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NSFW JS 4.1: Client-Side Indecent Content Checking — A client-side TensorFlow.js-powered option for detecting potentially indecent images before they even go over the wire. It’s not fool proof but may help as another layer of protection for both you and your users. GitHub repo.

Node.js's 2023 Summarized — Rafael, of the Node.js TSC and Fastify core team, shares a useful update on the evolution of Node.js over the past year, how the team ensures Node is well tested and reliable, changes to Node’s vendor dependencies (of which it gained three in 2023), as well as enhancements to Node’s security and Web presence.

Union, Intersection, Difference, and More Coming to JavaScript Sets — Set was introduced back in ECMAScript 2015 (a.k.a. ES6) but only had some basic methods built-in. Phil looks at what sets can do and what new features are on the way.

Peggy 4.0: A Parser Generator for JavaScript — Produces fast parsers with good error reporting. Use it to process complex data or computer languages and build transformers, interpreters, compilers, and similar tools. The online demo is pretty effective. The official successor to PEG.js.

React Datepicker 6.0: A Simple Date Picker Component — I can’t remember the last time I saw so many code examples on a homepage :-)

Rust-Based JavaScript Linters: Fast, But No Typed Linting Right Now — An explanation of why the speed gains from Rust-powered linters aren’t comparable to the full feature set of typescript-eslint.

10 Interview Questions Every JS Developer Should Know in 2024 — I’d usually shy away from a list-based post on Medium, but this is a good exception. As a rare example of a top-notch developer who's also involved in hiring other developers, Eric provides useful advice.

What the Heck is a Homomorphic Mapped Type? — “Let’s try to understand what the TypeScript guys mean when they talk about homomorphic mapped types.”

Making Sense of 'Senseless' JavaScript Features — We’ve tackled with (above), now Juan Diego Rodriguez looks at several other seemingly “absurd” JS eccentricities, explains how they came into existence, and tries to help you avoid the problems they cause.