JS.weekly() => #52: Announcing NodeGUI and React NodeGUI

TypeScript commandments, React developers tools and Frontless.

Announcing NodeGUI and React NodeGUI — Build native desktop apps with Javascript and CSS

Some key features:

• Cross platform. Should work on major Linux flavours, Windows and MacOS
• Low CPU and memory footprint. Current CPU stays at 0% on idle and memory usage is under 20mb for a hello world program.
• Styling with CSS (includes actual cascading). Also has full support for Flexbox layout (thanks to Yoga).

5 Commandments for TypeScript programmers:

• Do not lie
• Be Precise
• Start with types
• Embrace strictness
• Stay up date

22 Miraculous Tools for React Developers in 2019

Here is couple of them:

1. webpack-bundle-analyzer
2. react-proto
3. why-did-you-update
4. create-react-app
5. react-lifecycle-visualizer

We are adding new libraries to JavaScripting.com every week. Here is one worth checking out:

Frontless

Frontless is a node.js stack for building universal (isomorphic) javascript applications. At the core, Frontless is just a small Express server that provides a developer with powerful tools for building SSR web applications.

Frontless is built around the best javascript technologies: Feathers.JS , Riot.JS, Turbolinks, and Express.

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