Outer Excuses: Why JavaScript Developers Should Learn SQL

SQL is the language of databases and if you’re a JavaScript developer using PostgreSQL, it’s beneficial to have a basic understanding of SQL. Read all

Static Sites Do Scale: Eleventy vs. Next.js at 11ty Event

Eleventy is an act of rebellion against the dark forces driving today’s internet, says its creator. And it turns out, Eleventy does scale. Read all

Composability to Jamstack: Drilling Down on Frontend Terms

Is composability just a marketing term? What the heck is MACH? A beginners guide to frontend development terms. Read all

Dev News: Google Dev Layoffs, Flow Updates, Jira AI Assistant

Google lays off members of the Flutter, Dart and Python teams; Flow adds first-class support for React primitives; Jira adds an AI Assistant. Read all

Node.js 22 Release Improves Developer Experience

We talk to a member of the Node.js Technical Steering Committee about Node.js 22, which features a new WebSocket client and a V8 compiler. Read all

Dev News: React 19 Beta and Redwood Tests React Server Components

React 19 beta includes the React Server Components features from the canary channel and Redwood.js tinkers with React Server Components. Read all

Cancel Asynchronous React App Requests with AbortController

Manage asynchronous requests and boost React app performance with the AbortController web API. Read all

How to Simplify Global State Management in React Using Jotai

Jotai is a global state management solution for React, explains Paul Scanlon in this tutorial about Waku developer Daishi Kato's project. Read all

Dev News: Vercel Preps for React 19; New jQuery, pnpm Releases

This week, Vercel dogfoods TurboPack for Development, the jQuery team urges everybody to update, and version 9.9 of the pnpm. Read all

New Wasm Project Brings Web Components to Backend Languages

An open source WebAssembly project brings web components to other languages, allowing devs to share web components across digital properties. Read all

Why PHP Usage Has Declined by 40% in Just Over 2 Years

PHP popularity has dropped dramatically, coinciding with WordPress becoming "JavaScript-first" according to its co-creator Matt Mullenweg. Read all

Did Signals Just Land in React?

"Signals" are used to manage client-side state, and recent developments suggest they could be useful in React. Paul Scanlon investigates. Read all

Top 5 Underutilized JavaScript Features

We show how JavaScript can be used to create reusable code, solve date management issues, chain functions, detect malicious sites, and more. Read all

 

 

 

 

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