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Revving up Microsoft’s 10x faster TypeScript 7

Build type-safe JavaScript applications in less time with Microsoft’s native port of TypeScript built with Go.

By Simon Bisson

Jul 9, 20268 mins

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ECMAScript 2026 specification approved

Jul 6, 20261 min

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Go-based TypeScript 7.0 reaches release candidate stage

Jul 1, 20262 mins

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Deno update streamlines creation of desktop apps

Jun 29, 20262 mins

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Angular Signals in practice: Building a signal-first form in Angular

Jun 18, 202613 mins

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8 web development tools reimagining web development

By Matthew Tyson

Jun 9, 202611 mins

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13 new critical holes in JavaScript sandbox allow execution of arbitrary code

By Howard Solomon

May 7, 20265 mins

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The hidden cost of front-end complexity

May 7, 20268 mins

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The front-end architecture trilemma: Reactivity vs. hypermedia vs. local-first apps

By Matthew Tyson

Apr 28, 202610 mins

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The best JavaScript certifications for getting hired

Earn these JavaScript certs to demonstrate mastery of the most in-demand skills for the world’s most-used programming language.

Apr 27, 2026 8 mins

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Is your Node.js project really secure?

Why dependency scanning still breaks down and how we can fix it.

Apr 23, 2026 11 mins

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Tap into the AI APIs of Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge

The Chrome and Edge browsers have built-in APIs for language detection, translation, summarization, and more, using locally hosted models. Here’s how to take advantage of them.

By Serdar Yegulalp

Apr 15, 2026 9 mins

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HTMX 4.0: Hypermedia finds a new gear

The ingenious engine of web dev simplicity goes all-in with the Fetch API, native streaming, Idiomorph DOM merging, and more.

By Matthew Tyson

Apr 14, 2026 8 mins

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Local-first browser data gets real

Wasm, PGlite, OPFS, and other new tech bring robust data storage to the browser, Electrobun brings Bun to desktop apps, Signals bring sanity to state management, and more in this month’s JavaScript Report.

By Matthew Tyson

Apr 3, 2026 4 mins

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Kotlin 2.3.20 harmonizes with C, JavaScript/TypeScript

Update to Java competitor language also backs name-based destructuring declaration as well as Maven and Gradle tools.

Mar 27, 2026 3 mins

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TypeScript 6.0 arrives

The platform's last release to be based on a JavaScript codebase, Version 6.0 will be a bridge to the planned high-speed TypeScript 7.0 release.

Mar 25, 2026 3 mins

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Edge.js launched to run Node.js for AI

A WebAssembly sandbox is used for Node.js workloads and can isolate the unsafe parts of execution.

Mar 18, 2026 2 mins

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Project Detroit, bridging Java, Python, JavaScript, moves forward

Oracle to introduce Detroit project at JavaOne, for faster interop between Java, JavaScript, and Python.

Mar 17, 2026 2 mins

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First look: Electrobun for TypeScript-powered desktop apps

Powered by the TypesScript-native runtime Bun, Electrobun improves Electron with a smaller application footprint and built-in update mechanisms.

By Serdar Yegulalp

Mar 11, 2026 7 mins

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TypeScript 6.0 reaches release candidate stage

Latest update brings type-checking adjustment for function expressions in generic calls, as TypeScript moves toward Go rewrite.

Mar 10, 2026 2 mins

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Why local-first matters for JavaScript

Every developer should be paying attention to the local-first architecture movement and what it means for JavaScript. Here’s why.

By Matthew Tyson

Mar 6, 2026 3 mins

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Oracle expands AI Agent Studio for Fusion Applications with pro-code tools

By Anirban Ghoshal

Jul 14, 20265 mins

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From story points to tokenmaxxing: Why engineering keeps measuring the wrong things

By Bryan ONeill

Jul 14, 20267 mins

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A look at spatial intelligence and world models

By Isaac Sacolick

Jul 14, 20268 mins

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Gemma 4 runs general-purpose AI locally (and quickly)

Jun 18, 20265 mins

A first look at Pyrefly 1.0

Jun 9, 20265 mins

A look at Mojo 1.0, a Python-like Rust contender

Jun 2, 20265 mins