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Deno 1.21 improves REPL, error handling
Latest release of the JavaScript and TypeScript runtime also begins phasing in not type checking by default.
Node.js 18 updates OpenSSL support, enables fetch API
Experimental global fetch API that simplifies writing cross-platform HTTP request code is available by default in the latest version of the popular JavaScript runtime.
Review: The 10 best JavaScript editors
Sublime Text, Visual Studio Code, Brackets, and Atom rise to the top, but several others are also worth considering.
Review: The 6 best JavaScript IDEs
WebStorm, Visual Studio 2017, Visual Studio Code, NetBeans, Komodo, and Eclipse pull out the stops for JavaScript, Node.js, and friends.
Intro to Lit: A JavaScript framework
Lit is a fast, lightweight, reactive framework for building web components that work just about anywhere. Let's get started with Lit.
Node.js trademarks move to OpenJS Foundation
The OpenJS Foundation shepherds dozens of open source JavaScript projects including jQuery, Dojo, Electron, and Webpack.
Deno 1.18 completes Web Crypto API
Latest release of Node.js alternative also brings automatic discovery of configuration files and stabilization of the nested test steps API.
A simple automated build pipeline for Node.js
Even simple and early-stage projects benefit from automated build pipelines. Here’s an easy way to set up CI/CD with Node.js, Jenkins, and Git.
Deno joins JavaScript standards effort
Company behind JavaScript/TypeScript runtime will push for additions to ECMAScript that benefit users of server-side JavaScript.
GitHub will require 2FA for some NPM registry users
Mandate will apply to maintainers and admins of top packages on the JavaScript registry, in response to two recent security incidents.
TypeScript 4.5 arrives with Promise improvements
Latest GA release of Microsoft’s strongly typed JavaScript introduces new Awaited utility type to model Promise recursions, defers ECMAScript module support for Node.js to a future release.
Deno improves JSX transform, WebAssembly support
JavaScript/TypeScript runtime also brings enhancements related to TLS, Web Streams, test permissions.
Deno 1.15 improves Node.js compatibility
New version of the Node.js alternative also makes progress toward a feature-complete Web Crypto API.
Node.js 17 arrives with more promise-based APIs
Node.js 17 becomes the current release line and Node.js 16 moves to long-term support status.
Deno 1.14 extends Web Crypto API
Latest update to the Node.js rival also stabilizes the WebSocket API, introduces file locking APIs, and updates the Deno extension for Visual Studio Code.
Deno 1.13 emphasizes HTTP server API stability
Upgrades to native HTTP server are now advised for users of JavaScript/TypeScript runtime.
How to use Auth0 with Node.js and Express
Learn how to add Auth0 log-in capabilities to a Node.js/Express app and use authenticated user info to show/hide UI information and secure APIs.
How to use FilePond with Node.js
FilePond brings simple and powerful file uploads to JavaScript apps, and it’s free open source. Here’s how to use it with a Node.js Express back end.