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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.
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.
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.
Latest Node.js boosts stream performance
Node.js v20.8.0 release also brings memory management improvements that address longstanding memory leaks.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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....
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.
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.
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.
Node.js upgrade adds environment variable config
The JavaScript runtime also boasts ECMAScript modules.
TypeScript 5.2 brings explicit resource management
Fresh update to Microsoft’s strongly-typed JavaScript also backs decorator metadata for consuming metadata on classes.
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.
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.
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.
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.