08/26/2016

# On Point: Volume 23

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It’s time to learn the most.

It’s time to get this week’s goods from On Point at Bōwst!

## This Week @Bōwst

Some weeks, it’s just very obvious when a team is working incredibly hard towards common goals — this has been one of those weeks. What’s better than working with this awesome team? Nothing, that’s what!

## The Drupal Connection

Upside Down … Inside Out … Round and Round

Drupal 8.2 will be more outside in — you can click anything on a page, edit it without having to nav over to the admin back end, and boom! It takes effect. It’s a topsy turvy world we live in, y’all.

## Conscious Decoupling

Not just conscious decoupling, but PROGRESSIVELY decoupling in Drupal. Hey, sometimes you have to decouple.

## Accessibility for You and Me

Drupal 8’s core includes integrated accessibility features, which is pretty flipping cool. Those features include:
- improved contrasts
- alternative texts for images
- more semantics
- tabbing order
- forms
- tables and views
- hidden elements
- aural alerts
- ckeditor wysiwyg accessibility

## It’s Not Easy Being JavaScript

Simply the Best …

Best practices, that is. Which, as we all know, change and evolve — is that the case for file bundling and Http/2? Find out!

## In a Bind

JavaScript bind functions for everyone! Awesome!

## Analyze This

If you’ve built a React Native app, you may be wondering how to obtain analytics for it. Wonder no longer, my friend!

## Designin’ Right Along

Make No Mousetake

Mouse over effects in web design are a current trend. You might think that is awesome: mouse over effects are ADORABLE! You might think it’s terrible: mouse over effects are PESTS! Either way, here’s an article for your perusal.

## Free … Free as a … Ummm …Thing That is Free

You wanted design freebies and I have ’em. BOOM.

## Adaptation Nation

We’ve adapted to designing for different screen sizes … now we have to adapt for different modes of input. Let’s goooooo.

## Do Doooo Do Do Do … Gadgets … Do Do Do Doooo

Help Me, Obi-Wan

So, Disney filed a patent to create real lightsabers. That work with drones. I’m pretty sure there’s a movie about that or something …

## Mirror, Mirror, on the Wall … How Far is it to the Mall?

Perseus is the world’s first smart mirror. Like Jarvis, only without the snark and … um … contained in a mirror. Whatever, it still seems awesome.

## Gamers Gotta Game

But do they want to wear a smartwatch designed specifically with gamers in mind? Only way to find out is to make one!

## In Other News

Hasta La Vista, Baby

Are the cyborgs coming? Some argue that the cyborgs are already here. Skynet, is that you? (Kidding… not kidding.)

## This One Goes to Eleven

I could give you ten reasons to be excited about the future of technology, but instead I will bring you ELEVEN. Because I care.

## OOOOH, Pretty

Know what’s lovely? Doom 3’s source code. I’m just saying.

## And Finally …

## More Thoughts