turned into a reasonably busy thread.
A Command-Line JavaScript Validator With Esprima
JavaScript parsing guru Ariya Hidayat demonstrates how to use Esprima to perform JavaScript syntax validation.
BookJS Turns Your Browser Into A Print Typesetting Engine
A look at a JavaScript library that can turn an HTML page into a PDF formatted for printing as a book. Requires Chrome.
Why does 10..toString() work but not 10.toString()?
A little tripping point some JavaScript developers might not be familiar with.
Designing JavaScript APIs
The folks at Filepicker.io share some best practices for JavaScript API design.
Watching Building High-Performing JavaScript for Modern Engines
A well produced talk by Microsoft's Amanda Silver and John-David Dalton about building fast applications using JavaScript.
JavaScript Jabber on Enyo.JS
A 40 minute roundtable discussion about the HP backed 'Enyo' JavaScript application framework.
John Resig Talks About The Khan Academy Computer Science Platform
Spots on Canvas: A Beginner's Introduction to JavaScript
Code and Libraries SheetClip.js: Copy/Paste From Your HTML5 Web App to a Spreadsheet
Transforms 2 dimensional JavaScript arrays into clipboard strings compatible with spreadsheet apps. After just doing my accounts, I wish more webapps supported this sort of feature ;-)
LispyScript: A JavaScript With Lispy Syntax And Macros
Compiles down to regular JavaScript. Reminds me of ClojureScript to an extent.
BootUp.js: Load and Cache JavaScripts in LocalStorage (Where Available)
Linking to a Reddit thread about this as the motivations for using this rather than relying on browser cache are discussed in full.
Knockout 2.2.0 Released
Stochator: Generate All Kinds of Random Values
An interesting library that can generate random numbers in several ways including from weighted sets and matching a desired standard deviation. (Warning: CoffeeScript.)
traversty: No-Headache DOM Collection Management and Traversal
The example usage is certainly an interesting bit of code to behold.
YAAK.js: Yet Another Audio Kit
An HTML5 game audio libraries both for browsers and native HTML5 app acceleration platforms (e.g. AppMobi).
Violin: Instrumenting JavaScript Apps (with included visualization)
Sublime-jsrun: Sublime Text 2 Plugin to Run Selected JS in The Browser
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Miscellaneous but Interesting Find The jQuery UI Icon You Want Instantly
A jQuery UI icon name map and cheatsheet viewable both online and downloadable as a PDF.
Webshell: An Easy Way to Work With Popular Web APIs (from the Web Itself)
An online JavaScript coding environment/sandbox with a focus on interacting with Web-based APIs. Says it can be used to 'program the Web in JavaScript, CoffeeScript or even TypeScript!' Check out the 'Prototyping' examples to get a feel for it.
jscii: getUserMedia + ASCII == Your Webcam as ASCII Art
An Apple II+ Implemented with JavaScript and HTML5 Technologies
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