Vite 5.0; Prettier 3.1; Node v21.2.0; Bun v1.0.12; explicit resource management; JS strings in V8

Vite 5.0: Rollup 4, API cleanups and more

vitejs.dev @vite@webtoo.ls

“Vite is now using Rollup 4, which already represents a big boost in build performance. And there are also new options to improve your dev server performance profile.”

“Vite 5 focuses on cleaning up the API (removing deprecated features) and streamlines several features closing long-standing issues, for example switching define to use proper AST replacements instead of regexes. We also continue to take steps to future-proof Vite (Node.js 18+ is now required, and the CommonJS Node API has been deprecated).”

Prettier 3.1: New experimental ternaries formatting and Angular control flow syntax

prettier.io github.com/sosukesuzuki github.com/prettier

“This release adds indentation back to nested ternaries along with a new --experimental-ternaries flag to try a more novel "curious ternary" format that scales better to deeply nested conditionals.” A separate blog post provides more information on --experimental-ternaries.

“We have also added support for the control flow syntax in Angular v17. For details on the syntax, please read the official Angular release post.”

Node v21.2.0 (current)

nodejs.org @targos@fosstodon.org @nodejs@social.lfx.dev

Highlights:
  • Better stack traces for module node:fs/promises
  • ESM modules: import.meta.dirname and import.meta.filename
  • navigator.language and navigator.languages
  • navigator.platform
  • Date supported by mock APIs
  • CLI flag --test-timeout

Bun v1.0.12

bun.sh github.com/Electroid github.com/oven-sh

Highlights:
  • bun -e <code> evaluates a CLI argument
  • bun --env-file <path> overrides the env file that is loaded by default
  • server.url: URL object with location of local HTP server
  • import.meta.env for accessing environment variables
  • expect.unreachable() fails if code is reachable
  • Improved CLI help output
  • Macros now support builtin modules
  • mock.module() now supports default exports and re-exports

Explicit resource management: Exploring JavaScript’s and TypeScript’s new feature

iliazeus.github.io @iliazeus@lor.sh

“One of my favorite new features of JavaScript and TypeScript is explicit resource management. It brings new syntax, using foobar = ..., that enables RAII [resource acquisition is initialization, a feature of C++, Rust, and other programming languages], reducing boilerplate when managing the lifecycle of various resources.”

Exploring V8’s strings: implementation and optimizations

iliazeus.github.io @iliazeus@lor.sh

“In this article, I will focus on V8’s implementation of [JavaScript] strings. I will demonstrate various string optimizations by beating C++ in a totally 100% legit benchmark. Finally, I will demonstrate the ways in which these implementation details might actually perform worse, and how to deal with that.”

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Pacquet package manager; WebGPU; test automation; NodeConf EU 2023 videos

Tuesday, November 14, 2023

pacquet: experimental Node.js package manager written in Rust [rewrite of pnpm] github.com github.com/pnpm Quoting the pnpm team: “Our Rust rewrite of pnpm is close to being ready for experimental

Bun 1.0.9; Deno 1.38; service workers server WinterJS; deprecation of ESLint formatting rules; Test2

Tuesday, November 7, 2023

Bun v1.0.9 bun.sh github.com/Jarred-Sumner github.com/Electroid github.com/colinhacks github.com/oven-sh “Bun is a fast, all-in-one toolkit for running, building, testing, and debugging JavaScript and

CodiumAI; Yarn 4.0; Node v21.1.0; test assertion styles; dependency divergence; performance-compare

Tuesday, October 31, 2023

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Oxc tool chain; Node.js 21; Biome v1.3.0; Biome toolchain; ESLint v8.52.0; Compiling JS to Wasm

Tuesday, October 24, 2023

Oxc: suite of high-performance tools for JavaScript and TypeScript written in Rust github.com Included tools: AST and parser, linter, resolver, minifier, formatter, transpiler, ezno type checker Node.

Task group for source maps; Parcel v2.10.0; ESLint flat config

Tuesday, October 24, 2023

Ecma TC39 “ECMAScript” initiates a new task group to standardize source maps www.ecma-international.org github.com/jkup @littledan@hachyderm.io @TC39@fosstodon.org “The group's plan is to identify

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