A showcase of awesome JavaScript that pushes the boundaries of what's possible on the web, by @devongovett.

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🚀 Want to play with variable fonts in any browser? Made a demo using fontkit! fontkit-demo.now.sh/ Code: github.com/devongovett/fontk…
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better search is here! medium.com/npm-inc/better-se…
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📢 `regexgen` generates small regular expressions that match a given set of strings. Uses some fun techniques! github.com/devongovett/regex…
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💁 I've been working on a true CSS + JS hybrid with @mxstbr the last few months. It just launched! styled-components.com/ <💅>
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Facebook released Yarn: A new package manager for JS, compatible with the npm registry. Faster and more reliable. code.facebook.com/posts/1840…
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Released PDFKit v0.8.0, which uses fontkit for text layout! Many new features, much better typography. 😄 github.com/devongovett/pdfki…
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Left: Swift. Right: JavaScript (transpiled) shiftjs.com/#/examples
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MobX looks pretty neat for state management. Much easier to read than e.g. flux. mobxjs.github.io/mobx/
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Async functions getting implemented in WebKit! nitter.catsarch.com/caitp88/status/7161521…
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WebKit’s JavaScript FTL JIT has a new low-level optimizer backend on OS X — Bare Bones Backend (B3) replaces LLVM. webkit.org/blog/5852/introdu…
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🔥 Images can be decoded without blocking other paint tasks by making use of (the incoming) createImageBitmap API! aerotwist.com/blog/the-hack-…
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Comparison of Chakra's level of ES2015 support. https://nitter.catsarch.com/t.co/tJMmKoVqdS
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This is a big deal: Microsoft is open sourcing their JavaScript engine, Chakra!
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Babel 6.0 is out! Much more modular internally, making it easier to build cool stuff on top of. babeljs.io/blog/2015/10/29/6…
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Interesting new ES6 module bundler. More statically analyzable than CommonJS, leading to better dead code removal. rollupjs.org/
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Mac OS System 7 running in the browser, via Emscripten. jamesfriend.com.au/pce-js/pc…
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Sweet! Microsoft is implementing ES7 async/await natively! First engine to do so. 😂 blogs.msdn.com/b/eternalcodi…
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