Holy Mole

Love is a Battlefield General web Firing Range [github/google] is a Google-made test bed for web app security scanning. Also from Google, Lovefield [github/google] is a relational query engine built on top of IndexedDB. This is a very impressive demo showing a Minecraft world using less than 1kb of JavaScript [js1k] If you’re ever looking for some more web design learning resources, check out webdesignrepo [webdesignrepo], which kinda is what it sounds like (thanks Ben!)

Holy Mole Design This was a pretty hot link yesterday, in face it was so hot that we couldn’t get it to load: CSSstats [cssstats], which we’ve mentioned before, has been updated, meaning its website CSS scanning abilities are better than ever. This moleskin will convert your doodles into SVG files [shop.moleskin], which is pretty ridiculous really. Buttons [unicorn-ui] is a literally-named library containing customizable buttons for mobile and desktop use. This is an amazing visualization of how languages talk about color [muyueh]. Tindddle [tinnndle] is like Tinder for Dribbble, just in case you were enjoying your life too much. Frameless [stakes.github] is a stripped back iOS browser built to help designers view mock-ups and prototypes easier.

Q and <a> SitePoint On SitePoint, we took a look at why JavaScript is a good choice for the Internet of Things. This is a guide to using Susy with Bootstrap. Then we outline the worst UX patterns. And then we have a rundown of the 10 most frequently asked HTML interview questions. Also, we released a book! JavaScript: Novice to Ninja has everything you need to become a JS genius.

The Flock Market News/business Twitter is rolling out the next phase of its plan to turn its social network into a marketplace, with Twitter Offers [blog.twitter], a card-based promotion tool. This is a good look at 10 ways even quality sites can get hurt by Google’s Panda update [adamsherk]. Here’s a look at “evergreen” vs timely content on Hacker News [contextly]. Turns out evergreen content is pretty great.

Thin and Light Off-topic Here’s a real, printable LED [rohinni]. Insane. A hacker used leaked NSA documents to reverse-engineer a bunch of the spy agencies tools [motherboard.vice]. No black helicopters though, unfortunately. Finally, here's the Verge's guide to Christmas [theverge]. Hint, hint...