7
Aug
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Write once, run everywhere: Building Desktop Apps with React and Electron
Writing a desktop application for a specific operating system is relatively easy nowadays. There are many development environments and libraries available for popular operating systems that can be used to create applications with graphical user interfaces with little effort. However, the programs created this way are not platform-independent. This is where Electron comes in as a promising solution.
27
Mar
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Why you should use date-fns for manipulating dates with JavaScript
Issues related to working with dates are as old of a problem as it gets with JavaScript. In theory it is possible to perform date calculations with JavaScript’s date object, if it weren’t for the many weaknesses of the API. Fortunately, there are helpful libraries that can save us a lot of work. One of them is date-fns.
27
Jun
Angular Reactive Forms: Building Custom Form Controls
Angular’s reactive forms module enables us to build and manage complexed forms in our application using a simple but powerful model. You can build your own custom form controls that work seamlessly with the Reactive Forms API. The core idea behind form controls is the ability to access a control’s value. This is done with a set of directives that implement the
ControlValueAccessor interface. 
15
Nov
TypeScript, Angular, Progressive Web Apps: Where is the JavaScript ecosystem headed?
Gone are the days when JavaScript was an unloved programming language — nowadays, everyone is embracing it. But what does this mean for a programming language which will celebrate its 22nd birthday next month? Will its popularity change the JavaScript game in any way?
14
Sep
Angular Reactive Forms: Building Custom Form Controls
Angular’s reactive forms module enables us to build and manage complexed forms in our application using a simple but powerful model. You can build your own custom form controls that work seamlessly with the Reactive Forms API. The core idea behind form controls is the ability to access a control’s value. This is done with a set of directives that implement the
ControlValueAccessor interface.
4
Sep
JavaScript Crib Notes
JavaScript is one of the world’s most popular languages. In this article, Kostadin Hamanov gives us a quick overview of some of its most notable characteristics as well as some code examples for beginners and experts alike.
16
Aug
Angular: One framework
What is it that makes Angular, Angular? Is it the technical competence, the large ecosystem, or its raucous community? Today we’re going to do a deep dive into this fascinating framework as Wassim Chegham, Uri Shaked, and Christoffer Noring explain why it's easy to be impressed by Angular.
3
Aug
Social Media Mojo: Top 20 JavaScript Influencers of 2017
The team behind International JavaScript Conference has created a ranking of JavaScript’s biggest social influencers. The study has analysed thousands of leading profiles from the JavaScript community and ranked the top accounts according to their link strength, reach and social influence.
25
Jul
Why you can’t live without JS
JavaScript is used everywhere. In web browsers (Angular, React), server-side (Node), desktop, mobile, gaming, IoT, robotics, virtual and augmented reality, etc. The list goes on and on. JavaScript is an expressive and powerful language, but still easy to learn – and simply a great way to start out your IT career.
28
Jun
The ultimate JavaScript Plugin Cheat Sheet
JavaScript is a powerful and dynamic language, but not everyone can remember everything all the time. Even the best need to check their references every once in a while. In this blogpost, Sohel Ather goes back to the basics for a JavaScript cheat sheet that’s useful for beginners as well as experts.