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Testing 10 JavaScript Frameworks on Their HTML Defaults · Jens Oliver Meiert

Testing 10 JavaScript Frameworks on Their HTML Defaults · Jens Oliver Meiert I don’t know how it is for you, but, traditionally a front-of-the-frontend developer, I’ve always been skeptical about JavaScript frameworks. I’ve been attributing a good part of the HTML crisis—that most sites ship invalid and fantasy HTML—to the...

How to start a React Project [2025]

How to start a React Project [2025] Vite is often considered the unofficial successor to the most popular (now deprecated) React starter, create-react-app (CRA), as it doesn't deviate much from it. Compared to CRA (which used Webpack), Vite is much faster because it uses esbuild und...

Is npm Enough? Why Startups are Coming after this JavaScript Package Registry – console.log()

Is npm Enough? Why Startups are Coming after this JavaScript Package Registry – console.log() There’s been significant disruption in the JavaScript package management space recently. While npm continues to be the de facto JavaScript 1) package registry and 2) package manager used in Node.js runtime environments, it is worth discussing how ...

A guide to `tsconfig.json`

A guide to `tsconfig.json` I never felt confident about my tsconfig.json. To change that, I went through the official documentation, collected all common options, and documented them in this blog post: This knowledge will enable you to write a tsconfig.json that is cleaner...

Mastering React and OpenLayers Integration: A Comprehensive Guide • Max Dietrich

Mastering React and OpenLayers Integration: A Comprehensive Guide • Max Dietrich Unlock the full potential of interactive maps in your React applications by delving into the seamless integration of OpenLayers.

A Deeper Look into Node.js Docker Images: Help, My Node Image Has Python!

A Deeper Look into Node.js Docker Images: Help, My Node Image Has Python! Picking the right base image for your Node.js application can be challenging. Different variants of the official Docker node image vary x5 in size and x10 in the number of reported CVEs, but the smallest image is not always the best. There is also...

Troubles with multipart form data and fetch in Node.js

Troubles with multipart form data and fetch in Node.js This is one of those cathartic blog posts. One in which I spent several frustrating hours trying to debug something that really should have just worked. Once I had finally found out what was going on I felt that I had to write it all down just in ...

</> htmx ~ The future of htmx

</> htmx ~ The future of htmx htmx began life as intercooler.js, a library built around jQuery that added behavior based on HTML attributes. For developers who are not familiar with it, jQuery is a venerable JavaScript library that made writing cross-platform JavaScript a lot...

Node’s new built-in support for TypeScript

Node’s new built-in support for TypeScript Update 2025-01-09: Added the section “A few random thoughts”. Starting with v23.6.0, Node.js supports TypeScript without any flags. This blog post explains how it works and what to look out for. A first look at the new feature Filename extension...

17 Tips from a Senior React Developer

17 Tips from a Senior React Developer When I first started, I jumped from writing functions and basic DOM manipulation to learning React. As you can guess, it didn't go well 🤯. This is a common mistake for junior developers: trying to learn React without a solid understanding of Jav...