The Web Speech API, Internet of Things, Node.js Streams, React, Grunt, and More

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The SitePoint JavaScript Newsletter In this week's edition of the SitePoint JavaScript Newsletter, Aurelio De Rosa covers the Web Speech API and scrollReveal.js, Sandeep Panda explores Node.js streams and React, and Patrick Catanzariti contemplates why JavaScript is the perfect language for the Internet of Things. Also on tap this week, Catherine Farman covers performance testing using Grunt, Craig Buckler explains what's new in Chrome 39, Louis Lazaris has some great resources for JavaScript and DOM compatibility, and Reggie Dawson breaks down the anatomy of a Ghost theme. Enjoy! Colin J. Ihrig JavaScript Channel Editor @cjihrig

Experimenting with the Web Speech API In this tutorial you will develop an interactive demo using the Web Speech API and the Speech Synthesis API. Read more

Why JavaScript and the Internet of Things? This article discusses the Internet of Things, and why JavaScript appears to be its language of choice. Read more

The Basics of Node.js Streams Streams are one of Node's most powerful features. This article provides the basics on using them. Read more

Getting Started with React and JSX This article, targeted towards beginners, covers the basics of React and JSX syntax. Read more

Automate Performance Testing with Grunt.js Grunt is used to automate many development tasks. This article shows how Grun can be used to automate performance testing. Read more

What’s New in Chrome 39 Chrome 39 has been released and you probably have it installed. There are several good new features … plus one or two slightly suspect additions. Read more

Resources for JavaScript and DOM Compatibility Tables Can I Use is great for many cutting-edge features, but there’s still a lot of JavaScript and DOM stuff that’s not included in there. This article looks at some alternative sources for compatibility information. Read more

Revealing Elements with scrollReveal.js scrollReveal.js is a library to "easily reveal elements as they enter the viewport." This article will get you up and running with this useful library. Read more

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Anatomy of a Ghost Blog Theme Ghost is a no frills, open source blogging platform. This aritcle breaks down Ghost themes. Read more

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Video: Playing with jQuery and the CSS Class Selector In this screencast, you will learn how jQuery makes it easy to add/remove or toggle classes based on user events such as mouse-clicks and mouse-overs. Read more

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