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November 3, 2025

JSter #249: Libraries and more

If we can't see the JavaScript in each other, we've already lost the fight.

Maybe I mentioned it already but remember to preregister for next year's Future Frontend conference that takes place 8-9.6.26 at Espoo, Finland.

Libraries

  • alien-signals - The lightest signal library
  • idiomorph - a DOM-merging algorithm
  • WebReflection/usignal: A blend of and solid-js basic reactivity API
  • Lift HTML - a tiny Web Components helper library
  • OpenFreeMap - Easy to integrate maps
  • uptake - Run a Bun cluster with a shared "worker" module

Frameworks

  • Ember 6.8 Released
  • Mastra - The TypeScript AI framework
  • Datastar - The hypermedia framework

Tools

  • Evalite - Test AI-powered apps in TypeScript
  • Vitest 4.0 is out
  • Hyperview - Native mobile apps, as easy as creating a web site
  • Ultracite - The AI-ready formatter that helps you write and generate code faster
  • Knip - Declutter your JavaScript & TypeScript projects
  • ossjs/release: Minimalistic, opinionated, and predictable release automation tool.
  • Bruno - Fast, Git-Friendly Open Source API Client

Articles

  • Importing vs fetching JSON
  • The future of Lodash
  • Datastar attribute plugin for signal value translation
  • The killer feature of Web Components
  • Unpacking Remix 3 Pt.1: Frontend
  • The Perils of Reactivity
  • 11ty Hacks for Fun and Performance

Tutorials

  • Create Type-Safe API Clients: A Complete Guide
  • Build a guessing game with the Prompt API

Runtimes

  • Node.js v25.0 is available

News

  • Introducing the React Foundation
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