JavaScript Resources

JavaScript Without jQuery: Tips and Practical Examples

All the cool kids use jQuery, but for a lot of it's functionality it's almost as easy to do it yourself. Look at these simple examples.

June 28, 2016

by Jean-Baptiste Jung

· 18,515 Views · 18 Likes

JSF 2.3 — Execute an AJAX Request Using Globally Scoped Functions

In this article, using JSF 2.3 we'll go over how to generate a JavaScript function in the global JavaScript scope which allows the end user to execute a JSF AJAX request by just a function call in the JavaScript context.

June 27, 2016

by Anghel Leonard

CORE

· 12,999 Views · 7 Likes

Groovy Goodness: Turn a Map or List as String to Map or List

In Groovy, you can turn a map or list into a string--but how do you change it back? Read on to find out.

June 24, 2016

by Hubert Klein Ikkink

· 26,839 Views · 2 Likes

Design Patterns in Express.js

Express is a minimal and flexible Node.js web application framework that provides a robust set of features for web and mobile applications. Let's check out the different design patterns that we might see when working with Express.js.

June 23, 2016

by Can Ho

· 49,071 Views · 3 Likes

Understanding the Middleware Pattern in Express.js

In this brief post, author Can Ho explains the middleware pattern in Express.js. Read on for more info.

Updated June 20, 2016

by Can Ho

· 48,692 Views · 14 Likes

Adding Authentication to Your React Native App Using JSON Web Tokens

We're going to look at getting started with a very simple React Native app and the use of JSON Web Tokens to provide authentication for it.

June 20, 2016

by Jeff Smith

· 46,399 Views · 5 Likes

Why Does JavaScript Loop Only Use the Last Value?

Dave Bush continues his JavaScript tutorials, this time with a solution to the last value of the loop index being used in every call.

June 17, 2016

by Dave Bush

· 128,359 Views · 6 Likes

Understanding execFile, spawn, exec, and fork in Node.js

In this article, author Can Ho breaks down four different methods for executing external applications in Node.js, providing examples along the way.

June 3, 2016

by Can Ho

· 290,248 Views · 10 Likes

Cookies vs. Tokens: The Definitive Guide

Cookies or tokens? That is the question.

June 2, 2016

by Adnan Kukic

· 265,515 Views · 32 Likes

Style or Format JSON Data in jQuery

In this post, we have a look at how to style JSON data on a client returned from a server. Sometimes it's necessary to show the data in a more raw format.

June 1, 2016

by Sibeesh Venu

· 29,851 Views · 4 Likes

Top Ten Reasons Web Developers Should Use AngularJS

Angular is a powerful tool that lets you develop highly interactive and intuitive web applications, without any hustle. Hopefully, these 10 reasons will give you an idea why Angular JavaScript is a modern-age web development tool.

May 30, 2016

by Andrey Prikaznov

· 26,321 Views · 4 Likes

An Intro to Encryption in Python 3

Learn how to encrypt and decrypt strings using the PyCrypto and cryptography libraries.

May 22, 2016

by Mike Driscoll

· 41,406 Views · 7 Likes

JavaScript Functions as JavaScript Variables

A JavaScript Function is a JavaScript Variable until it is executed (evaluated). Read on for a full explanation.

May 20, 2016

by Mangesh Pise

· 18,108 Views · 2 Likes

Tic-Tac-Toe in Angular 2 and Typescript

If a tic-tac-toe game is worth writing, it's worth writing about, complete with activity diagram and test scaffolding.

May 20, 2016

by Jeremy Likness

· 14,988 Views · 8 Likes

Why We Didn't Choose Node.js for the DreamFactory REST API Backend

Scaling out using PHP while still building on Google's V8 JavaScript runtime... read on to hear about DreamFactory's decisions when building their REST API backend.

May 18, 2016

by Bill Appleton

· 12,792 Views · 4 Likes