June 18, 2024

JSter #221 - Libraries and more

Think big, think JavaScript

Future Frontend 2024 is a wrap and I hope to edit the final videos during the next weeks as I receive the material.

Libraries

• Editor.js - Free block-style editor with a universal JSON output
• WebReflection/buffer-to-base64: A base64 encoder/decoder with gzip or deflate abilities.
• jakebailey/every-ts: A utility to build and bisect any version of TypeScript
• ascorbic/cdn-cache-control - Easy cache header handling

Frameworks

• Trigger - The open source background jobs framework

Tools

• TanStack/config: Configuration and tools for publishing and maintaining high-quality JavaScript packages
• ortoni-report - Better Playwright reports
• lukeautry/tsoa: Build OpenAPI-compliant REST APIs using TypeScript and Node
• RecipeUI - Open source alternative to Postman
• Turborepo 2.0 - Monorepos go brr

Runtimes

• Redfire75369/spiderfire: JavaScript Runtime built with Mozilla's SpiderMonkey Engine

Languages

• Announcing TypeScript 5.5 RC

Demos

• Demonstration of a simple Lorenz attractor that emits SVG

Articles

• Why @mjhbessey is over with GraphQL after six years of using it
• Simplify sharing with built-in APIs and progressive enhancement