This is a weekly series in which NYT developers share their recommendations from around the web.
The GitHub Revolution: Why We're All in Open Source Now
Github has become more than just a place for programmers to share code. It's a way for just about anyone to collaborate. My favorite line: “This isn't just a tool: We're witnessing the birth of a new culture.â€
An introduction to new book by Michael Fogus, “Introducing Functional JavaScript.†The book is available for preorder now and will be published in June.
After more than two years, Backbone version 1.0 has been released.
Firefox OS Simulator 3.0 Preview
The Firefox OS Simulator just got some new features that will help you make your Firefox OS apps even better. The enhancements include push-to-device, rotation simulation, a geolocation API and more.
Fetching Multiple Resources With One Request
Are you having trouble retrieving multiple sets of data in a single request? In this post, Phil Jackson (no, not the retired NBA coach) offers his thoughts on how you should handle those requests.
Shadow DOM 301: Advanced Concepts & DOM APIs
Eric Bidelman discusses some pretty complex features of the Shadow DOM. If you're unfamiliar with Shadow DOM, check out the previous HTML5 Rocks articles before jumping into this one.
ECMAScript 6 and Spread Operator
The spread operator is a great way to simplify some of those magical JavaScript functions like call and apply. The operator allows you to pass a variable amount of arguments to a function. While you're at it, learn about the spread operator's counterpart, the rest parameter.
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Trevor Landau is a software developer on the Mobile Web Tech team at The New York Times. He is passionate about open source, clean code and back-end performance. His real love is JavaScript, but he is interested in all facets of web technologies. Twitter: @trevor_landau
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