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3 min readFeb 12, 2018

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1. Private Variables in JavaScript by Marcus Noble

Private Variables in JavaScript

JavaScript has had a lot of improvements lately with new syntax and features being added all the time. But some things…

marcusnoble.co.uk

2. An Overview of JavaScript Testing in 2018 by Vitali Zaidman

An Overview of JavaScript Testing in 2018

This guide is intended to catch you up with the most important reasoning, terms, tools, and approaches to JavaScript…

medium.com

3. Forms, File Uploads and Security with Node.js and Express by Mark Brown ☕

Forms, File Uploads and Security with Node.js and Express - SitePoint

If you're building a web application, you're likely to encounter the need to build HTML forms on day one. They're a big…

www.sitepoint.com

4. Understanding Error First Callback and Callback Hell in Node.js — Part 2 by Shrawan Lakhe

Understanding Error First Callback and Callback Hell in Node.js - Part 2

The error-first callback is just a standard protocol for Node callbacks. With this pattern, a callback function is…

www.nodexplained.com

5. React’s ⚛ new Context API by Kent C. Dodds

React’s ⚛️ new Context API

It’s way more ergonomic, it’s no longer “experimental,” and it’s now a first-class API! OH, AND IT USES A RENDER PROP!

blog.kentcdodds.com

6. Evolving Patterns in React by Alex Moldovan

Evolving Patterns in React

Let’s take a closer look at some of the patterns that are emerging in the React ecosystem. These patterns improve…

medium.freecodecamp.org

7. How to model the behavior of Redux apps using statecharts by Luca Matteis

How to model the behavior of Redux apps using statecharts

Our app, whether we like it or not, will be in a particular state at any given point in time. As we code User…

medium.freecodecamp.org

8. 25 Days of ReasonML by Will Acton

25 Days of ReasonML

2017 was my first year attempting Advent of Code: an annual challenge where participants tackle twenty five programming…

codeburst.io

9. Building A Full-Text Search App using Docker and ElasticSearch by Patrick Triest

Building a Full-Text Search App Using Docker and Elasticsearch

How does Facebook find the friend who you're looking for (and whose name you've misspelled), across a userbase of 2+…

blog.patricktriest.com

10. Using Media Queries For Responsive Design In 2018 by Rachel Andrew

Using Media Queries For Responsive Design In 2018

Back in July 2010, I wrote an article for Smashing Magazine entitled " How To Use CSS3 Media Queries To Create A Mobile…

www.smashingmagazine.com

11. Technology Stack for Building a Live Video Streaming App by Applikey Solutions

Technology Stack for Building a Live Video Streaming App | Applikey

One of the most interesting features that appeared in recent years is the ability to create video broadcasts and share…

applikeysolutions.com

12. A Node.js Perspective on MongoDB 3.6: Change Streams by Valeri Karpov

A Node.js Perspective on MongoDB 3.6: Change Streams

Before MongoDB 3.6, tailing the MongoDB oplog was the only way to listen for changes to your MongoDB database. The…

thecodebarbarian.com

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