The document is a digest of notable updates in the JavaScript ecosystem from January 2017, covering new features in various technologies such as Opera Neon, Rax from Alibaba, and updates to Safari and Microsoft Edge. It highlights the release of WebGL 2.0, improved npm CLI search functionality, and the general releases of frameworks like Webpack 2.2 and Mithril 1.0. Additionally, it mentions the advancements in WordPress REST API and Ionic 2.0.0.

1. JS digest
January 2017
by Oleksandr Oliynyk, software developer at ElifTech

2. Agenda
● Opera Neon
● Rax - react native from alibaba
● New Safari
● Inferno Hits 1.0
● WordPress REST API
● WebGL 2 lands in Firefox, Opera
and Chrome
● Improved search at NPM CLI
● Microsoft Edge Updates
● webpack 2.2: The Final
Release
● Announcing Ionic 2.0.0 Final
● Mithril 1.0.0
● REMOTE-CONTROLLED
MONSTER DRIFT
JS digest. January 2017

3. Opera Neon!
● Experimental Concept
● Browser
● changes are largely cosmetic
● video playing bubble
● screenshot capturing
● side by side browsing
RAX - react from
Alibaba
 8kb (45kb React)
 work with Weex (React
Native alternative)
JS digest. January 2017

4. New Safari
● V21
● mostly fixes
Inferno Hits 1.0
 built strictly for the browser
or server and the typical
DOM
 9 KB in size
 founder is leaving to
Facebook and React (:
JS digest. January 2017

5. WordPress
REST API
● headless CMS
● decoupled development
● don’t need any prior
WordPress knowledge to get
started
...
Welcome WebGL
2.0
 in FF (v51), Chrome (v56)
and Opera (v42 was first)
 WebGL 2 is based on
OpenGL ES 3.0, not identical
 WebGL 2 is not strictly
backwards compatible
JS digest. January 2017

6. Improved
search at NPM
CLI
● NPM and npm CLI searches are
now one! (first time from 2010
in npm 4.2.0)
Microsoft Edge
Update
 Content Security Policy 2.0
(new header)
 WebVR APIs by default
 setTimeout() and setInterval()
callbacks of once per second
for cross-origin iframes when
not in view
JS digest. January 2017

7. Webpack 2.2:
The Final
Release
● minimum supported NodeJS
version is now 4.3
● v1 is deprecated
Announcing Ionic
2.0.0
 production ready
 Angular 2.0 support
 Enhanced Performance
 new docs...
JS digest. January 2017

8. Mithril 1.0.0
● JavaScript framework for
building SPA
● used by Vimeo and Nike
● small (< 8kb gzip)
● routing and XHR utilities out of
the box
● Mithril is pragmatic (10 minutes
long to learn components, XHR
and routing)
Remote-controlled
monster drift
 use node.js to control
remote car
JS digest. January 2017

9. ... drive cool!
JS digest. January 2017

10. Thank you for attention!