BxJS Weekly Episode 74 - javascript news podcast
Tags: javascript, node, podcast, news
Published: 2019-08-04 10:52:17

Hey dev.to community!

BxJS Weekly Episode 74 is now out! 🚀
Listen to the best javascript news of the week in a podcast form right here.

Here's all the mentioned links (also found [on github](https://github.com/BuildingXwithJS/bxjs-weekly/blob/master/links/19-31-Episode-74.md)):

## Getting started:

- [Unrevealed tips for unit testing with Jest](https://goodguydaniel.com/blog/tips-jest-unit-testing/)
- [React Hooks + RxJS Facades](https://medium.com/@thomasburlesonIA/https-medium-com-thomasburlesonia-react-hooks-rxjs-facades-4e116330bbe1)
- [Create OS-style backgrounds with backdrop-filter](https://web.dev/backdrop-filter)
- [Why React Hooks?](https://tylermcginnis.com/why-react-hooks/)
- [Writing a Simple MVC App in Plain JavaScript](https://www.taniarascia.com/javascript-mvc-todo-app/)
- [Next.js Practical Introduction: Navigation and Routing](https://auth0.com/blog/next-js-practical-introduction-for-react-developers-part-3/)
- [ES proposal: optional chaining](https://2ality.com/2019/07/optional-chaining.html)
- [Writing your own React custom hooks](https://tvernon.tech/blog/react-custom-hook-for-forms)
- [First-Class Functions in JavaScript](https://nick.scialli.me/first-class-functions-in-javascript/)

## Articles & News:

- [React + Redux + Comlink = Off-main-thread](https://dassur.ma/things/react-redux-comlink/)
- [Dependency injection in Node.js](https://kostasbariotis.com/dependency-injection-in-node-js/)
- [Cypress.io: the Selenium killer](https://blog.logrocket.com/cypress-io-the-selenium-killer/)
- [Do React Hooks Replace Redux?](https://medium.com/javascript-scene/do-react-hooks-replace-redux-210bab340672)

## Tips, tricks & bit-sized awesomeness:

- [Component Story Format](https://medium.com/storybookjs/component-story-format-66f4c32366df)
- [Tips and tricks for mocking in JavaScript tests](https://42coders.com/tips-and-tricks-for-mocking-in-javascript-tests/)
- [Malicious code in the purescript npm installer](https://harry.garrood.me/blog/malicious-code-in-purescript-npm-installer/)

## Releases:

- [Chrome 76](https://developers.google.com/web/updates/2019/07/nic76)
- [Electron v6.0.0](http://electronjs.org/blog/electron-6-0)
- [Lighthouse v5.2.0](https://github.com/GoogleChrome/lighthouse/releases/tag/v5.2.0)
- [HTM 2.2](https://twitter.com/jviide/status/1155891220801097729?s=09)
- [tinydate v1.2.0](https://github.com/lukeed/tinydate/releases/tag/v1.2.0)
- [Preact v10.0.0-rc.1](https://twitter.com/marvinhagemeist/status/1157390971669291009?s=09)

## Libs & demos:

- [cesium.js](https://cesiumjs.org/)
- [OverVue](https://github.com/TeamOverVue/OverVue)
- [dockerserver](https://github.com/freaker2k7/dockerserver)
- [frontless.js](https://frontless.js.org/)
- [conformance](https://github.com/cutenode/conformance)
- [builder](https://github.com/builderio/builder)
- [atomize react](https://atomizecode.com/)
- [react-device-frames](https://github.com/Hermanya/react-device-frames)
- [io-808](https://github.com/vincentriemer/io-808)
- [confusables](https://github.com/gc/confusables)
- [treeverse](https://www.npmjs.com/package/treeverse)
- [dotenv-flow](https://github.com/kerimdzhanov/dotenv-flow)
- [Caporal.js](https://github.com/mattallty/Caporal.js)
- [semiotic](https://semiotic.nteract.io/)
- [react-to-print](https://github.com/gregnb/react-to-print)
- [meeba-farm](https://github.com/meeba-farm/meeba-farm)
- [diablo 1 web](https://sergi4ua.pp.ua/diabloweb/)

## Interesting & silly stuff:

- [Buckle up for a RIDICULOUS story about unsubscribes from mailing lists ‘taking a few days’](https://twitter.com/Joe8Bit/status/1156312965265707013)
- [Neural Network Meme](https://twitter.com/m_c_elish/status/1157325342631256065)

Any feedback is appreciated 😁

Additional stuff:
- [Youtube channel](https://youtube.com/c/TimErmilov)
- [Twitch channel](https://www.twitch.tv/yamalight)
- [Discord server](https://discord.gg/hnKCXqQ)
- [BxJS Weekly github repo](https://github.com/BuildingXwithJS/bxjs-weekly)

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