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Rob Palmer @robpalmer.bsky.social · 12m

"In my opinion, a lot of the success of ES6 was due to the existence of Babel" - @overlookmotel.bsky.social at @viteconf.org

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Rob Palmer @robpalmer.bsky.social · 2h

Glad to see TypeScript's Isolated Declarations feature already mentioned in three talks this morning at @viteconf.org 👍

It's one of the reasons tsdown and Oxc can generate Type Declarations so quickly ⚡

The main ID developer @titiancernicova.bsky.social is here if you wish to meet him.

Titian Cernicova-Dragomir @titiancernicova.bsky.social · 3h

Always happy to see something you worked on out in the wild! Love to see isolated declarations being used 😊. #viteconf.amsterdam

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Rob Palmer @robpalmer.bsky.social · 12h

Most desired JS changes by the panel:

🔶 Type Annotations
🔶 Deprecating CommonJS
🔶 AsyncContext
🔶 Module Declarations

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Rob Palmer @robpalmer.bsky.social · 12h

This is far from a monoculture.

Seems like a good thing to have such diverse views and stakeholders around the project.

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Rob Palmer @robpalmer.bsky.social · 1d

Node excitement 😉

The folks at Platformatic including @stephenbelanger.com have integrated a Python runtime into Node 🎉

This lets you mix Python into your Node apps.

Throughput, latency, and requests per-second are competitive with native Python alternatives 😲

Matteo Collina @nodeland.dev · 1d

🚀 BIG NEWS: We just shipped @platformatic/python - run Python ASGI apps INSIDE your Node.js process!

This changes everything for AI/ML + Node.js apps 🧵

youtu.be/8eAAP9IF4xA

Launching @platformatic/python: Bring Python ASGI to Your Node.js Applications

Today we are excited to ship @platformatic/python, a new capability for Watt, the Application Server for Node.js, that lets you run Python ASGI applications alongside your existing Node.js workloads.…

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Robin Bender Ginn @rginn206.bsky.social · 1d

So cool to be in the room at React Conf when the new React Foundation was announced 💙 with its new home at the Linux Foundation. At @openjsf.org we’re celebrating this big win for JavaScript communities.

OpenJS Foundation @openjsf.org · 1d

New Era for React = Stronger JavaScript Ecosystem 💙

React doesn’t live in isolation - It works alongside Node.js, Electron, webpack, and more. A dedicated foundation under the Linux Foundation means more collaboration, security, and sustainability across the ecosystem.

hubs.la/Q03MylxX0

Celebrating the Launch of the React Foundation | OpenJS Foundation

A New Era for React, and a Stronger JavaScript Ecosystem

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OpenJS Foundation @openjsf.org · 1d

New Era for React = Stronger JavaScript Ecosystem 💙

React doesn’t live in isolation - It works alongside Node.js, Electron, webpack, and more. A dedicated foundation under the Linux Foundation means more collaboration, security, and sustainability across the ecosystem.

hubs.la/Q03MylxX0

Celebrating the Launch of the React Foundation | OpenJS Foundation

A New Era for React, and a Stronger JavaScript Ecosystem

hubs.la

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Joyee Cheung @joyeecheung.bsky.social · 6d

I gave a talk today at @nordicjs.com about shipping Node.js packages in 2025...or how to transition from shipping dual/faux-ESM/CommonJS to shipping ESM directly!

Slides at github.com/joyeecheung/...

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James @43081j.com · 4d

we've started building out an "awesome" list for @e18e.dev 🎉

this should provide a good resource for finding modern libraries and tools. contributions welcome!

GitHub - e18e/awesome-e18e: A curated list of awesome e18e-focused packages

A curated list of awesome e18e-focused packages. Contribute to e18e/awesome-e18e development by creating an account on GitHub.

github.com

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Rob Palmer @robpalmer.bsky.social · 4d

Carvery.js would be a very British alternative to Waffle.js etc

My talk would be a rundown on the sauces & condiments. The spoiler is that horseradish is S-tier.

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Scary Mary Branscombe @marypcbuk.bsky.social · 7d

one of my *BIG* pieces dropped yesterday so reprising for the UK shift and the US morning folks: why did it take so long for the web to get a real test suite and why do we need it so much?

Scary Mary Branscombe @marypcbuk.bsky.social · 8d

A few years ago I started writing about evolving web standards and @rbyers.net suggested I should cover WPT: the web platform tests project that most people working with the web have a vague idea about that has evolved into an engine of interoperability. since then, I've been tracking people down

How a Shared Test Suite Fixed the Web’s Biggest Problems

The story of Web Platform Tests (WPT), the collaborative test suite that transformed the web from an inconsistent platform into a stable one.

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Rob Palmer @robpalmer.bsky.social · 8d

A history of Vite by Richard MacManus 📜

🔶 Origin: Fast unbundled dev via browser ESM
🔶 Vue-only ➡️ framework-agnostic
🔶 Replaces Create React App
🔶 Rollup/webpack/Turbopack comparisons explained
🔶 Now: AI picks Vite for React apps
🔶 Next: Scope expands with Vite+

thenewstack.io/how-vite-bec...

How Vite Became the Backbone of Modern Frontend Frameworks

We talk to Evan You about Vite's journey from a prototype inspired by ES Modules to the industry-standard build tool. Also: Vite+ and AI.

thenewstack.io

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Alex Russell @infrequently.org · 8d

This sort of deep, in-depth post about how the good web things we have came to be is why I love @marypcbuk.bsky.social's writing:

thenewstack.io/how-a-shared-tes…

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David Brownman @xavd.id · 8d

They talked about my recent TypeScript blog post in this episode. It's a cool listen!

TypeScript.fm @typescript.fm · 8d

Today on the pod, TS 6.0 defaults, fresh ECMAScript proposals (no frozen privates, Array.pushAll, iterator chunking), Cap'n Web RPC, Python kwargs in TS, and running TS on DOS (and PlayStation?)!

share.transistor.fm/s/db6f3035

#typescript

New ECMAScript Proposals, Cap'n Web, and TS on DOS/PlayStation | News | Ep 37 | TypeScript.fm - The Friendly Show for TypeScript Developers | Episode 37

News of the week of September 22, 2025: new default option in TS 6.0, Jiti upgrade, and Cloudflare's on a tear. Plus, npm's security roadmap. From the community: Python-style kwargs, running TS on MS-DOS,...

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TypeScript.fm @typescript.fm · 8d

Today on the pod, TS 6.0 defaults, fresh ECMAScript proposals (no frozen privates, Array.pushAll, iterator chunking), Cap'n Web RPC, Python kwargs in TS, and running TS on DOS (and PlayStation?)!

share.transistor.fm/s/db6f3035

#typescript

New ECMAScript Proposals, Cap'n Web, and TS on DOS/PlayStation | News | Ep 37 | TypeScript.fm - The Friendly Show for TypeScript Developers | Episode 37

News of the week of September 22, 2025: new default option in TS 6.0, Jiti upgrade, and Cloudflare's on a tear. Plus, npm's security roadmap. From the community: Python-style kwargs, running TS on MS-DOS,...

share.transistor.fm

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Rob Palmer @robpalmer.bsky.social · 8d

@overlookmotel.bsky.social is now at @jsmonthlylondon.bsky.social explaining how tool migration to Rust does not need to be barrier for JS developers.

Oxlint is working ensure JS plugins can be fast via lazy deserialization of the Rust-constructed AST.

OverlookMotel at a podium in front of an Oxlint "Get Involved" slide

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Rob Palmer @robpalmer.bsky.social · 9d

<> type assertions can already be disabled using "erasableSyntaxOnly"

The first step in pitching a deprecation is to raise an issue on the TS repo. From a quick search, no one has done this yet.

Would you like to do this?

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Thomas Steiner @tomayac.com · 9d

📢 New #WasmAssembly podcast episode: CG, WG, W3C, Lively — #Wasm standardization with Thomas Lively!

We talk about Thomas' role as co-chair of the #WebAssembly Community Group at the W3C and the two proposals he champions.

🍿 www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDGq...
🎧 wasmassembly.libsyn.com/cg-wg-w3c-li...

CG, WG, W3C, Lively—Wasm standardization with Thomas Lively - WasmAssembly

YouTube video by Chrome for Developers

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Rob Palmer @robpalmer.bsky.social · 9d

It's like using a laser pointer on a cat.

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TC39 @tc39.es · 12d

ECMAScript Excitement 🎉

This week, at its 110th meeting, TC39 advanced these proposals:

3️⃣ Non-extensible applies to Private
2️⃣.7️⃣ Import Bytes
2️⃣.7️⃣ Iterator Chunking
2️⃣ Native Promise Predicate
1️⃣ Array.prototype.pushAll
1️⃣ Native Promise Adoption

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TC39 @tc39.es · 12d

Note-takers are the unsung heroes of TC39. Without them, no progress could be made. It is right to give them thanks and praise. Here's to those who helped at this week's meeting! 🥳👏🙌

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James @43081j.com · 12d

we now have an @e18e.dev github action which can diff your dependencies in PRs

things like:
- change in trust level (loss of trusted publisher)
- adding >threshold dependencies
- adding >threshold install size
- bundle size difference (vs main)
- duplicate deps

early days so please give feedback!

GitHub - e18e/action-dependency-diff: A GitHub action to report dependency changes and potential problems

A GitHub action to report dependency changes and potential problems - e18e/action-dependency-diff

github.com

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Rob Palmer @robpalmer.bsky.social · 13d

I'm guessing "tomorrow" resolves to Friday 26th Sept.

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Shane Carr @sffc.bsky.social · 14d

Really exciting to see this finally coming together! It's been a long journey for myself and many others, and I'm very happy with where we've landed.

Rob Palmer @robpalmer.bsky.social · 14d

ECMAScript excitement 😉

@jason-williams.co.uk from TechAtBloomberg announces the release of Boa's Rust-based implementation of TC39 Stage 3 Temporal 🎉

Chrome estimates this will ship in Chromium 143 🎉🎉

Temporal is the shiny replacement for the broken JS Date API ✨

Boa @boajs.dev · 14d

Temporal_rs has been released!!!

This is the first public release of Temporal_rs, a Rust implementation of the Temporal API powering Boa, Kiesel, V8 plus other engines.

This will be shipping in Chromium soon

More info in our blog post: boajs.dev/blog/2025/09...

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Rob Palmer @robpalmer.bsky.social · 14d

The full agenda is here:

github.com/tc39/agendas...

github.com

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