ThruZero - Resources

Articles

· Global eval. What are the options? [perfectionkills.com]
· Unobtrusive JavaScript [en.wikipedia.org]
· Immediately-Invoked Function Expression (IIFE) [en.wikipedia.org]
- · Ben Alman Blog [benalman.com]
· LinkedIn Tech Talks: Scoping [youtube.com]
· Getting Out of Binding Situations [alistapart.com]
In JavaScript, binding is always explicit, and can easily be lost, so a method using this will not refer to the proper object in all situations...
· Understanding JavaScript Callback Functions [javascriptissexy.com]
· Understanding JavaScript OOP [robotlolita.me]
· Scalable JavaScript Application Architecture - Nicholas Zakas [youtube.com]
· Introduction to Object-Oriented JavaScript [developer.mozilla.org]
· Douglas Crockford's Javascript [javascript.crockford.com]
- · Advanced JavaScript [youtube.com]
- · JavaScript - The New Parts [google.com]
- · YouTube PlayList [youtube.com]
· Superhero.js [superherojs.com]
· QuirksMode [quirksmode.org]
- · The AJAX response: XML, HTML, or JSON?
· Namespacing in JavaScript [javascriptweblog.wordpress.com]
1. By Direct Assignment, 2. Using Object Literal Notation, 3. The Module Pattern, 4. Supply a Namespace Argument, 5. Use this as a Namespace Proxy.
· Module Pattern [css-tricks.com]
· What is the !! (not not) operator in JavaScript? [stackoverflow.com]
· How to not use 'new' at all [stackoverflow.com]
Style Guides
· Airbnb Style Guide [github.com]
document.write
· Why is document.write considered a bad practice? [stackoverflow.com]
- · DOM manipulation methods [developer.mozilla.org]
Tutorials
· A re-introduction to JavaScript [developer.mozilla.org]
Reactive Programming
· Introduction to Reactive Programming [gist.github.com]
· FRP with the Power of Node.js Streams [blog.risingstack.com]
· Bacon.js [baconjs.github.io]
- · Tutorials
- · Introductory talk on FRP with Bacon.js [youtube.com]
- · Cheat Sheet [cheatography.com]
Single Page Applications
· Understanding MVC And MVP [addyosmani.com]
Addy Osmani mentions Taligent as the origin of MVP
· Opinionated Rundown of JS Frameworks [blog.andyet.com]
· Single page apps in depth [singlepageappbook.com]
· Backbone vs AngularJS : Demystifying the myths [nebithi.com]
· Full-Stack JavaScript With MEAN And Yeoman [addyosmani.com]
· Ember.js [emberjs.com]
- · Ember Addons [emberaddons.com]
- · Ember CLI [ember-cli.com]
Offline
· 'Offline': What does it mean? [html5rocks.com]

eBooks

· Design Patterns [addyosmani.com]
- · Module Pattern
· Eloquent JavaScript [eloquentjavascript.net]

Foundation Libraries

AMD API [github.com]
The AMD (Asynchronous Module Definition) API specifies a mechanism for loading modules based on dependencies.
RequireJS [requirejs.org]
RequireJS is an implementation of the AMD API. It loads JavaScript files and modules, based on dependencies, eliminating the need to manage the load-order of such files manually.
- · AMD is Not the Answer [tomdale.net]
Browserify [github.com]
Supports a node-style require() to organize your browser code and load modules installed by npm. Browserify recursively analyzes all the require() calls in your app and builds a bundle you can provide to the browser in a single <script> tag.
Webpack [github.com]
Packs CommonJs/AMD modules for the browser. Allows to split your codebase into multiple bundles, which can be loaded on demand. Support loaders to preprocess files, i.e. json, jade, coffee, css, less, ... and your custom stuff.
- · Single Page Modules with Webpack [dontkry.com]
Q [github.com]
Q is a tool for making and composing asynchronous promises in JavaScript
- · API Reference
- · General Promise Resources
jQuery [jquery.com]
- · Wijmo Open [github.com] (Open Source jQuery UI Widgets)
- · Simple jQuery pagination plugin [github.com]
Backbone.js [backbonejs.org]
Backbone.js is a light-weight MMV framework with lots of flexibility (i.e., unopinionated). It provides models with key-value bindings and custom events, views with declarative event handling and easily connects to a REST service using JSON.
- · backbone-fundamentals [github.com] (A creative-commons book on Backbone.js)
- · Put Some Backbone.js in your Apps [youtube.com]
  - · Code [github.com]
Underscore [underscorejs.org]
Provides 80-odd functions that support map, select, invoke, function binding, javascript templating, deep equality testing, etc. It delegates to built-in functions, if present, so modern browsers will use the native implementations.
Lo-Dash [lodash.com]
A utility library delivering consistency, customization, performance, and extras. Also, Underscore builds to use as a drop-in replacement.
An open source voxel (volumetric pixel) game building toolkit [voxeljs.com]
- · Slashdot article [games.slashdot.org]
- · Status report [maxogden.com]
Templates
· Node Templates [paularmstrong.github.io]
· Consolidate [npmjs.com] (Template engine consolidation library)
· JavaScript-Templates [github.com]
lightweight, fast and powerful JavaScript templating engine with zero dependencies. Compatible with server-side environments like node.js, module loaders like RequireJS and all web browsers

Reference

· MDN JavaScript Reference [developer.mozilla.org]
- · Data Types
- · Standard built-in objects
· MSDN JavaScript Reference [msdn.microsoft.com]
· JavaScript Cheat Sheet [overapi.com]
· JavaScript Guide [developer.mozilla.org]
- · Closures
  A closure is a special kind of object that combines two things: a function, and the environment in which that function was created. The environment consists of any local variables that were in-scope at the time that the closure was created.
· JavaScript Garden [bonsaiden.github.io]
A collection of documentation about the most quirky parts of the JavaScript programming language. It gives advice to avoid common mistakes and subtle bugs, as well as performance issues and bad practices.
RegEx
· RegEx Guide [developer.mozilla.org]
· RegExp Object [msdn.microsoft.com]
DOM
· DOM Cheat Sheet [overapi.com]
· DOM Reference [w3schools.com]
Events
· DOM Events [en.wikipedia.org]
· Introduction to Events [quirksmode.org]
· Advanced event registration models (Bubbling/Capturing) [quirksmode.org]
JSON
· Introducing JSON [json.org]
· JSONLint [jsonlint.com] (JSON Validator)
JSDoc
· JSDoc 3 [github.com]
· JSDoc 3 Documentation [usejsdoc.org]
- · Tag Dictionary
· An introduction to JSDoc [css.dzone.com]

Supplemental Libraries

· Immutable.js [facebook.github.io]
· Hide-Address-Bar.js [github.com]
- · Raising the Bar on Mobile [24ways.org]
· MIDI.js [mudcu.be]
MIDI sequencing in Javascript
- · Euphony [qiao.github.com]

Game Frameworks

· Phaser [phaser.io]
- · Yeoman generator for phaser [github.com]

JavaScript for iOS

· JavaScriptCore and iOS 7 [blog.bignerdranch.com]
· Apple's iOS7 Native JavaScript Bridge [strongloop.com]

JavaScript Summary

Events

Event Canceling

An event can be prevented from continuing the auto-event handling path by returning false. You can also set the event object's returnValue property to false.

To prevent the event from bubbling up to parent event handlers, you'll need to set the event object's cancelBubble property to true.