adding some initial awesome js tools

CONTRIBUTING.md

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+## Contributing
+
+This project welcomes contributions and suggestions.  Most contributions require you to agree to a
+Contributor License Agreement (CLA) declaring that you have the right to, and actually do, grant us
+the rights to use your contribution. For details, visit https://cla.opensource.microsoft.com.
+
+When you submit a pull request, a CLA bot will automatically determine whether you need to provide
+a CLA and decorate the PR appropriately (e.g., status check, comment). Simply follow the instructions
+provided by the bot. You will only need to do this once across all repos using our CLA.
+
+This project has adopted the [Microsoft Open Source Code of Conduct](https://opensource.microsoft.com/codeofconduct/).
+For more information see the [Code of Conduct FAQ](https://opensource.microsoft.com/codeofconduct/faq/) or
+contact [opencode@microsoft.com](mailto:opencode@microsoft.com) with any additional questions or comments.

README.md

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-# Project
+# Awesome List of JS Tools from Microsoft
 
-> This repo has been populated by an initial template to help get you started. Please
-> make sure to update the content to build a great experience for community-building.
+## Package Managers
 
-As the maintainer of this project, please make a few updates:
+* [Midgard Yarn](https://github.com/VincentBailly/yarn) - yarn v1, but faster for Azure DevOps feeds
+* [Midgard Yarn Strict](https://github.com/VincentBailly/midgard-yarn-strict) - midgard-yarn, but enforces strictness avoiding phantom dependencies
 
-- Improving this README.MD file to provide a great experience
-- Updating SUPPORT.MD with content about this project's support experience
-- Understanding the security reporting process in SECURITY.MD
-- Remove this section from the README
+## Monorepo Manager
 
-## Contributing
+* [Rush](https://rushjs.io) - all-in-one styled monorepo manager
 
-This project welcomes contributions and suggestions.  Most contributions require you to agree to a
-Contributor License Agreement (CLA) declaring that you have the right to, and actually do, grant us
-the rights to use your contribution. For details, visit https://cla.opensource.microsoft.com.
+## Package Scripts
 
-When you submit a pull request, a CLA bot will automatically determine whether you need to provide
-a CLA and decorate the PR appropriately (e.g., status check, comment). Simply follow the instructions
-provided by the bot. You will only need to do this once across all repos using our CLA.
+* [Just](https://microsoft.github.io/just/) - A sensible set of task to build, test, and lint your frontend projects
+* [Heft](https://rushstack.io/pages/heft/overview/) - Heft is an extensible build system designed for use with the Rush Stack family of tools
 
-This project has adopted the [Microsoft Open Source Code of Conduct](https://opensource.microsoft.com/codeofconduct/).
-For more information see the [Code of Conduct FAQ](https://opensource.microsoft.com/codeofconduct/faq/) or
-contact [opencode@microsoft.com](mailto:opencode@microsoft.com) with any additional questions or comments.
+## Task Runners
 
-## Trademarks
+* [Rush](https://rushjs.io) - all-in-one styled monorepo manager (supports incremental builds, scopes)
+* [Lage](https://microsoft.github.io/lage/) - Run npm scripts in topological order incrementally with cloud cache (supports incremental builds, scopes, cloud cache, pipelining)
 
-This project may contain trademarks or logos for projects, products, or services. Authorized use of Microsoft 
-trademarks or logos is subject to and must follow 
-[Microsoft's Trademark & Brand Guidelines](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/legal/intellectualproperty/trademarks/usage/general).
-Use of Microsoft trademarks or logos in modified versions of this project must not cause confusion or imply Microsoft sponsorship.
-Any use of third-party trademarks or logos are subject to those third-party's policies.
+## Package Publishing
+
+* [Rush](https://rushjs.io) - all-in-one styled monorepo manager (requires repo managed by Rush)
+* [Beachball](https://microsoft.github.io/beachball/) - makes automating npm publishing a breeze (works for any workspace implementation: yarn, npm v7, pnpm, rush)
+
+## Linting
+
+* [Boll](https://microsoft.github.io/boll/) - repository wide linter, enforces standards across all packages inside a monorepo

TRADEMARKS.md

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+## Trademarks
+
+This project may contain trademarks or logos for projects, products, or services. Authorized use of Microsoft 
+trademarks or logos is subject to and must follow 
+[Microsoft's Trademark & Brand Guidelines](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/legal/intellectualproperty/trademarks/usage/general).
+Use of Microsoft trademarks or logos in modified versions of this project must not cause confusion or imply Microsoft sponsorship.
+Any use of third-party trademarks or logos are subject to those third-party's policies.