Category: Frontend

New libraries for managing application state can never be enough (well, maybe, until one really delivers on all its promises). This week another library was presented by the developers of Preact. I have to admit that it's really minimalistic, yet efficient. Interested?

Every new TypeScript release used to be a small celebration for anyone interested in frontend development. This week we got TypeScript 4.8 - was it worth the wait?

Bun has gone from being a web curiosity to a startup with a $7 million budget in less than a month. That means things have gotten crowded among javascript runtime environments, and Deno is no longer the only serious alternative to Node.js.

Deno is one of the more interesting projects growing in the JavaScript community. In June, Deno Company raked in $21 million to develop its cloud, and less than a few weeks ago the first framework dedicated to Deno was published. This past week, the company shared the functionality heading to their runtime environment, and there is definitely something to hang your eye on.

In 2022, server-side rendering is experiencing a renaissance. Astro is another framework in this category, based on an island architecture and allowing components to be created in any popular tool. If you want to see whether it can be a viable alternative to Next.js, read this entry.