Canned Heat

Tweeneage Dream General web node_module [github/leemachin] is a way to have certain Ruby methods or classes run as JavaScript instead of Ruby. peru [github/buildinspace] is a better (Python) way to include other people’s code in your projects. Preceptor [github/yahoo] is a test-runner and test-aggregator for Node. Tweene [tweene] is an animation proxy for JavaScript, offering improved performance and flexibility. Meanwhile, Foundation for apps has arrived [zurb], offering everything you need for building fully-responsive web apps, including a motion UI and a new grid. And here’s a guide to developing a performance budget for your site [danielmall].

True Colors Design Pantone’s color of the year for 2015 is Marsala [pantone]. It’s, like, red. Like a nice red wine. Related: Can you match the previous Pantone colors of the year to the correct year? Probably not, but give it a go [washingtonpost]. Photoswipe [photoswipe] is a nice little JavaScript gallery for displaying images.

Write On SitePoint Since we last wrote, we’ve had a host of nice SitePoint articles go out. First off, we have a collection of useful Jenkins plugins for PHP projects. Then we take a look at Mootor, an HTML5 framework for developing mobile apps. And we give guidelines for writing for the web if you’re not, you know, a “writer”.

Remote Control News/business Netflix is now offering to tweet at you when new episodes of a given show are available for streaming [thenextweb]. Useful if you have a short memory or you just like receiving tweets at 12:01am every now and then. Also on the Next Web, here’s a useful round-up of tools to help remote teams work better [thenextweb]. Lastly for this section, here’s an interesting piece about Apple’s first employee [techrepublic].

Canned Heat Off-topic Swapi [swapi] is an API for Star Wars trivia. Once fully operational, it will become the ultimate power in the universe. It’s kind of shocking that there wasn’t already a Star Wars API, really. Breaking Bad star Aaron Paul has a new app, YB, that’s exactly the same as Yo except it features his voice repeating catchphrases like the titular: “yeah b****” [thenextweb]. Aaron Paul really enjoyed being in Breaking Bad, in case you hadn’t realized that yet. Meanwhile, Pip [letspip] is a canned message app that’s like a better Yo. Or something. This Hobbit Chrome experiment [middle-earth.thehobbit] is insane. Even for people who don't care about the Hobbit, it's quite something. Here’s Tumblr’s year in review [yearinreview]. Finally, Paul Ford wrote an excellent essay about file formats [themanual]. It’s more exciting than you’d think.

Those are all our links for today, thanks for reading. We'll be sending out tomorrow's email via YB, or via Pip if you prefer to avoid the swears. Until tomorrow!