Libraries and frameworks
png.js (by Devon Govett) is a png decoder in JavaScript using Canvas (also see bmp.js, which he released around the same time, but understandably got less attention)
pouchDB (by Mikeal Rogers) is a JavaScript implementation of CouchDB. Check out ReadWriteWeb’s writeup
Sprite3D: simple controls on top of CSS transitions and transforms
yal.js is a micro [...]
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Tidbits
Mozilla’s David Mandelin has started a weekly newsletter of JS engine updates
browserify lets you run node-like require() statements on the client side (in the browser)
Candy is a multi-user chat client built for Jabber
Octopress is written in Ruby, not JavaScript, but it’s worth a look. It simplifies getting jekyll set up, [...]
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hascan
For years we’ve been quite content shipping “dead code” to browsers regardless of their supported features. The best example of this is really every desktop library built to normalize features in browsers (read: usually normalizing between IE and other browsers). [...]
Tidbits
SugarJS is a framework for working with native JavaScript objects, and controversial because it knowingly adds to the prototype of native objects
TameJs is written by the folks at OkCupid, and introduces a cleaner way to write asynchronous code
JavaScript is Assembly Language for the Web: Part 2 – Madness or just Insanity?
socket.io and Express. Tying it [...]
Podcast!
JSMag News Roundup for July 10, 2011
This week the podcast returns! Thanks for listening! Still working on getting a proper podcast XML setup, so stay tuned in.
Lessons from a rewrite
Whenever a famous JavaScript person writes a post, they usually get a lot of attention, and sometimes undeservedly so. However, Rebecca Murphey has [...]
Libraries
paper.js
RPG-JS
morf is a library that allows you to use even more easing functions than just the standard CSS3 ones (linear, ease-in, ease-out, etc.)
fathom.js
Meow is a Growl-inspired notifier for webpages (requires jQuery)
Tidbits
Beating 60fps in Javascript
test262: Industry JavaScript Standards Test Available
Refactoring Javascript with kratko.js (kangax)
New JavaScript Engine Module Owner (Brenden Eich’s blog)
Poll: Have you moved from JavaScript [...]
No podcast this week, but there’s a ton of links to pore over! Have a great week, and tune in next time!
Libraries
pdf.js reads PDFs with JavaScript (wow!)
jsmad is a JavaScript port of libmad, which can play MP3s! Right in your browser! (FF 4+ and Chrome 13 with Web Audio API enabled through [...]
Listen to this week’s news podcast (June 11, 2011)
Tons of new stuff and new conferences up!
By the way, don’t forget to take advantage of O’Reilly’s 50% discount deal on JavaScript books during the next few days. (EDIT: the discount applies to ebooks only)
yokul
yokul is an attempt at using the Google Charts API locally using [...]
News
No audio podcast or major story summaries this week, just tidbits, releases, and some new events added to the calendar. See you next week!
Upcoming Events
TXJS (June 11, 2011 in Austin, Texas)
An Event Apart Atlanta (June 13–15, 2011, Atlanta)
GothamJS (July 9, 2011 in New York City)
Open Web Camp III (July 16, 2011 in Palo Alto, [...]
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Of microlibraries and nanolibraries
If you’ve been following along lately, you know that there’s been a plethora of small JavaScript libraries that have been released, particularly by the prolific Dustin Diaz. Previously we’ve seen a proliferation of jQuery plugins, but it seems that the JavaScript world is finally growing up [...]
