Is React Now a Full Stack Framework? And Other Dev News

This week we look at React theories, how Claude generates artifacts for developers, the latest TypeScript release, and Project IDX. Read all

OpenJS Foundation’s Leader Details the Threats to Open Source

The discovery in March of a XZ Utils "backdoor" and a foiled hack of OpenJS's software libraries in 2023 should raise alarms for everyone who uses open source code, said the OpenJS Foundation's chief in this episode of Makers. Read all

Developers Rail Against JavaScript ‘Merchants of Complexity’

When both Pieter Levels and Alex Russell convincingly argue against using complex JavaScript frameworks, maybe frontend devs should listen. Read all

AI Dev Tools Ranked and Astro Adds Support for Large Sites

In other developer news, minimalistic framework Waku now supports the React 19 Server Actions API and Node.js plans to remove Corepack. Read all

Inside ECMAScript: JavaScript Standard Gets an Extra Stage

After nine years of annual JavaScript updates, the TC39 committee has tweaked the process to make rolling out new features faster and smoother. Read all

Angular’s Efforts To Be Easier and Developer Friendly

Mark Thompson, a Google senior developer relations engineer, shares what's new and what's next for Angular. Read all

Frontend Strategies: Frameworks or Pure JavaScript?

Frameworks offer structure and speed for complex projects, but sometimes JavaScript alone is all you need for simplicity and flexibility. Read all

Development Server Vite Gets Independent Team and Rust-ifies

Vue framework creator Evan You provided a roadmap for Vite, the local development server that underlies most major frameworks. Read all

Google Angular Lead Sees Convergence in JavaScript Frameworks

Angular and React are essentially the same framework, said Angular lead Minko Gechev, who has been given the job of converging two Google frameworks. Read all

Netlify Aims To Simplify the Frontend With Cloud Primitives

In July, Netlify partnered with Astro and added a cache primitive and a new API. It’s all to make the frontend simpler for web developers. Read all

How To Build Scalable Real-Time Applications With JavaScript

Tips on building scalable real-time applications with JavaScript, using WebSocket, server-sent events (SSE), and libraries like Socket.IO. Read all

New Eleventy Supports ESM and NY Times Embraces React 18

Eleventy 3.0 released, Vercel discusses how Google handles JavaScript for SEO, and Astro stabilizes two experimental features. Read all

Beyond React: How Astro and Its Server Islands Work

Astro is a web framework that aims to minimize JavaScript. We explore its new "Server Islands" technique and compare it to React frameworks. Read all

 

 

 

 

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