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Without further ado —
Deno 1.32 — Deno Authors — 1.32 brings smoother Node.js compatibility and other improvements.
Why We Added package.json Support to Deno — Ryan Dahl — Clarifying Deno’s mission to simplify and accelerate, and how adding package.json is a step in that direction.
You Don’t Need a Build Step — Andy Jiang — A brief overview into the build step, why it exists, and why we might not need it going forward.
Using the database SQLite with Deno — Craig Doremus — This guide will show you how to perform CRUD operations in Deno with sqlite3 and deno-sqlite.
How to proxy deno deploy through cloudflare — Reda Bacha — A thorough guide on how to protect your Deno Deploy with Cloudflare.
Setting up WebStorm for Deno - A Guide — Anden Acitelli — A list of tricks and best practices to using Deno with WebStorm.
Making SQLite extensions npm install’able for Node.js, and on deno.land/x for Deno — Alex Garcia — A guide on how to use SQLite extensions with Deno and how they work.
Create CLIs For 2023 Using Deno — Didier Amyot — More CLI developers are choosing Deno for building their next CLI tool. Here’s a thoughtful guide on writing CLI in 2023 with Deno.
Intro to Fresh plugins — Javier Ríos — A good resource for understanding how plugins in Fresh work.
Deno Fresh Deep Dive: Part 1 and Part II — Geoff Flarity — A series of looking under the Fresh hood. Part I looks at the Manifest file and what it does, while Part II discusses Server Context and its purpose.
Build an API with Express, Deno, and TypeScript: Part I and Part II — Tim Post — This series walks you through building a simple API using Express, as well as testing, benchmarking, and deployment.
Deno SaaSKit — An open-sourced modern SaaS template built on Fresh. It includes billing, auth, session management, and more. Try it out and give us feedback!
Cicada Build — Currently in private beta, Cicada allows you to write your CI pipelines with the power of TypeScript and run them locally or in the cloud.
Valtown — Easily share JS/TS functions. Now powered by Deno!
mock - This simple website lets you create mock API calls for testing.
co-authored-by - A micro-API that, when given GitHub handle, returns text “Co-authored-by: XYZ xyz@abc.com”. Check it out: https://co-authored-by.deno.dev/lambtron
Plark — An AI-powered website building using Deno.
And that’s all for this issue!
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