Sending Emails from Node, ECMAScript 6, Meteor 1.0, Stellar.js, and More

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The SitePoint JavaScript Newsletter In this week's edition of the SitePoint JavaScript Newsletter, Lukas White explains how to send emails using Node.js, David Turnbull breaks down the Meteor 1.0 release, and Syed Fazle Rahman lists 15 of the best JavaScript libraries for charting and graphing. Aurelio De Rosa continues his look at ECMAScript 6 by covering the let and const keywords. Aurelio also explores the reimagined Screen Orientation API and parallax scrolling using Stellar.js. Also on tap this week, Marcello La Rocca covers advanced Snap.svg features, and Elio Qoshi introduces Mozilla's new Firefox Developer Edition. Finally, Jay Raj explores 7 hybrid mobile app frameworks and shows you how to run Chrome apps using Cordova. Enjoy! Colin J. Ihrig JavaScript Channel Editor @cjihrig

Sending Email Using Node.js There are all sorts of issues you need to consider when sending emails at volume. This article tackles these issues when sending emails with Node.js. Read more

Preparing for ECMAScript 6: let and const This tutorial introduces two new ECMAScript 6 keywords, let and const, that are used to define block scope variables and constants. Read more

The Screen Orientation API Reloaded The Screen Orientation API has changed since the last time we covered it on SitePoint. This article explains what has changed. Read more

What You Need To Know About Meteor 1.0 Meteor 1.0 was released recently. This article covers the biggest things you need to know about this milestone release. Read more

An Introduction to Parallax Scrolling Using Stellar.js Whether you like it or not, the parallax scrolling effect is used by a lot of websites. This tutorial will give you a brief introduction to parallax scrolling using a jQuery plugin called Stellar.js. Read more

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Advanced Snap.svg This is a followup post to our Intro to Snap.svg. In this article you'll learn more advanced features. Read more

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Running Chrome Apps on a Mobile Device Using Cordova This article explains how to run a Chrome App on the Cordova framework. Read more

The 15 Best JavaScript Charting Libraries This article will show you some of the best JavaScript libraries for graphs and charts. These libraries will help you create beautiful and customizable charts for your future projects. Read more

Mozilla Introduces Firefox Developer Edition Recently, Mozilla celebrated the 10th anniversary of Firefox. As part of the celebration Mozilla introduced the Firefox Developer Edition browser, which is described in this article. Read more

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The Top 7 Hybrid Mobile App Frameworks There are many tools and frameworks available to help you create Mobile applications. This article explores 7 excellent ones. Read more

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