Two ways to learn React in 2023

April 5, 2023 By Mark Otto 0

▶  Dan Abramov Explores React Server Components — Clocking in at a rather epic almost four hours, this (well timestamped) video isn’t for the faint of heart, but Dan and Ben walk through everything React Server Components oriented, complete with diagrams, code, and a real-world app. Ben Holmes…

Extending CloudFormation and CDK with Third-Party Extensions

March 31, 2023 By Mark Otto Off

Did you know you can use CloudFormation to manage third-party resources? The AWS CloudFormation Public Registry provides a searchable collection of CloudFormation extensions and makes it easy to discover and provision them in CloudFormation templates and AWS Cloud Development Kit (CDK) applications. In the past three months, we’ve added…

Import maps go universal

March 31, 2023 By Mark Otto Off

JavaScript Import Maps Now Supported Cross-Browser — ES modules provide a modern way to include and reuse JavaScript code in web apps, and import maps provide the bridge between using module names in code and where those modules can actually be loaded from. Thomas Steiner (Chrome…

Strategies to optimize the costs of your builds on AWS CodeBuild

March 30, 2023 By Mark Otto Off

AWS CodeBuild is a fully managed continuous integration service that compiles source code, runs tests, and produces ready-to-deploy software packages. With CodeBuild, you don’t need to provision, manage, and scale your own build servers. You just specify the location of your source code and choose…

5+ Tips For Building Custom Headless CMS

March 30, 2023 By Mark Otto Off

Are you looking to build a custom headless CMS (Content Management System) but don’t know where to start? Wondering what are the advantages of a headless CMS? What are the best tools and technologies to use? What are the steps to creating a custom headless…

Optimizing npm script performance

March 30, 2023 By Mark Otto 0

⏱ Node Weekly is moving to Tuesdays. We’re making some changes to our schedule, and since next Tuesday isn’t far away, we’re skipping next week’s issue and we’ll be back on Tuesday, April 11, 2023. See you then!__Peter Cooper, your editor Are Half of New…

Enabling DevSecOps with Amazon CodeCatalyst

March 29, 2023 By Mark Otto Off

DevSecOps is the practice of integrating security testing at every stage of the software development process. Amazon CodeCatalyst includes tools that encourage collaboration between developers, security specialists, and operations teams to build software that is both efficient and secure. DevSecOps brings cultural transformation that makes…

Rethinking modern React best practices

March 29, 2023 By Mark Otto 0

React Labs: What We’ve Been Working On — The latest look behind the scenes at what’s going on in the React project. React Server Components unsurprisingly make an appearance, but the most striking update is on the progress behind React Forget — an optimizing compiler…