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Intro to Hyperscript: Rethinking JavaScript

Hyperscript is a newer language for handling common scripting needs on the JavaScript front end. You can use it by itself or in tandem with HTMX.

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TypeScript 5.3 adds support for import attributes

ECMAScript import attributes will support additional types of modules in a common way across JavaScript environments, starting with JSON modules.

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Recharts: Intro to JavaScript charting

A good charting library makes all the difference when adding visual data to your JavaScript apps. Recharts is one of the better ones, built just for React.

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Latest Node.js boosts stream performance

Node.js v20.8.0 release also brings memory management improvements that address longstanding memory leaks.

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10 JavaScript concepts every Node developer must master

Want to build efficient and scalable Node.js apps? Learn how to make JavaScript work for you, not against you.

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Next.js 13.5 brings faster startups and refreshes

Next.js 13.5 features faster startups and refreshes and lower memory usage. Package imports were also optimized for large libraries.

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Deno runtime now integrates with Jupyter Notebook

Deno 1.37 highlights integration with Jupyter Notebook for scripting and analysis and improved VS Code extension support, among other updates.

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Intro to HTMX: Dynamic HTML without JavaScript

HTMX is the HTML extension syntax that replaces JavaScript with simple markup. It could change the course of web development.

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DataStax’s new JSON API targets JavaScript developers

The new API, which will be made available through DataStax’s Stargate, will allow JavaScript developers to leverage Astra DB as a vector database for their large language model (LLM), AI assistant, and real-time generative AI projects....

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Use TensorFlow to predict Bitcoin prices

Here's your chance to use TensorFlow with JavaScript. Train a neural network to predict the rise and fall of Bitcoin prices.

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Bun 1.0 is out of the oven

All-in-one toolkit for building, testing, debugging, and running JavaScript and TypeScript is available in a production-ready release.

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Intro to Hapi: The Node.js framework

Hapi is a Node.js framework that features a high-quality code stack, powerful configuration, and dialed-in extensibility—all without added dependencies. Let's take Hapi for a spin.

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Node.js upgrade adds environment variable config

The JavaScript runtime also boasts ECMAScript modules.

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TypeScript 5.2 brings explicit resource management

Fresh update to Microsoft’s strongly-typed JavaScript also backs decorator metadata for consuming metadata on classes.

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Fresh web framework for Deno speeds page loading

Ahead-of-time compilation results in assets being served 45x to 60x faster than just-in-time rendering, the Fresh development team says.

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Prisma.js: Code-first ORM in JavaScript

Get a hands-on tour of the leading JavaScript object-relational mapping tool, which you can use with MongoDB and traditional databases.

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All the new features in ECMAScript 2023 (ES14)

JavaScript continues to evolve, with a nice batch of new features added in ECMAScript 14. Here's what's new for JavaScript developers this year.

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Intro to Nest.js: The higher-order JavaScript and TypeScript server

Nest.js shines for its modern programming paradigms and modular approach to server-side JavaScript and TypeScript. Here's a hands-on intro.

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