~javascriptweekly | Issue 676 - A big update for ECharts (18)

A Sudoku Solver Implemented in the TypeScript Type System? — An appropriate use of the 🤯 emoji here, I think!

📊 Apache ECharts 5.5: The Powerful Visualization Library — ECharts’ big selling point, beyond being a well supported Apache-backed project, is its balance of power and simplicity. You can do a lot with it (check out the many examples here) without the code becoming complex. v5.5 enhances its ESM support, adds server-side rendering support, and lets you make incomplete pie charts.

📣 The React Team Shares What It's Been Working On — Work on React Compiler has progressed with it now powering Instagram’s prod site ('React 19 Will Be Compiled' goes into depth on what the compiler means for most React devs). We also learn React 19 is on the way and will include breaking changes to support things like Web Components.

Redwood v7.0: The React + GraphQL App Framework — Redwood is a full-stack Web framework that takes an opinionated approach, bringing together React, GraphQL, Prisma, and TypeScript, with a focus on building complete apps rapidly. v7 includes a new observability tool called Redwood Studio, realtime GraphQL features, and more.

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.

A Guide to Using localStorage in Modern Apps — localStorage has been supported in most browsers for fifteen years plus now, so it’s a reliable way to store data client-side, though there are still situations where you wouldn’t want to use it. A good primer, but with a focus on alternative options.

How to Set Up a Basic Node Server App with TypeScript in 2024 — Popular dev educator Jason with a quick tutorial on how to set up a modern Node project with TypeScript, live reloading, and loading in environment variables.

Transformational Auth & Identity | Userfront — Userfront is an auth & identity platform that transforms your business to serve free, freemium and enterprise customers.

▶  Pac-Man in JavaScript in 1 Hour — I felt old when Ania said “if you’ve never played Pac-Man before..” 😅 – nonetheless, she’s back with another of her fantastic, thorough walkthroughs.

HTMX vs React: A Complete Comparison — It strikes me as tricky to compare two very different approaches to what will often be distinct use cases, but undoubtedly people will want to weigh them up against each other, so here you go.

Perspective 2.8: Fast Streaming Data Visualization via WebAssembly — A data visualization component, well-suited for large and/or streaming datasets, that can be used from both JavaScript and Python. It’s been fun watching this library improve over the past couple of years. The docs have been improved a lot. GitHub repo.

Vuestic Admin: A Vue 3 Admin Template — A recently redesigned, modern admin template using Vue 3, Vite, Pinia, and Tailwind CSS. Check out the live demo or GitHub repo.

🗓 Tommy's Inclusive Datepicker: A Human-Friendly Date Picker — Try out this Web Component on the homepage itself. The user can type natural language phrases like “Next Friday” or “in 30 days” and the picker will move to the correct date. GitHub repo.

Skeleton: Reactive, Accessible Svelte UI Toolkit — A cool feature of the homepage is you can try out the different built-in themes, including dark and light modes, using a drop-down at the top.

Dax: Cross-Platform Shell Tools for Node — Similar to Google's zx but uses a cross-platform shell with common built-in commands so more code will work across platforms. Dax was originally written for Deno but now supports Node too.

POST/CON 2024 Is Coming! April 30th-May 1st — Postman’s biggest API conference ever is coming, and early registration is now open! Hear from industry leaders and level up your skills in hands-on workshops with Postman experts. Register by February 13, 2024, to get a 50% discount on your ticket.