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Oh, here's another technology I'd like to learn: Google Apps Scripting. There's a lot of common things I do with Google Docs & Sheets on a regular basis and being able to automate some of it seems pretty handy. I know EE has a ton of great stuff about VBA scripting for Excel, Word, and such, but I mostly work in Google Apps and I've had no info at all about scripting for those products. (I honestly expected the Google apps might not have been mature enough to support scripting, but I was completely wrong about that!)

Just looked up Google's documentation site for it, and the whole thing is based on JavaScript (I'm not good at JavaScript, but I'm at least familiar with some basics). That also means I've got plenty of experts in-office and on the site for when I need help :-)

Will have to start experimenting with it this weekend!
Overview of Google Apps Script  |  Apps Script
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Free Tool: Port Scanner

Check which ports are open to the outside world. Helps make sure that your firewall rules are working as intended.

One of a set of tools we are providing to everyone as a way of saying thank you for being a part of the community.

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This is the best selling point I've seen for updating to ES2017. Callbacks and promises were annoying as can be. https://css-tricks.com/using-es2017-async-functions/
Using ES2017 Async Functions | CSS-TricksES2017 was finalized in June, and with it came wide support for my new favorite JavaScript feature: async functions! If you've ever struggled with reasonin
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Mind blowing!
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Used jquery ui sortable function for the first time this week. It was really easy to create a drag and drop list and serializing the order to save in a database was really easy. Not sure why I hadn't tried to use it before.
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Nuxt is a great Vue.js starter kit. Vue.js is another javascript framework like React or Angular. I wasn't a fan of Vue until I saw this kit. https://www.sitepoint.com/nuxt-js-universal-vue-js/ 
Nuxt.js: A Universal Vue.js Application Framework — SitePointImprove the loading performance and SEO of your Vue.js apps with Server-side rendering (SSR). Learn to build a universal Vue app with the Nuxt.js framework.
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A list of funny and tricky javascript examples
https://github.com/denysdovhan/wtfjs 
denysdovhan/wtfjswtfjs - A list of funny and tricky JavaScript examples
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Ha! Seems like that can make for a pretty interesting way to get a deeper dive into the language's idiosyncrasies and behaviors that someone could easily overlook.
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The other day Rourke told me about a game called Screeps where you code your AI units in Javascript. I'm surprised I haven't heard about these types of games before! The reviews say there's a barrier to entry for novice programmers but hopefully that won't scare too many off.
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That is great. So who is building a private EE server? :)
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I love that idea Craig!
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Here's a simple primer about what GraphQL is and does:

https://medium.freecodecamp.org/so-whats-this-graphql-thing-i-keep-hearing-about-baf4d36c20cf 
So what’s this GraphQL thing I keep hearing about? – freeCodeCampIf you’re like me, you probably go through three stages when hearing about a new technology:
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This looks like an interesting way to build a javascript application without introducing framework library dependency hell. I definitely plan to give it a try.
intercellular/cellcell - A self-driving web app framework
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Seems like it would also pair well with micro libraries from http://microjs.com/.
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Yeah that's probably a good pairing
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I've started hacking together a project in Typescript and now I keep thinking my Sublime linter is broken when I open a regular js file. Static checking ftw.
TypeScript - JavaScript that scales.TypeScript brings you optional static type-checking along with the latest ECMAScript features.
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I'm building the project with a MEAN stack and that's what the new Angular prefers to use. As I'm getting familiar with the stack its been really nice having it catch simple type mismatches and broken dependencies before I even deploy it in the local container.
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Unfortunately even the best tooling won't save you from spending two hours debugging a database issue before realizing you meant to do a POST instead of a GET....
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This is an amazingly simply way to make an Electron desktop application from a webpage. I love it :D
jiahaog/nativefiernativefier - Make any web page a desktop application
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And I wonder if it works with browser notifications? Those notifs can be pretty handy for something like Hipchat.
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Electron has a notifications API so it could probably work if one decided to add that. I can't tell if Nativifier does that or not and I haven't tried yet.
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Using a WebRTC data channel it's possible for a mobile device to peer share content similar to torrents. This is an interesting approach for scaling user generated content in mobile apps and on the web.
Serverless Data Sync in Web Apps with Bit Torrent - Tales of a Developer Advocate by Paul Kinlan
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This guy has a great series of videos on youtube. His code lessons are amusing.
Monad - FunFunFunction #21Monads is a type of Functor, so you need to know what a Functor is in order for this episode to make sense. Thankfully, there there is a FunFunFunction episo...
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That's good stuff. Had to go back and watch the videos on functors though :P But he's entertaining and explains things well :)
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Some tips and tricks to get you started with JavaScript, and help you form good habits that can make your life easier in the long run!
Get Started with JavaScript | Experts Exchange BlogJavaScript is everywhere these days, but where can you start? We've got some tips and tricks to help you form good habits and learn the language fast...
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Is Java a terrible first programming language to learn? Do you agree with Stanford switching their intro course to JavaScript? Or would you have picked something else?

https://thenextweb.com/dd/2017/04/24/universities-finally-realize-java-bad-introductory-programming-language/#.tnw_AFXiESVy
Universities finally realize that Java is a bad introductory programming languageWhat's this "public static void" crap?
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I definitely think there is something better to start with than Java, but not sure JavaScript is the answer.
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I imagine the appeal of JavaScript is how you can run it in a browser and don't need to worry about dev environment setup or learning a command line to get started.

What language would you choose, Jeff?
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This looks like a really simple way to implement a small Augmented Reality app.
Augmented Reality in 10 lines of HTMLTutorial on how to do AR for the web with AR.js and a-frame. Line by line explanation of the code + example on codepen.io Blogpost on Medium: https://medium....
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Alrighty... You've piqued my interest! Will have to give this a try some weekend soon. Saved for later!
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Brendan Eich, the creator of Javascript, is set to launch a digital ad platform tied to the Ethereum blockchain. Users who opt in to see the ads will be rewarded with a cryptographic token and will be shown fewer, more relevant ads. The data recorded from each user is encrypted and stored on their local machines while the aggregate numbers and trends will be stored publicly on the blockchain.

Personally, I run an ad blocker for the shear number of irrelevant ads and not because I do not wish to see them at all. If this solution provides me a better end user experience and fairly rewards the sites who host the ads then sign me up!
Web pioneer plans blockchain-based digital ad platformBrave, founded by JavaScript creator and former Mozilla CEO Brendan Eich, intends to issue a cryptocurrency to fund the development of a new way to buy and view digital ads.
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Did you know that node package manager npm often uses symlinks? You might run into cross-platform issues installing modules without using additional parameters.

npm install packageName –no-bin-links

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Found this fun article about the shadow DOM. Interesting to see how much is going on behind the scenes to make html more useful.

https://glazkov.com/2011/01/14/what-the-heck-is-shadow-dom/
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And with that article being from 2011, any ideas on how this has changed since then?
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I think the shadow DOM has come a long way and is now used for creating functional components behind the scenes before the page renders. Here is a new overview by google of the v1 version of the shadow DOM that has come out:

https://developers.google.com/web/fundamentals/getting-started/primers/shadowdom
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JavaScript

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JavaScript is a dynamic, object-based language commonly used for client-side scripting in web browsers. Recently, server side JavaScript frameworks have also emerged. JavaScript runs on nearly every operating system and  in almost every mainstream web browser.

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