awesome-javascript/README.md

Awesome JavaScript

A curated list of amazingly awesome JavaScript libraries, resources and shiny things.

• Awesome JavaScript
  • Loaders
  • Spinners
  • Package Managers

Loaders

Module or loading system for JavaScript.

• RequireJS - A file and module loader for JavaScript.
• SeaJS - A Module Loader for the Web.
• HeadJS - The only script in your HEAD.
• curl - A small, fast, extensible module loader that handles AMD, CommonJS Modules/1.1, CSS, HTML/text, and legacy scripts.
• lazyload - Tiny, dependency-free async JavaScript and CSS loader.
• script.js - Asyncronous JavaScript loader and dependency manager.

Spinners

Libraries for indicate load status.

• NProgress - Slim progress bars for Ajax'y applications.
• Spin.js - A spinning activity indicator.
• progress.js - Create and manage progress bar for every objects on the page.
• pace - Automatically add a progress bar to your site.
• topbar - Tiny & beautiful site-wide progress indicator.
• nanobar - Very lighweight progress bars. No jQuery.
• PageLoadingEffects - Modern ways of revealing new content using SVG animations.
• css-loaders - A collection of loading spinners animated with CSS.

Besides libraries, there're Collection on Codepen, and generators like Ajaxload, Preloaders and CSSLoad.

Package Managers

Host the javascript libraries and provide tools for fetching and packaging them.

• Bower - A package manager for the web.
• component - Client package management for building better web applications.
• spm - Brand new static package manger.
• jam - A package manager using a browser-focused and RequireJS compatible repository.
• browserify - Browser-side require() the node.js way.
• jspm - Frictionless browser package management.
• Ender - The no-library library.
• volo - Create front end projects from templates, add dependencies, and automate the resulting projects.