51. Using JavaScript to Automate Desktop Applications - Lately in JavaScript podcast episode 34
Updated on: 2015-01-18
Posted on: 2013-09-04
JavaScript dissemination is so wide by now that even desktop applications like PhotoShop are using it to let users create scripts to automate any sort of tasks.
This was one of the main topic discussed by Manuel Lemos and Michael Kimsal in episode 34 of the Lately in JavaScript podcast.
They also talked about the NoFlo project to implement Flow Based Programming in JavaScript, JavaScript basics that many developers are not using properly, dealing with time zone issues on the browser side, the JointJS for developing visual diagram editors and the Hammer.js library for dealing with multi-touch events, and IndieConf 2013 the upcoming independent developers conference.
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This was one of the main topic discussed by Manuel Lemos and Michael Kimsal in episode 34 of the Lately in JavaScript podcast.
They also talked about the NoFlo project to implement Flow Based Programming in JavaScript, JavaScript basics that many developers are not using properly, dealing with time zone issues on the browser side, the JointJS for developing visual diagram editors and the Hammer.js library for dealing with multi-touch events, and IndieConf 2013 the upcoming independent developers conference.
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Updated on: 2013-08-07
Posted on: 2013-08-07
The recent introduction of generators and the yield keyword in Node.js provided a better way to deal with asynchronous activities similar to what is possible in Python and PHP 5.5.
That was one of the main topics discussed by the Manuel Lemos and Michael Kimsal in the episode 33 of the Lately in JavaScript podcast.
They also talked about Firefox removing the option to disable JavaScript, the valueof function to use object operations, the best ways to test private code, a fast way to browse table grids with millions of records, and the PhoneGap 3.0 release.
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That was one of the main topics discussed by the Manuel Lemos and Michael Kimsal in the episode 33 of the Lately in JavaScript podcast.
They also talked about Firefox removing the option to disable JavaScript, the valueof function to use object operations, the best ways to test private code, a fast way to browse table grids with millions of records, and the PhoneGap 3.0 release.
Listen to the podcast, or watch the hangout video, or read the transcript to learn more about these interesting JavaScript topics.
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Updated on: 2013-07-09
Posted on: 2013-07-09
The Extensible Web Manifesto is proposing that the next Web standards be implemented as JavaScript libraries, so sites can benefit of the standards now instead of waiting for the next generation of browsers to implement those new standards.
That was one of the main topics discussed by Manuel Lemos and Michael Kimsal in episode 32 of the Lately in JavaScript podcast.
They also talks about better form submission feedback using Ladda, rendering 3D graphics on 2D canvas without WebGL using Phoria, and controlling Web apps using speech commands.
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That was one of the main topics discussed by Manuel Lemos and Michael Kimsal in episode 32 of the Lately in JavaScript podcast.
They also talks about better form submission feedback using Ladda, rendering 3D graphics on 2D canvas without WebGL using Phoria, and controlling Web apps using speech commands.
Listen to the podcast, or watch the hangout video or read the transcript to learn more about these interesting JavaScript topics.
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Updated on: 2013-06-13
Posted on: 2013-06-13
JavaScript development tools have been improving a lot and some are already very mature.
JSHint 2 was just released. Tern allows JavaScript code static analysis to anticipate the detection of potential bugs. ExplainJS can show JavaScript code side by side with explanations extracted from comments.
These are some of the topics discussed by Manuel Lemos and Michael Kimsal on episode 31 of the Lately in JavaScript podcast.
They also talked about how Mozilla can run asm.js JavaScript with near native performance, using Gif.js to generated animated GIF images in the browser, and capturing camera pictures using regular form file inputs.
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JSHint 2 was just released. Tern allows JavaScript code static analysis to anticipate the detection of potential bugs. ExplainJS can show JavaScript code side by side with explanations extracted from comments.
These are some of the topics discussed by Manuel Lemos and Michael Kimsal on episode 31 of the Lately in JavaScript podcast.
They also talked about how Mozilla can run asm.js JavaScript with near native performance, using Gif.js to generated animated GIF images in the browser, and capturing camera pictures using regular form file inputs.
Listen to the podcast, or watch the hangout video, or read the transcript to learn more about these interesting JavaScript topics.
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Updated on: 2013-05-13
Posted on: 2013-05-13
Now that both Google and Bing support crawling sites that use HTML5 history pushState, developers are free to use it in AJAX based Web sites navigation. That was one of the topics discussed by Manuel Lemos and Michael Kimsal in episode 30 of the Lately in JavaScript podcast.
They also talked about Chardin.js for overlaying page help instructions, creating page screenshot clips with PhantomJS, supporting functions with a variable number of arguments, and detecting the inadvertent use of global variables using Debug.js.
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They also talked about Chardin.js for overlaying page help instructions, creating page screenshot clips with PhantomJS, supporting functions with a variable number of arguments, and detecting the inadvertent use of global variables using Debug.js.
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Updated on: 2013-04-04
Posted on: 2013-04-04
JavaScript development and debugging tools evolved and now we have great tools like Slowmo.js to visualize the execution of JavaScript code and sites like Runnable to try JavaScript code on the browser and server side (with Node.js).
This was one of the main topics discussed by Manuel Lemos and Michael Kimsal on episode 29 of the Lately in JavaScript podcast.
They also talked about the HTML5 <template> tag, rendering PDF documents with JavaScript on server side, animated graphics with SVG.js, version control in JavaScript with JS Git, and demoing Web site features with Intro.js.
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This was one of the main topics discussed by Manuel Lemos and Michael Kimsal on episode 29 of the Lately in JavaScript podcast.
They also talked about the HTML5 <template> tag, rendering PDF documents with JavaScript on server side, animated graphics with SVG.js, version control in JavaScript with JS Git, and demoing Web site features with Intro.js.
Listen the podcast, or watch the video or read the transcript to learn about these interesting JavaScript topics.
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Updated on: 2013-03-05
Posted on: 2013-03-05
asm.js is a subset of JavaScript meant to execute code faster, especially for JavaScript converted from C or C++, but can also execute on browsers. This one of the main topics covered by Manuel Lemos, Michael Kimsal and Arturs Sosins in the episode 28 of the Lately in JavaScript podcast.
They also talked about making languages execute faster with alternative memory allocation methods, using IndexedDB and other file storage APIs, better asynchronous programming with Async.js, and the comparison between languages with Lord of the Rings characters.
Listen to the podcast now, or watch the podcast video or read the transcript to learn more about these and other interesting JavaScript related topics.
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They also talked about making languages execute faster with alternative memory allocation methods, using IndexedDB and other file storage APIs, better asynchronous programming with Async.js, and the comparison between languages with Lord of the Rings characters.
Listen to the podcast now, or watch the podcast video or read the transcript to learn more about these and other interesting JavaScript related topics.
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Updated on: 2013-03-05
Posted on: 2013-02-06
JavaScript can load faster if HTML5 LocalStorage is used to cache the scripts on the browser side. This was one of the main topics discussed by Manuel Lemos and Arturs Sosins in the episode 27 of the Lately in JavaScript podcast.
They also talked a new library to evaluate JavaScript code complexity, PhoneGap 2.3 improvements, the use of the strict mode in production JavaScript code, using advanced HTML5 and JavaScript based animations to get the attention of site users, the first edition of the JavaScript Programming Innovation Award.
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They also talked a new library to evaluate JavaScript code complexity, PhoneGap 2.3 improvements, the use of the strict mode in production JavaScript code, using advanced HTML5 and JavaScript based animations to get the attention of site users, the first edition of the JavaScript Programming Innovation Award.
Listen to the podcast audio, watch the video or read the transcript now to learn more about these interesting JavaScript topics.
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Updated on: 2013-01-07
Posted on: 2013-01-07
Will Wordpress shift from PHP to JavaScript? Will EcmaScript 6 become the basis of JavaScript? What will happen with JavaScript in 2013?
A review of the happenings in the JavaScript world in 2012 and the expectations of 2013 was one of the main topics discussed by Manuel Lemos and Michael Kimsal in the episode 26 of the Lately in JavaScript podcast.
They also talked about the JavaScript Programming Innovation Award that is starting in January, the Nashorn JavaScript engine for Java, the debate of using events and promises as alternatives to callbacks, the growing support for WebRTC in different browsers, the problem of not styling with CSS graphics drawn in canvas objects, and the Freelance Path community for freelancers.
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A review of the happenings in the JavaScript world in 2012 and the expectations of 2013 was one of the main topics discussed by Manuel Lemos and Michael Kimsal in the episode 26 of the Lately in JavaScript podcast.
They also talked about the JavaScript Programming Innovation Award that is starting in January, the Nashorn JavaScript engine for Java, the debate of using events and promises as alternatives to callbacks, the growing support for WebRTC in different browsers, the problem of not styling with CSS graphics drawn in canvas objects, and the Freelance Path community for freelancers.
Listen now to the podcast, or watch the podcast video, or read the transcript to learn more about these and other interesting JavaScript topics.
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Updated on: 2013-01-08
Posted on: 2012-12-12
Ecmascript 6 is adding support to classes of objects in JavaScript like we have in other languages, but the interest of that is not consensual among the JavaScript community.
That was one of the topics discussed by Manuel Lemos and Michael Kimsal in the episode 25 of the Lately in JavaScript podcast.
They also cover other interesting JavaScript related topics like the Web Platform site, using Object Properties, writung memory efficient JavaScript, the JavaScript API you never heard of, and the new system of levels and missions implemented in the JS Classes site to make it more fun and engaging for site contributors.
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That was one of the topics discussed by Manuel Lemos and Michael Kimsal in the episode 25 of the Lately in JavaScript podcast.
They also cover other interesting JavaScript related topics like the Web Platform site, using Object Properties, writung memory efficient JavaScript, the JavaScript API you never heard of, and the new system of levels and missions implemented in the JS Classes site to make it more fun and engaging for site contributors.
Listen to the podcast, or watch the podcast video, or read the transcript now to learn more about these and other interesting JavaScript topics.
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