This week's JavaScript news, issue 259

This week's JavaScript news Read this e-mail on the Web JavaScript Weekly Issue 259 — November 20, 2015 TIFU by using Math.random() A fascinating, in-depth look at the process of generating random numbers and why V8's Math.random() implementation isn’t what it should be. Mike Malone What's in ECMAScript 2016 (ES7)? If all the ES6, TC39, strawman, ES7, etc. jargon confuses you, you’ll appreciate this clean explanation from our former editor. Dr. Axel Rauschmayer Faster Page Loads with Responsive Images in 30 Minutes or Less With imgix, integrating responsive images into your app could not be easier. imgix resizes, crops, and processes images on demand. Learn how to start delivering responsive images in less than 30 minutes. Imgix   Sponsored The Cost of Frameworks on Mobile Thoughts over whether frameworks are too costly for mobile use, based on performance tests run against different versions of TodoMVC. Psst! Check out our Mobile Web Weekly if this topic appeals to you :-) Paul Lewis Closures Are Not Magic A valiant attempt to explain closures in simple terms, using JavaScript. Igor Šarčević Plotly Open Sources Plotly.js, a JavaScript Graphing Library Built on top of d3.js, plotly.js is a declarative charting library offering things like 3D charts, statistical graphs, and SVG maps. GitHub repo here. Plotly JavaScript Air: A New, Live Broadcast Podcast The first episode will be on December 9th and feature a panel discussion with Brendan Eich. One for the calendar. Kent C Dodds Microsoft Visual Studio Code Now Open Source Visual Studio Code is a code editor built by Microsoft. It’s mostly written in TypeScript and runs as a desktop app using Node and Electron. Microsoft Jobs Web Applications Engineer at Nest Labs.With hundreds of thousands of Nest customers touching our apps daily to make their homes safer and more energy efficient, every member of our team can make a big impact and know the apps they develop will receive lots of visibility. Nest Labs (Senior) JavaScript Developer (m/f) at ShoreShore is looking for passionate developers who breathe JavaScript. Join a startup & write production-ready ECMAScript 2015 in an agile environment. Promise.resolve('challenge').then((c) => You.accept(c).at(Shore)) Shore GmbH Applying For Jobs Is As Outdated As FortranForget applying for jobs. Through Hired, companies looking for someone with your skills and experience reach out to you with interview requests, which include salary and other benefits upfront.  Hired.com In brief Ember.js 2.2 and 2.3 Beta Released news  Aurelia Beta 1 is Here news Aurelia is a next-gen JavaScript client framework.   React v0.14.3 Released news  Top 10 ES6 Features Every Busy JavaScript Developer Must Know tutorial  Azat Mardan Call Monitoring with Twilio, React, Express and Socket.io tutorial  Sam Agnew DOM Tips and Techniques: Parent, Child, and Siblings tutorial  Louis Lazaris Using JavaScript Frameworks inside C# with ChakraBridge tutorial tools What if a C# developer could use JavaScript inside C#?   SitePoint Build a Fullstack Application With Angular.js, Express.js, and User Management in 15 Minutes with Stormpath tutorial Get a full-stack Angular.js and Express.js app up and running in 15 minutes with user authentication and more.  Stormpath   Sponsored Finitely Iterating Infinite Data With ES6 Generators tutorial  Derick Bailey Making a Progressive App with ServiceWorker tutorial  Nicolas Bevacqua Creating Components in Angular 2 with Typescript and ES5 tutorial  SitePoint Build an App with Vue.js: From Authentication to Calling an API tutorial  Ryan Chenkie I Turned Off JavaScript for a Whole Week and It Was Glorious opinion  WIRED GraphQL is the King. Long Live the King! (R.I.P. REST) opinion  S. C. Barrus Semicolons in JavaScript: A Preference opinion  Kent C Dodds Optimize Web App Performance through Drawing opinion  Jeanette Head Let’s Learn How to Use JavaScript Responsibly and Stay Up-to-Date opinion video  Christian Heilmann Live Online Workshops: React course Master React with live, group mentorship. Code alongside expert mentors in 1-hour sessions. Perfect for experienced engineers.  Thinkful   Sponsored Oracle JET: A Modular Client Side JavaScript Framework tools  Oracle SigmaJS: Graph Drawing Library with Canvas and WebGL Rendering code  Alexis Jacomy Viewer: A jQuery Image Viewing Plugin code Lots of tweaks can be made out of the box.   Fengyuan Chen Inspired Tree: Efficient Javascript UI Tree Component code  Helion3 LLC instantsearch.js: UI Widgets for Instant Search Experiences with Algolia code  Algolia jSanity: Cross-browser Client-Side HTML Sanitization Library code  Microsoft Curated by Peter Cooper and published by Cooper Press. Stop getting JavaScript Weekly : Change email address : Read this issue on the Web © Cooper Press Ltd. Office 30, Lincoln Way, Louth, LN11 0LS, UK

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