This week's JavaScript news, issue 272

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In brief

• Node.js Has A New Official Logo newsnode 
  Node Foundation
• jQuery 1.12.1 and 2.2.1 Released news
  Maintenance releases. jQuery 3.0 final is on the way.  
  Official jQuery Blog
• Forward 5 Web Summit (SF, July 28) CFP Open news 
  ForwardJS
• The RedMonk Programming Language Rankings: January 2016 news
  JavaScript takes the top spot for most used language in recent projects.  
  RedMonk
• Crash Course to Angular course
  Jump right in and build your first Angular web app today. 
  Outlearn   Sponsored
• A Deep Dive into React Perf Debugging tutorial 
  Saif Hakim
• Examples of Name Clashes in JavaScript's Standard Library tutorial 
  Dr. Axel Rauschmayer
• Introduction to Functional Reactive Programming with RxJS tutorial 
  Florian Rappl
• Using ​a Spreadsheet​ ​to Power Charts in Angular Apps tutorial 
  Rohit Boggarapu
• Visual Studio Code for Angular Developers video
  An in-depth look at using Microsoft’s free code editor for Angular development.  
  Channel 9
• What Lies Ahead for React? video 
  Ben Alpert
• A Cartoon Guide to the Wilds of Data Handling in React video 
  Lin Clark
• Reflections on a Year of Using React at the NFL opinion 
  NFL Engineering
• The Difference Between Excellent, Good and Bad JavaScript Developers opinion 
  Dor Tzur
• Claudia.js: Quickly Deploy Node Microservices to AWS toolsnode 
  ClaudiaJS
• Using Vim as a JavaScript IDE tools 
  DotNetSurfers
• MobX 2.0: Simple, Scalable State Management code
  Lets your data structures become observable and your functions reactive so they re-evaluate when data is altered.  
  MobX
• bug: Easier Debugging For ES6+ Arrow Functions code 
  George Bonner
• Bricks.js: A Fast Masonry Layout Generator for Fixed Width Elements code 
  Mike Cavalea
• Pressure.js: For Working with Apple's Force Touch Functionality code
  Safari only for now. Your mileage may vary.  
  Stuart Yamartino
• v86: x86 Virtualization in JavaScript code 
  Fabian Hemmer
• Cash: Cross-Platform Linux Commands in Pure ES6 code
  Implementation of common Unix shell commands written in ES6 with no external dependencies.  
  dthree
• angular-xeditable: In-Place Editing for Angular code 
  Vitaliy Potapov
• almightree: A Nested List Navigation Plugin for jQuery code 
  Sebastian Morr
• You Know How to Code, but How Are Your Design Skills? course
  Learn UI & UX design through part-time, online courses with 1-on-1 mentorship from expert designers. 
  Designlab   Sponsored