Programming news, cool libraries, and productivity tips by Dev Awesome.

// Dev Awesome #2

January 31, 2019

Dev Awesome

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Articles & Tutorials

Why GraphQL is Taking Over APIs

In-depth look into GraphQL and the advantages it offers when switching over from traditional RESTful APIs.

webapplog.com

Node.js Best Practices

An extensive list of tutorials and tips that will make you a better Node.js developer. Regularly updated and very fun to read.

github.com/i0natan/nodebestpractices

Async JavaScript Cheatsheet

Quick overview of the awesome async/await operators, including code examples for the most common use cases.

github.com/frontarm/async-javascript-cheatsheet

HTML5 Input Types: Where Are They Now?

Drew McLellan checks up on the input types introduced in HTML5 and sees how useful they are in 2019.

www.smashingmagazine.com

What's New In DevTools (Chrome 73)

The latest version of Chrome comes with cool new DevTools features like console logpoints and an improved inspect mode.

developers.google.com

Libraries & Tools

Muze - Data visualisation library for making interactive charts

JavaScript charting library with a very impressive features list, suitable for more advanced use cases and complex graphs.

github.com/chartshq/muze

Terminalizer - Simple recorder app for your terminal

This cool Node.js command line tool lets you record your terminal and generate animated gif images.

github.com/faressoft/terminalizer

Evergreen - Powerful React UI framework

One of the best React frameworks for building enterprise-grade web apps. Includes a set of well designed components and lots of cool utilities.

evergreen.segment.com

Magic Grid - Lightweight JS library for dynamic grid layouts.

Super easy to use library for generating grid layouts that automatically adjust to the elements inside.

github.com/e-oj/Magic-Grid

Boostnote - Markdown editor for developers

Open-source markdown editor built with Electron and React. Available for Mac, Windows, Linux, Android, and iOS.

github.com/BoostIO/Boostnote

Inspiration & Design

Cruip - Free landing page templates for startups.

A collection of free templates for landing pages, all with superb design and animations.

cruip.com

Pixel Mob - Royalty-free stock images

Image aggregator that pulls high-quality images from multiple sources and tags them so that it's easy to find what you need.

pixelmob.co

Script-8 - Virtual game console that plays JS based retro games

An awesome platform for making, sharing, and playing tiny retro-looking JavaScript games called cassettes.

script-8.github.io/

Palette App - Web tool for building color palettes

Nice app with a beautiful design and an interesting approach to the user interface for choosing colors.

palettte.app

Software Galaxies - Cool package managers visualizations

This web experiment takes the packages from npm, composer and others managers, and displays them in vast galaxies you can fly around.

anvaka.github.io/pm