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June 4, 2025

JSter #244 - Libraries and more

There can be only one JavaScript

Future Frontend conference ran last week and from my perspective it was a success in many ways. I also completed my doctoral defense successfully.

Since there's somehow less action in the JavaScript space (or I notice less of it), I'll move to a monthly schedule with the mailing list for now. This may also be a sign of stability or shift of focus to AI/LLM.

Libraries

  • bholmesdev/simple-rsc: A simple React Server Components implementation that you can build yourself 🙌
  • React Virtuoso - Virtualization with React
  • luwes/little-vdom: 🍼 650B Virtual DOM - Use reactive JSX with minimal overhead
  • Next-Yak - Zero-runtime CSS-in-JS for Next.js powered by Rust
  • ValueMelody/melody-auth: A turnkey OAuth & authentication system, designed for both Cloudflare Workers and Node.js
  • Slidev - Presentation slides for developers
  • tscircuit - Code Electronics with React

Techniques

  • Handling routes in JavaScript projects
  • Progressive JSON
  • Types as axioms, or: playing god with static types
  • Collaborative Text Editing without CRDTs or OT
  • Polishing your typography with line height units
  • Untangling the LLM spaghetti with ElectricSQL

Tools

  • ESLint can now lint HTML using the html-eslint language plugin
  • formalsec/explode-js: Automated Exploit Generation for Node.js Packages

Articles

  • Why Northflank ditched Next.js and never looked back
  • RSC for Astro Developers
  • How Hardcover Fell Out of Love with Next.js and Back in Love with Ruby on Rails & Inertia.js
  • JavaScript, when is this?

Boilerplates

  • CSS boilerplate - Sensible CSS defaults for a new project
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