September 17, 2024

JSter #227 - Libraries and more

With JavaScript, there's always a thing that you don't see coming.

I have just a couple of quick things to mention: 1. there's a petition to free JavaScript from its trademark to allow free usage of the term 2. today's Future Frontend meetup (18:00-21:00) where we built a techno will be livestreamed.

Libraries

• dnd kit – a modern drag and drop toolkit for React
• @pekkis/finnish-name-randomizer - Generate random Finnish names
• toad-scheduler - In-memory TypeScript scheduler
• TypeSpec - Describe APIs
• tinybench - A simple, tiny and lightweight benchmarking library!
• electric-sql/pglite: Lightweight Postgres packaged as WASM into a TypeScript library for the browser, Node.js, Bun and Deno

Articles

• A different way to think about TypeScript
• The State of ES5 on the Web
• The Great npm Garbage Patch

Science

• MSc thesis - Impact of React component libraries on developer experience - An empirical study on component libraries' styling approaches

Techniques

• JavaScript RORO pattern
• What is atomic state management?
• The Monospace Web

Frameworks

• KaibanJS - AI agent framework for JavaScript

Tools

• Announcing Rsbuild 1.0

Languages

• Announcing TypeScript 5.6 RC