The State of JS 2022 — The State of JS is one of the JavaScript ecosystem’s most popular surveys and this time 39,471 folks took part giving us a snapshot of the tools, technologies, and language features people are using (or not using!) There’s a lot to go through, but here are some key points:
Devographics
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🗣 Is TypeScript Worth It? — Time saver or waste of time? The relationship between TypeScript and JavaScript remains a complex one. An extensive discussion took place on Hacker News this week and, notably, TypeScript PM Daniel Rosenwasser popped up to respond to some of the concerns.
Hacker News
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IN BRIEF:
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You'll be aware of JavaScript's strict mode but one developer thinks we need a stricter mode to fix several other syntax issues.
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Publint is an online tool for 'linting' live npm packages to see if they are packaged correctly, as a way to ensure maximum compatibility across environments.
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Using GitHub Copilot for Unit Testing? — Even if you find the idea of a AI tool like Copilot writing production code distasteful, it may have a place in speeding up writing tests.
Ianis Triandafilov
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visx 3.0
↳ D3-powered visualization React components.
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Atrament 3.0
↳ Library for drawing and handwriting on a canvas element.
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HLS.js 1.3
↳ Library to play HLS (HTTP Live Streaming) in browsers, with MSE support.
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Developer Relations Manager — Join the CKEditor team to build community around an Open Source project used by millions of users around the world 🚀
CKEditor
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Find JavaScript Jobs with Hired — Create a profile on Hired to connect with hiring managers at growing startups and Fortune 500 companies. It's free for job-seekers.
Hired
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Oxygene Pt 4, as Performed by JavaScript — This is fun. Dittytoy is a simple, JavaScript-powered online generative music tool and someone has put together a surprisingly faithful rendition of perhaps one of the best known instrumental synth songs ever, all the way from 1976.
Dittytoy
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