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May 10, 2023
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Mark Otto
Next.js 13.4 Released — Despite the minor version bump, this is a big release for the popular React framework. The new app router and its improved approach to filesystem based routing is now offered as a stable feature, with a new concept of server actions…
May 9, 2023
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Mark Otto
???? That said, the fs readdir and opendir functions get a new recursive option which, a commenter notes, could replace some popular third party packages that do the same thing, such as recursive-readdir which gets over 5 million downloads a week(!) Smooth Logging for Node.js…
April 27, 2023
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Mark Otto
Trivia: This trademark issue is why the standardized form of JS is called ECMAScript. ???? Articles & Tutorials ???? Partytown is worth considering if you’d like to run potentially resource intensive third-party scripts in Web Workers. Modern Alternatives to Create React App — create-react-app was the ‘go…
April 18, 2023
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Mark Otto
Node.js 20 Released — A quirk of fate meant this issue was delayed for a couple of hours and.. Node v20 was launched in that time. Phew! This means we haven’t had much time to digest the news, though, but the key updates include: Experimental support…
April 13, 2023
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Mark Otto
The JavaScript Equality Table Game — Minesweeper will feel like a walk in the park after this reminder of the horrors of JavaScript’s ==. If you need to go in depth, Section 7.2.14 of the ECMAScript spec will help, but otherwise? Stick to three equals…
April 12, 2023
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Mark Otto
Next.js 13.3 Released — Increasingly seen as ‘the’ React framework, Next.js is always worth keeping an eye on. v13.3 introduces a file-based metadata API for dynamically generating assets like sitemaps and robots.txt, dynamic Open Graph image generation, improved routing options, and App Router gains support…
April 11, 2023
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Mark Otto
ℹ️ I mentioned it in the last issue, but in case you missed it, Node Weekly is now sent on Tuesdays, so if you missed us, we’re back. Until we take another break in August. ????__Peter Cooper, your editor Trying Node’s Built-In Test Runner —…
April 6, 2023
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Mark Otto
❓ JavaScript Weekly on a Thursday? It’s true. As well as it being Good Friday tomorrow, we’ve decided to move to Thursday permanently going forward. We hope you have a good Easter, if you celebrate it, otherwise enjoy one fewer email on Fridays ????__Your editor, Peter Cooper…
April 5, 2023
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Mark Otto
▶ 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…
March 22, 2023
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Mark Otto
react.dev: The New Home for React — Stand aside reactjs․org, there’s a new official homepage in town. Available in beta form for some time now, the new site represents a huge step forward in the guides on offer, both in terms of quantity and in…