Top Reads January 2015
Now that we are into the New Year, I’m starting back up my ‘Top Reads’ posts. I’m going to continue with giving some context on the things I share rather than just providing a link. Let me know which method you would prefer.
Here are the top reads of articles, libraries, and websites that I found cool or useful for the past month. Enjoy!
I’ve been doing quite a bit of reading on overall performance in JavaScript applications. Recently, I completed a large Angular app and found a [here’s some](https://www.airpair.com/angularjs/posts/angularjs-performance-large-applications "Angular Performance") suggestions on working with JavaScript loops.
Along with performance, best practices have also been on my mind in trying to clean up my JavaScript. RisingStack has a [These tips](http://blog.risingstack.com/node-js-best-practices/ "Node Best Practices") may sound simple, but quite a few developers overlook them.
I’ve recently been playing with using pure [NPM for a build tool](http://blog.keithcirkel.co.uk/how-to-use-npm-as-a-build-tool/ "NPM Build Tool") instead of Gulp or Grunt. Who knew there was a perfectly competent tool that comes right with Node.
Functional programming is becoming a growing topic in the realm of JavaScript development. The language lends itself to most of the benefits that functional development can give you. [Here’s a trick](http://blog.risingstack.com/functional-reactive-programming-with-the-power-of-nodejs-streams/ "Node Streams and Functional") to create predicate functions in JavaScript and then negate them using the same function.
Most of these links I share on [my Twitter](http://twitter.com/justinchmura "Twitter"), so give me a follow if you want to get a more real time feed of JavaScript focused links and articles.
View November 2014 Top Reads.