Coming to grips with JS: a Rubyist's deep dive

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  1. phoenix_live_view

    Rich, real-time user experiences with server-rendered HTML

    Then there are stack-specific libraries: StimulusReflex for Rails, Phoenix LiveView, Laravel Livewire, Unicorn and Tetra for Django, Blazor for .NET, … and the list goes on.

  2. Nutrient

    Nutrient – The #1 PDF SDK Library, trusted by 10K+ developers. Other PDF SDKs promise a lot - then break. Laggy scrolling, poor mobile UX, tons of bugs, and lack of support cost you endless frustrations. Nutrient’s SDK handles billion-page workloads - so you don’t have to debug PDFs. Used by ~1 billion end users in more than 150 different countries.

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  3. You-Dont-Know-JS

    A book series (2 published editions) on the JS language.

    You Don't Know JS

  4. tetra

    Tetra - A full stack component framework for Django using Alpine.js (by tetra-framework)

    Then there are stack-specific libraries: StimulusReflex for Rails, Phoenix LiveView, Laravel Livewire, Unicorn and Tetra for Django, Blazor for .NET, … and the list goes on.

  5. Functional-Light-JS

    Pragmatic, balanced FP in JavaScript. @FLJSBook on twitter.

    Functional-Light JS

  6. django-unicorn

    The magical reactive component framework for Django ✨

    Then there are stack-specific libraries: StimulusReflex for Rails, Phoenix LiveView, Laravel Livewire, Unicorn and Tetra for Django, Blazor for .NET, … and the list goes on.

  7. turbo_ready

    Discontinued Take full control of the DOM with Turbo Streams [Moved to: https://github.com/hopsoft/turbo_boost-streams]

    "Turbo 7.2.0 (currently in beta) allows you to define your own Stream actions which can be any JS code you want. By combining a custom Stream action or two with web components, you can essentially drive reactive frontend behavior from the backend stupidly easily. Loooove it! 😍 […] For a turnkey example, you could check out https://github.com/hopsoft/turbo_ready "

  8. proposal-pattern-matching

    Pattern matching syntax for ECMAScript

    Note, however, that there is a proposal to add pattern matching to JS.

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  10. turbo

    The speed of a single-page web application without having to write any JavaScript (by hotwired)

    Experiment using Turbo to drive front-end behavior: "Turbo 7.2.0 (currently in beta) allows you to define your own Stream actions which can be any JS code you want. By combining a custom Stream action or two with web components, you can essentially drive reactive frontend behavior from the backend stupidly easily. Loooove it! 😍 […] For a turnkey example, you could check out https://github.com/hopsoft/turbo_ready " —Jared White on The Spicy Web Discord

  11. swup

    Versatile and extensible page transition library for server-rendered websites 🎉

    Sure, you can use any number of JS-avoidance libraries. I'm a fan of Turbo, and there's also htmx, Unpoly, Alpine, hyperscript, swup, barba.js, and probably others.

  12. Opal

    Ruby ♥︎ JavaScript

    But we shouldn't overstate the difference: the JS and Ruby object models are actually similar in how dynamic both of them are. This makes Ruby-to-JS compilers like Opal easier to implement, according to an Opal maintainer.

  13. lodash

    A modern JavaScript utility library delivering modularity, performance, & extras.

    lodash and You Might Not Need Lodash

  14. htmx

    </> htmx - high power tools for HTML

    Sure, you can use any number of JS-avoidance libraries. I'm a fan of Turbo, and there's also htmx, Unpoly, Alpine, hyperscript, swup, barba.js, and probably others.

  15. javascript

    Exercism exercises in JavaScript. (by exercism)

    Exercism - JavaScript

  16. stimulus_reflex

    Build reactive applications with the Rails tooling you already know and love.

    Then there are stack-specific libraries: StimulusReflex for Rails, Phoenix LiveView, Laravel Livewire, Unicorn and Tetra for Django, Blazor for .NET, … and the list goes on.

  17. barba

    Create badass, fluid and smooth transitions between your website’s pages

    Sure, you can use any number of JS-avoidance libraries. I'm a fan of Turbo, and there's also htmx, Unpoly, Alpine, hyperscript, swup, barba.js, and probably others.

  18. Alpine.js

    A rugged, minimal framework for composing JavaScript behavior in your markup.

    Sure, you can use any number of JS-avoidance libraries. I'm a fan of Turbo, and there's also htmx, Unpoly, Alpine, hyperscript, swup, barba.js, and probably others.

  19. SaaSHub

    SaaSHub - Software Alternatives and Reviews. SaaSHub helps you find the best software and product alternatives

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