May 2, 2025

JSter #242 - Libraries and more

I only JavaScript to calm my nerves.

Future Frontend (27-28.5, Espoo, Finland) is getting closer as it occurs at the end of the month. There are still some tickets left and I'm sure we'll fill our space well. There's also sauna in store.

Libraries

• danielroe/beasties: A library to inline your app's critical CSS and lazy-load the rest.
• Anime.js 4.0 - JavaScript Animation Engine

Frameworks

• GSAP web animation framework is now free
• Next.js 15.3 with Turbopack for builds
• nordcraft - the open-source visual frontend framework
• mastra: The TypeScript AI agent framework. ⚡ Assistants, RAG, observability. Supports any LLM: GPT-4, Claude, Gemini, Llama.

Techniques

• A guide to destructuring in JavaScript
• Building Reusable Components with React 19 Actions

Tooling

• Hey API - High-quality tools for interacting with APIs

Articles

• React for Two Computers
• Simplify sharing with built-in APIs and progressive enhancement
• Revealed: React's experimental animations API

Tools

• Storybook 9 is now in beta
• plv8: V8 Engine Javascript Procedural Language add-on for PostgreSQL