---
title: "#364: Angular 5.1, a React course, and an all new webapp bundler"
publication: "JavaScript Weekly"
issue: 364
published_at: "2017-12-08"
canonical_url: "https://javascriptweekly.com/issues/364"
---

#364: Angular 5.1, a React course, and an all new webapp bundler

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JavaScript WeeklyIssue 364 — December 8, 2017[Parcel: A Fast, Zero-Configuration Webapp Bundler](https://parceljs.org/)In [this introductory article](https://hackernoon.com/announcing-parcel-a-blazing-fast-zero-configuration-web-application-bundler-feac43aac0f1), Parcel’s creator explains how it solves key problems with existing bundlers like Browserify and Webpack: performance and complex configs. Devon Govett 
[A Different Way of Understanding `this` in JavaScript](http://2ality.com/2017/12/alternate-this.html)A perennial topic, but Dr. Axel has an interesting take on it that might clarify your thinking on how the `this` keyword works. Dr. Axel Rauschmayer 
[Learn React Fundamentals and Advanced Patterns Courses](https://blog.kentcdodds.com/learn-react-fundamentals-and-advanced-patterns-eac90341c9db)Two and a half hours of new (beginner and advanced) React material are now available for free on Egghead. Kent C. Dodds 
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[Angular 5.1 Released](https://blog.angular.io/angular-5-1-more-now-available-27d372f5eb4e)The latest (minor) version of Angular is here, plus Angular CLI 1.6 and the first stable release of [Angular Material](https://material.angular.io/). Stephen Fluin 
[What People in Tech Said About JavaScript On Its Debut](https://medium.com/dailyjs/heres-what-people-in-tech-had-to-say-about-javascript-when-it-debuted-in-1995-a4b81dc05b71)JavaScript was first announced this week 22 years ago, but who was singing its praises in its earliest form? Chris Brandrick 
[Webpack: A Gentle Introduction to the Module Bundler](https://auth0.com/blog/webpack-a-gentle-introduction/)Not ready for Parcel (above)? Here you can learn the basics of [Webpack](https://webpack.js.org/) and how to configure it for your web application. Prosper Otemuyiwa 


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In Brief

[A Frontend Developer’s Guide to GraphQL](https://css-tricks.com/front-end-developers-guide-graphql/) tutorial 
A very gentle introduction if GraphQL seems confusing.
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[Creating Neural Networks in JS with deeplearn.js](https://www.robinwieruch.de/neural-networks-deeplearnjs-javascript/) tutorial
Robin Wieruch

['await' vs 'return' vs 'return await': Picking The Right One](https://jakearchibald.com/2017/await-vs-return-vs-return-await/) tutorial
Jake Archibald

[How TypeScript 2.4's Weak Type Detection Helps You Avoid Bugs](https://blog.mariusschulz.com/2017/12/01/typescript-2-4-weak-type-detection) tutorial
Marius Schulz

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[Getting to Know the JavaScript Internationalization API](https://netbasal.com/getting-to-know-the-javascript-internationalization-api-cb893b3908e0) tutorial 
A cursory introduction.
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[`for-await-of` and Synchronous Iterables](http://2ality.com/2017/12/for-await-of-sync-iterables.html) tutorial
Dr. Axel Rauschmayer

[How to Cancel Promises](http://blog.bloomca.me/2017/12/04/how-to-cancel-your-promise.html) tutorial
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[6 Developers Reflect on JavaScript in 2017](https://medium.freecodecamp.org/a-look-back-at-the-state-of-javascript-in-2017-a5b7f562e977) opinion 
Tools like Prettier, Jest, and Next.js get big shoutouts.
Sacha Greif

[Angular... It’s You, Not Me: A Breakup Letter](https://levelup.gitconnected.com/angular-its-you-not-me-9e9232ad3bcd) opinion
Dan Ward

[Will The Future of JavaScript Be Less JavaScript?](https://codeburst.io/the-future-of-javascript-will-be-less-javascript-cea373eb57fd) opinion
Daniel Borowski

[JavaScript Metaprogramming: ES6 Proxy Use and Abuse](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_5X2aB_mNp4) video
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[jsvu: JavaScript (Engine) Version Updater](https://github.com/GoogleChromeLabs/jsvu) tools 
A tool for installing new JavaScript engines without compiling them.
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[Reshader: A Library to Get Shades of Colors](https://www.reshader.com/) code
Guilherme Oderdenge

[Muuri: A JS Layout Engine for Responsive and Sortable Grid Layouts](https://github.com/haltu/muuri) code 
There’s a [live demo here](https://haltu.github.io/muuri/).
Haltu

[Unistore: A 650 Byte State Container with Component Actions for Preact](https://github.com/developit/unistore) code
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[Lowdb: A Small Local JSON Database Powered by Lodash](https://github.com/typicode/lowdb) code 
Supports Node, Electron and the browser.
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