JavaScript Weekend List #15
A lot happened this week. React related news dominated in the front-end world. If you haven’t heard, React team has released version 16 of the library. They also updated their documentation design, it looks much nicer now. In the other news, GraphQL NYC and GraphQL NY meetup groups are joining efforts. There will be one GraphQL group now. Please join us at https://www.meetup.com/GraphQL-NYC if you’re in NYC area.
- Node.js released important security update.
- Meteor.js allow/deny vulnerability update.
- React v16 release
- Enzyme 3 released
- Next.js v4 beta is now available (with React 16 support)
- Gatsby-Image package
- Lerna: a tool for managing JavaScript projects with multiple packages (Thanks Malek for sharing it).
- Draggable, drag and drop library with awesome landing page.
1. What you need to know about React 16
Overview what’s in the latest release of React.js. New features and some breaking changes.
2. 6 Simple Tips on How to Start Writing Clean Code
Writing clean code is very important especially when working on a team. It helps everyone involved to stay sane.
3. GitHub as a Fast Track to Interviews
As someone who interviews candidates few times a week, I support the advice in this article. If a candidate has some open sourced projects in their github — it help a lot to evaluate the skills and a good addition to plain old resume.
4. Reusable Web Application Strategies
I’m still exploring the best ways to make part of big applications more reusable. Some good points here (except iframes).
5. Good code Vs Bad code
Standards, unit tests, code reviews, documentation, comments are all required for a well planned and maintainable project.
6. ES6 Promises: Patterns and Anti-Patterns
Promises are fully supported in ES6, make sure you understand the internals and best practices. Just a side note: don’t forget about async/await.
7. Michael Jackson — Never Write Another HoC
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