Use Lazy Values to Speed Up Your JS Apps
Defining properties with "lazy values" is a technique you can use to improve performance in Object-Oriented JavaScript. It is especially beneficial because it can improve application load time, which...
September 2017 DoneJS Community Update
Lots of notable releases, community projects, and technical content were released in the DoneJS community last month! This post outlines some of the highlights from September 2017.
Using CSS Grid to build a page layout with a sticky header and footer
I’m super exited about CSS grid, because finally there will be a way to layout pages and achieve more interesting and dynamic results, without a ton of code! So since I fell in love with Atom...
Introducing React-View-Model — MVVM with React
At Bitovi, we’ve built a few projects with React, and we like its straightforward API and using JSX for templates. Redux is common in the React community, and we know it’s not the right solution for...
How to Integrate Other Libraries using Symbols
CanJS, for better or worse, allows a near endless variety of design choices. If you like MVC, MVVM, centralized state management, etc, you can build your app that way. Enabling this level of...
Help Us Improve CanJS, StealJS, and the Rest of the DoneJS Family
The DoneJS team wants to hear from you. What do you love and hate about CanJS, DoneJS, and StealJS? What can the core team work on to make you grow fonder of these projects?
Coping with Stateful Code
In this article we will: Learn why stateful packages challenge stability See an example of a stateful package Identify CanJS’s stateful packages Provide strategies that minimize the problems with...
HTTP/2 in DoneJS
The DoneJS core team has been experimenting with HTTP/2 for the past several months and the outcome is strong HTTP/2 support in DoneJS! HTTP/2 contains some exciting new features that we've...
Removing Side Effects - some juice isn't worth the squeeze
In this article, we will: Learn about modules with side effects Understand how CanJS removed side effects in plugins See a preview of how plugins in views might work
How to Manage Code Across Many Independent Repositories
The first, and most important step to supporting stability and innovation within CanJS's codebase has been breaking up CanJS into individual repositories, each with its own npm package and semantic...
8 Best Practices for Perfect CSS Documentation
In the world of CSS, documentation is underused. Since documentation is not visible to the end user, its value is often overlooked by clients. Also, if it’s your first time documenting code, it can be difficult...
Envato Tuts + Article
The Key to Building Large JavaScript Apps: The Modlet Workflow
You're a developer working on a "large JavaScript application" and you've noticed some issues on your project. New team members struggle to find where everything is located...
CSS-Tricks Article
The Nine Principles Of Design Implementation
Recently, I was leading a training session for one of our clients on best practices for implementing designs using HTML and CSS. Part of our time included a discussion of...
every test and demo page you want to make.
Smashing Magazine Article
Streaming Data with Fetch() and NDJSON
Streams are trickling into the scene as we search for ways to improve performance. What if instead of waiting for our entire ajax response to complete, we could start showing...
David Walsh Blog Article
Free Web App Checklist
We use a set of checklists to keep us on track and ensure reproducible quality on every project.
