💻 #59: Build a chat application with web sockets and React.js 👥💬
Learn web sockets by building a real-time chat application
I can’t believe it’s already December 2nd, this year is flying by.
Tutorial of the week:
Length: 1 hour
Difficulty: Beginner
This weekend’s tutorial is by JavaScriptMastery, I share a lot of his tutorials because I think he’s one of the best. He consistently put out fantastic work.
What you’ll learn:
React.js ⚛️
REST APIs
Web sockets
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3 creative projects of the week:
1. Rotaboxes
I found this daily puzzle game yesterday. It’s quite relaxing. I like how it uses the Unsplash API to get free images. Nice work, Peter.
2. Advent of Code
A classic coding challenge this time of year. You’ve probably heard of the Advent of Code, but if not it’s an Advent calendar of small programming puzzles that can be solved in any programming language you choose.
3. Robby Leonardi Portfolio
I love personal portfolios because you really get a chance to share some creativity to future employers. Here’s one I stumbled upon earlier this week, it’s by far one of my favourites. I think a future newsletter I’ll share a list of all my favourite portfolios. I’ve collected a bunch of the year.
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That’s all folks!
I hope you enjoyed this weekend’s edition of Weekend Web Dev!
If you create anything please share it with me on Twitter or reply to this email!
I’d love to see what you’re building.
Your fellow weekend developer,
Here are some excellent beginner resources for learning JavaScript
Mozilla Developer Network - the leading resource on JS
FreeCodeCamp - free course
CodeAcademy - intro to javascript - free course
Odin Project - full stack javascript - free course
Eloquent Javascript - book (many people struggle with this book)
javascript.info - reference resource
Traversy Crash Course in Javascript - video series
Intermediate/advanced material
JavaScript Design Patterns - free book
Professor Frisby's Mostly Adequate Guide to Functional Programming - free book
What the heck is the event loop anyway? - JSConf talk about the event loop
Understanding the Weird Parts - paid course covering more advanced topics
Deep JavaScript: Theory & Techniques - free book
Software
Code Sandboxes
Other handy sites