This issue we talk about big changes ahead for Deno, node compatibility in 1.25, and much, much more.

Articles and Resources

Big Changes Ahead for Deno — The Deno Authors — A reminder that we're dedicated to building the fastest, most secure, most widely used JavaScript runtime.

Deno v1.25: deno init, npm support, and more — The Deno Authors — If the inability to pull in certain npm modules have given you pause, then this is the version you'd want to check out. Besides npm support, there's also a faster (and brand new) http server, quick scaffolding with deno init, and more. Here’s the short video recap.

Getting started with Fresh: The New Deno Framework — Fernando Doglio — Confused about islands? Check out this tutorial that goes over fetching data and adding interactivity in Fresh.

Live Coding with Luca Casonato: Full Stack with Fresh and Deno Deploy (YouTube) — Luca Casonato — Luca gives a detailed walkthrough of building a website in Fresh and deploying it on Deno Deploy at JSNation 2022.

Code and Tools

• breezewind — A new JSON to HTML/XML templating engine.
• elmedeno — A middleware for secure Deno applications. Supports a variety of frameworks, including Oak, Opine, and Fresh.
• flamethrowerDeno — Flamethrower, a router/prefetcher that makes your site feel fast, now with Deno support.
• d3no-data — A chart component library for Fresh written in D3 and Preact.
• dci — Generate a config file for Deno.
• deno_tui v1.0 — This simple Deno module which helps create terminal user interfaces just hit v1.0!
• peko v0.5 — v0.5 of this lightweight server framework features simple routing, error handling, SSR, logging/caching/authenticating middleware, and much more.
• envalid — Environment variable validation for Deno.

Odds and Ends

• This awesome Deno cheatsheet recently added documentation for Deno's standard library.
• Check out this cute computer book for babies!
• In Japan and love Deno? Join the Deno Japan user group!
• Also, our Japanese community came across a little Deno surprise in WEB+DB.

And that’s it for this issue!

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-- Andy