November 18, 2024

JSter #231 - Libraries and more

JavaScript. It lives forever. Right there in your heart.

I just finished a busy week at Web Summit and I still have a writeup to do. Interestingly enough the event doesn't have much to do with the web although it started from those origins.

Libraries

• Plaiceholder - Beautiful image placeholders without the hassle
• brimdata/react-arborist: The complete tree view component for React
• ChrisShank/perfect-arrow: A custom element to declaratively define perfect arrows.
• mastodon-post Web Component
• Legend State - Performant state manager for React

Frameworks

• Tailus UI - an alternative to shadcn

Platforms

• evoluhq/evolu: Local-first platform designed for privacy, ease of use, and no vendor lock-in

SDKs

• AgentQL for fullstack developers: announcing our JavaScript SDK

Simulators

• CPU ALU Adder Simulator

Techniques

• On popover accessibility - what the browser does and doesn't do
• Lossy CSS compression for fun and loss (or profit)
• Making content-aware components using CSS :has(), grid, and quantity queries

Tools

• stackblitz-labs/pkg.pr.new: Continuous (Preview) Releases for your libraries!
• vlt - Develop, Run, Distribute, Discover, and Secure your Javascript Packages

Articles

• State of Node.js Performance 2023