235 Free Javascript Ebooks, Tools and Resources

Spec

1. ECMAScript 2016 Language Specificiation
   It contains the content of the most recent yearly snapshot plus any finished proposals (those that have reached Stage 4 in the proposal process and thus are implemented in several implementations and will be in the next practical revision) since that snapshot was taken.
2. ES5 Spec
   An annotated, hyperlinked version of the ES5 spec.
3. ES6 Spec
   ECMAScript® 2015 Language Specification.
4. ES2016 (ES7) Spec
   This Ecma Standard defines the ECMAScript 2016 Language. It is the seventh edition of the ECMAScript Language Specification.

Conf

1. JSConf
   Conferences for the JavaScript community.
2. Fluent Conf
   The O’Reilly Fluent Conference was first launched in 2012 as a new event for developers working with JavaScript, HTML5, and other web technologies. Fluent covers the full scope of the Web Platform and its associated technologies, including WebGL, CSS3, mobile APIs, Node.js, AngularJS, ECMAScript 6, and more.
3. Forward JS
   Web technology summit.

Building

1. Webpack
   Bundle modules for the browser.
2. Husky
   Git hooks made easy.
3. pre-commit
   Easily configure pre-commit hooks for your package.
4. Browserify
   Bundle modules for the browser.
5. jspm.io
   Frictionless browser package management.

Testing / Lint / Quality checkers

1. ESLint
   The pluggable linting utility for JavaScript and JSX.
2. ESLint no-inferred-methodname
   A custom rule for a common problem.
3. Istanbul
   Code coverage reporting.
4. nyc
   A code coverage tool built on istanbul that works for applications that spawn subprocesses.
5. tape
   Dead simple unit testing.
6. tap-browser-color
   Prettify tap output in the browser. Works well with Tape.
7. faucet
   Prettify tap output in the console. Plays well with Tape.
8. Supertest
   The best way to test HTTP endpoints.

Transpilers

1. Babel
   Transpile ES2015 (ES6), ES7 to ES5, JSX to React.
2. TypeScript
   TypeScript’s structural types are worth a look.
3. CoffeeScript
   CoffeeScript is a little language that compiles into JavaScript. Underneath that awkward Java-esque patina, JavaScript has always had a gorgeous heart. CoffeeScript is an attempt to expose the good parts of JavaScript in a simple way.
4. Emscripten
   Frequently used to compile C/C++ to JavaScript.
5. Traceur
   Traceur is a JavaScript.next-to-JavaScript-of-today compiler that allows you to use features from the future today. Traceur supports ES6 as well as some experimental ES.next features.
6. ES6 tools
   Addy Osmani’s ES6 Tools list.
7. You Might Not Need TypeScript
   TypeScript has gained a lot of popularity since the Angular 2 project decided to adopt it and write all their documentation examples in TypeScript, but is it really worth the investment?

Libraries

1. stats.js.org
   JavaScript repos ranked by popularity.
2. Express
   The most popular framework for Node.
3. Lodash
   Like Underscore, but much faster, and featuring a more expressive API.
4. cuid
   GUIDs are broken – use cuid, instead.
5. React
   What do Facebook, Instagram, Netflix and PayPal have in common? React.
6. RxJS
   Reactive extensions for JavaScript.
7. Moment
   A lightweight JavaScript date library for parsing, validating, manipulating, and formatting dates.
8. UpUp
   Make sure your site works even when your user is offline.
9. The Universal React Boilerplate
   Write apps using the same code for both the client and the server using Node, Express, and Browserify.
10. NodeGoat
    Identify security vulnerabilities in your Node apps.
11. lightning.js
    Async fetch load 3rd party JS & expose a promise API.
12. Deep Freeze
    Deep freeze objects.
13. jQuery
    Most popular JS lib by a landslide.
14. Ramda
    Like Lodash and Underscore, but with all functions automatically curried, and parameters arranged so that the data to be operated on is supplied last.
15. express-request-language
    Best implementation I’ve seen for Accept-Language negatiation in Express.
16. accept-language
    If you don’t use express, accept-language is the low-level lib that powers express-request-language for language matching & fallback.
17. Globalize
    i18n / translate your app for many languages and locations (locales).
18. dotenv
    Easily manage environment variables.
19. Leaflet
    Interactive map UIs made easy.
20. Lusca
    Secure your Express application. By the Kraken team at PayPal.
21. Stampit
    Create objects from reusable, composable behaviors. Prototypal inheritance with stamps.
22. Countly
    Open source mobile & web analytics and marketing platform.
23. node-jsonwebtoken
    Easy JSON Web Token auth.
24. velocity
    Velocity Motion Designer (VMD) UI animation library.
25. is-my-json-valid
    A fast json-schema validator.
26. is-express-schema-valid
    is-my-json-valid as Express middleware for req.body, req.query and req.params.
27. inquirer.js
    Great library for building CLI tools.
28. rimraf
    Util for nodejs. Great for npm scripts.
29. cross-env
    Use environment variables with npm scripts cross-platform.
30. es5-shim
    Stable, production ready.
31. es6-shim
    Somewhat stable, but a few things I thought were solid got shifted to ES7.
32. es7-shim
    Experimantal. Use with caution.
33. native-promise-only
    An ECMAScript standard promise polyfill by Kyle Simpson.
34. isomorphic-fetch
    A WHATWG fetch standard polyfill.
35. RxJS
    Reactive extensions for JavaScript. https://medium.com/javascript-scene/the-two-pillars-of-javascript-pt-2-functional-programming-a63aa53a41a4
36. Moment
    A lightweight JavaScript date library for parsing, validating, manipulating, and formatting dates.
37. Globalize
    i18n / translate your app for many languages and locations (locales).
38. Stampit
    Stampit – create objects from reusable, composable behaviors. Prototypal inheritance with stamps.
39. Credential
    If you write Node apps with password logins, you need Credential.
40. cuid
    GUIDs are broken – use cuid, instead.
41. json-schema
    Great for model validations.

React

1. Introducing React
   Tom Occhino and Jordan Walke spoke about React.js at Facebook Seattle.
2. React blog
   Official React blog
3. JSX Looks Like an Abomination but it’s Good for You
   Take on JSX.
4. React Pure Component Starter
   Learn React pure components.
5. Baby’s First Reaction
   Build your first working React component.
6. Immutable Data and React
   by Lee Byron.
7. eslint-plugin-react
   React specific linting rules for ESLint.
8. Redux
   Predictable state container (store) for JavaScript apps.
9. Redux Devtools
   DevTools for Redux with hot reloading, timetravel debugging, and customizable UI.
10. redux-saga
    A synchronous-style side-effect library for Redux.
11. MobX
    Simple, scalable state management with TFRP.
12. react-native
    React for mobile devices.
13. Elemental-UI
    Modular UI component library for React.
14. velocity-react
    The excellent Velocity UI animation library for React.
15. react-canvas
    React for canvas.
16. react-three
    Three.js rendering for React.
17. react.rocks
    Pinterest-style directory of online demos with available code.
18. TodoMVC in React
19. JSX Specification
    JSX is an XML-like syntax extension to ECMAScript without any defined semantics. It’s NOT intended to be implemented by engines or browsers.

Web Components

1. FIRST
2. Polyfills
3. HTML Imports
4. Custom Elements
5. Templates
6. Shadow DOM
7. x-gif

GraphQL

1. GraphQL at Facebook
2. Getting started with GraphQL and Node.js
3. GraphQL Specification
4. GraphQL Reference Implementation
5. graphql-server
   A GraphQL server implementation with Mongo / Mongoose.

Progressive Web Apps (PWAs)

1. Native Apps are Doomed
   Intro to PWAs.
2. Why Native Apps Really Are Doomed
   Why we need PWAs – packed with stats you need to know if you’re building an app.

QA / Deployment / Monitoring / CI

1. PM2
   Process monitoring / self repair.
2. Pingdom
   Response monitoring and alert management (because incidents happen).
3. New Relic
   Deep insights into the performance and health of your production apps.
4. Sauce Labs
   Cross platform web application testing with great collaboration and integration support.
5. CircleCI
   Continuous Integration and Delivery.
6. Codeship
   Continuous Delivery with Codeship: Fast, secure and fully customizable.
7. Docker
   Run your CI process using the same OS configs as your production systems.
8. Shippable
   Docker-based hosted build / CI.
9. Tensō
   A thin API facade in Node.
10. Kong
    API/microservice extension and management layer, centralize auth, cache, logging, rate limiting, etc… plugins in Lua).

Community

1. ES Discuss
   The mailing list where all the ECMAScript standard discussion action is.

Pasting / Sharing Code

1. Codepen
   CodePen is a social development environment for front-end designers and developers.
2. RequireBin
   RequireBIN is a community of tech-savvy professionals focused on improving web development and tech accessibility.
3. JSBin
   Embed editable code snippets.
4. jsFiddle
   Your humble code playground.
5. Plunker
   Plunker is the best tool to prototype, experiment, share and debug your ideas on the web platform.
6. RegExr
   Learn, build, & test Regular Expressions.

Contests

1. DemoJS
   The JavaScript demoscene party.
2. JS1k
   JavaScript demos in 1k of memory.
3. JS13k Games
   JavaScript games in 13k of memory.
4. Node Knockout
   The legendary Node competition.

Hackable Hardware

1. Nodebots
2. Cylon
3. Nodecopter
4. Espruino
5. Onion Omega

For Kids

1. Screeps
   A strategy game you control by writing JavaScript.
2. CodingGame
   Programming puzzle games.
3. LearnToMod
   Mod Minecraft with JavaScript.
4. The Young Person’s Guide to Programming in Minecraft
   Minecraft is an open-ended 3D game where you can build and craft anything you like. Minecraft can be extended and enhanced using ‘Mods’ (short for ‘modifications’) – additional bits of code that are added to the Game. ScriptCraft is one such Mod – it lets you program in Javacript right within the game, making it possible to build using simple javascript statements. It can also extend the game in other interesting ways – add new Items, change the game behaviour and create mini-games.
5. CodeCombat
   RPG adventure controlled by JavaScript.

Twitter

1. Addy Osmani
   App architecture expert, Chrome dev tools champion.
2. Angus Croll
   Author, “If Hemingway Wrote JavaScript”.
3. Axel Rauschmayer
   ES Next evangelist, author.
4. Brendan Eich
   Created JavaScript.
5. David Nolen
   Great functional programming content.
6. David Herman
   Author, “Effective JavaScript”.
7. EchoJS
   News and links.
8. Eric Elliott
   That’s me. O’Reilly author. JavaScript architect. JS Instructor.
9. Jafar Husain
   Great talks on RxJS, ES next, etc…
10. James Halliday
    aka Substack – author of one million Node modules you probably use.
11. James Long
    CSP, functional programming advocate, Mozilla developer.
12. JavaScript Cheerleader
    Mover & shaker, JavaScript evangelist, documentary film maker.
13. JavaScript Daily
    News and links.
14. Jordan Harband
    Keeping us ahead of the JS curve.
15. Marijn Haverbeke
    Author, “Eloquent JavaScript”.
16. Nicholas C. Zakas
    Author, speaker.
17. Nick Morgan
    Author, “JavaScript for Kids”.
18. Paul Irish
    Developer evangelist, Chrome dev tools champion.
19. Reginald Braithwaite
    Author, “JavaScript Allongé”, speaker, GitHub.
20. YDKJS
    You Don’t Know JS, O’Reilly book series by Kyle Simpson.