In this episode we learn about animating with JavaScript. We’re joined by a special guest, Sarah Drasner, who is an expert in JavaScript and SVG animations. Having good animations in your product is really important for the overall user experience. In the episode we discuss various libraries to help create animations in your websites or applications. Sarah shares a lot of valuable information.

Items mentioned in the episode:

Coin, GreenSock, Weighing SVG Animation Techniques (with Benchmarks), Mac Pro parallax, Mo.js, Lego Mushroom, SnapSvg, D3, Sara Soueidan, React Motion, Sarah Drasner's CodePen, Framer JS, React Training, A Comparison of Animation Technologies, SVGOMG, SVGO, IcoMoon

Guests:

Sarah Drasner - @sarah_edo

Panelists:

Ryan Burgess - @burgessdryan

Augustus Yuan - @augburto

Derrick Showers - @derrickshowers

Sarah Federman - @sarah_federman

Picks:

Sarah Drasner - Val Head's book

Sarah Drasner - Valio Con

Ryan Burgess - Sleep no more

Ryan Burgess - Internet trends 2016

Augustus Yuan - Jankfree.org

Augustus Yuan - Icon System with SVG sprites

Derrick Showers - how2

Derrick Showers - Werker

Sarah Federman - Transitions and Animations in CSS

Sarah Federman - Alexa / Pebble Core integration