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The SitePoint JavaScript Newsletter Happy New Year! We hope you had a good holiday break, but now it's time to get back to business. To begin the year, SitePoint's Bruno Skvorc has a two part series on building a Chrome extension that integrates with Trello. Aurelio De Rosa's first article of 2015 looks at Chart.js which, as the name suggests, is used to make charts. Ian Oxley introduces the Beacon API. Finally, Darren Jones and Adam Bretz have overview articles for two recently published SitePoint books on JavaScript. Enjoy! Colin J. Ihrig JavaScript Channel Editor @cjihrig

How To Build a Trello Chrome Extension – API Authentication Chrome extensions allow you to add custom features to your browsing experience. This article explains how to build an extension to work with Trello. Read more

Creating Beautiful Charts with Chart.js Chart.js is a charting library based on the HTML <canvas> element. This article explains how to use it. Read more

Introduction to the Beacon API The Beacon API is relatively simple API used to send data to a server on web page unloads. This article explains this simple, but useful, API. Read more

How To Build a Trello Chrome Extension – Exporting Lists This article is part two in our series on building a Chrome extension that integrates with Trello. Read more

JavaScript Comes of Age SitePoint recently published "JavaScript Novice to Ninja." This article tells you exactly why you should check it out. Read more

Full Stack JavaScript Development With MEAN "Full Stack JavaScript Development With MEAN" is another recent SitePoint publication. This article explains why it's nice to be MEAN. Read more

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