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DIY Devs @diydevs.bsky.social · 8d

React Native turned 10 years old and has also released React Native 0.82. With this release, the team is introducing DOM Node APIs. reactnative.dev/blog/2025/10...

#ReactNative #MobileDev #React

React Native 0.82 - A New Era · React Native

Today we're excited to release React Native 0.82: the first React Native that runs entirely on the New Architecture.

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DIY Devs @diydevs.bsky.social · 17d

ICYMI, React 19.2 is out. Some new features include for smart rendering, useEffectEvent, cacheSignal, Partial Pre‑rendering, and improved SSR behavior. All around upgrades in flexibility and performance. react.dev/blog/2025/10...

#React #React19 #WebDev #JS #Frontend

React 19.2 – React

The library for web and native user interfaces

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DIY Devs @diydevs.bsky.social · 20d

Cloudflare just upgraded its core with Rust & new architecture. They're reporting that it cut response latency by ~10 ms and delivered ~25% performance gains. blog.cloudflare.com/20-percent-i...

#Cloudflare #Rust #NetworkUpgrade

Cloudflare just got faster and more secure, powered by Rust

We’ve replaced the original core system in Cloudflare with a new modular Rust-based proxy, replacing NGINX. It’s not only substantially faster for all our customers, it’s also more secure, and lets us...

blog.cloudflare.com

DIY Devs @diydevs.bsky.social · 24d

GitHub is also ramping up security for the npm ecosystem. They're rolling out stricter verification, improved auditing, and stronger protections across the supply chain. github.blog/security/sup...

#npm #GitHub #DevTools

Our plan for a more secure npm supply chain

GitHub is strengthening npm's security with stricter authentication, granular tokens, and enhanced trusted publishing.

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DIY Devs @diydevs.bsky.social · Sep 21

pnpm v10.16 introduces minimumReleaseAge, a setting to delay installing newly published packages to mitigate supply‑chain risk. It also added “finder functions” for dependency filtering. pnpm.io/blog/release...

#pnpm #JSDev #NodeJS #PackageManager

pnpm 10.16 | pnpm

Minor Changes

pnpm.io

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DIY Devs @diydevs.bsky.social · Sep 17

Heads up, the npm package @ctrl/tinycolor and 40+ related packages were compromised in a supply‑chain attack dubbed “Shai‑Hulud.” Check versions, revoke tokens, and scan your dependencies. www.stepsecurity.io/blog/ctrl-ti...

#npm #SupplyChainAttack #DevOps #OpenSource

ctrl/tinycolor and 40+ NPM Packages Compromised - StepSecurity

www.stepsecurity.io

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DIY Devs @diydevs.bsky.social · Sep 15

Motion x Tailwind CSS might be a dream combo. You can animate utility classes, have responsive motions via CSS vars, and even generate spring easing with Motion for AI. motion.dev/docs/react-t...

#MotionJS #TailwindCSS #WebDev #React #Animations

Animating with Tailwind CSS | Motion

Unlock powerful UI animations by combining Motion with Tailwind CSS. This guide covers practical tricks for animating utility classes, generating CSS springs and more.

motion.dev

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DIY Devs @diydevs.bsky.social · Sep 13

Mediabunny is a fast, browser‑native JS library for reading, writing & converting audio/video files. It's great for web media apps. mediabunny.dev

#WebMedia #JavaScript #WebDev #OpenSource

Mediabunny

A JavaScript library for reading, writing, and converting media files. Directly in the browser, and faster than anybunny else.

mediabunny.dev

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DIY Devs @diydevs.bsky.social · Sep 9

Vercel launched its Open SDK Strategy, building tools under permissive OSS licenses, engineered for portability. vercel.com/blog/open-sd...

#OpenSource #Vercel #DevTools #WebDev #Portability

Open SDK strategy - Vercel

Vercel’s Open SDK strategy commits to building frameworks, SDKs, and tools in the open, under permissive licenses. Learn how we’re avoiding lock-in, ensuring portability, and investing in open source ...

vercel.com

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Seb ⚛️ ThisWeekInReact.com @sebastienlorber.com · Sep 3

👀 React Native 1.0 is finally on the horizon

Announced at React Universe Conf, they will share the plan to reach 1.0 soon!

RN recently:
- improved its release process (6x/year)
- stabilized and clarified its public APIS
- introduced workflows to catch breaking changes

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DIY Devs @diydevs.bsky.social · Sep 3

Interested in the Apollo 11 source code? Well, it's actually on GitHub. The assembly language that flew humanity to the Moon, complete with all the required historical depth. github.com/chrislgarry/...

#Apollo11 #SpaceDev #OpenSource #AGC

GitHub - chrislgarry/Apollo-11: Original Apollo 11 Guidance Computer (AGC) source code for the command and lunar modules.

Original Apollo 11 Guidance Computer (AGC) source code for the command and lunar modules. - chrislgarry/Apollo-11

github.com

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DIY Devs @diydevs.bsky.social · Sep 1

There's a new major version of ImageJS. v1.0 brings full TypeScript support, a clearer API with read()/write() in place of load()/save(), stricter image constructors, and better editor tooling. docs.image-js.org/blog/release...

#ImageJS #TypeScript #JS #ImageProcessing #DevTools

Announcing ImageJS 1.0 | ImageJS

We're excited to announce the release of a new major version of ImageJS!

docs.image-js.org

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DIY Devs @diydevs.bsky.social · Aug 27

Firefox 142 brings about a more streamlined and powerful browser with stable link previews, flexible tracking protection exceptions, and active tab visibility in collapsed groups.

#Firefox142 #WebDev #Privacy #BrowserUpdate

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DIY Devs @diydevs.bsky.social · Aug 23

Svedit is a Svelte‑5 library for building rich content editors. There's no CMS required if you want to model content in JSON or edit in-place. Pretty good for lightweight layouts. svedit.vercel.app

#Svelte #WebDev #RichText #OpenSource

Svedit - A tiny library for building rich content editors with Svelte 5

svedit.vercel.app

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DIY Devs @diydevs.bsky.social · Aug 21

Typechecker Zoo is a project that uses Rust to build compact toy implementations of classic static type systems (like Hindley–Milner). It's a fun hands-on dive. Check it out: sdiehl.github.io/typechecker-...

#TypeTheory #Rust #Compilers #PLDesign

Introduction - Typechecker Zoo

Typecheckers built for fun

sdiehl.github.io

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DIY Devs @diydevs.bsky.social · Aug 18

TypeScript 5.9 is out and it brings import defer for deferred module loading, a slimmer tsc --init, stable --module node20, expandable hover tooltips, and more. devblogs.microsoft.com/typescript/a...

#TypeScript #JavaScript #WebDev #DevTools

Announcing TypeScript 5.9 - TypeScript

Today we are excited to announce the release of TypeScript 5.9! If you’re not familiar with TypeScript, it’s a language that builds on JavaScript by adding syntax for types. With types, TypeScript mak...

devblogs.microsoft.com

DIY Devs @diydevs.bsky.social · Aug 14

pnpm v10.14 now supports JavaScript runtime installation. So you can declare Node.js, Deno, or Bun in your package.json and pnpm handles downloading, pinning, and checksumming for consistent dev environments. pnpm.io/blog/release...

#pnpm #JSDev #NodeJS #PackageManager

pnpm 10.14 | pnpm

Added support for JavaScript runtime installation

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DIY Devs @diydevs.bsky.social · Aug 11

With GitHub's CEO stepping down, GitHub will fold directly into Microsoft's CoreAI division. ...😬
www.theverge.com/news/757461/...

#GitHub #AI #DevTools

GitHub just got less independent at Microsoft after CEO resignation

GitHub will be part of Microsoft’s AI engineering team

www.theverge.com

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DIY Devs @diydevs.bsky.social · Aug 8

Have you heard of Waku? It's a minimal React framework built for the server‑components era. It's lightweight and offers SSG/SSR flexibility. It also now has Vite RSC support. newsletter.daishikato.com/p/waku-gains...

#React #Waku #WebDev #RSC #SSG

Waku Gains Vite RSC Support

It Was a Long Journey to Get Here

newsletter.daishikato.com

DIY Devs @diydevs.bsky.social · Aug 6

Modern CSS is pretty powerful with its smooth page loads and UI transitions. But what do you think, is it enough to do away with SPA frameworks?

#ModernCSS #WebDev #SPA #Frontend

DIY Devs @diydevs.bsky.social · Aug 2

Node.js v22.18.0 has experimental TypeScript stripping enabled by default, so you can now run .ts files directly in Node. Plus updates like import.meta.main and watch-mode flags are also included. nodejs.org/en/blog/rele...

#NodeJS #TypeScript #LTS #DevTools

Node.js — Node.js v22.18.0 (LTS)

Node.js® is a free, open-source, cross-platform JavaScript runtime environment that lets developers create servers, web apps, command line tools and scripts.

nodejs.org

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DIY Devs @diydevs.bsky.social · Aug 2

Expo and Meta teamed up to deliver precompiled React Native builds on iOS. Build times are expected to drop up to 10×, hopefully saving battery life. expo.dev/blog/precomp...

#ReactNative #DevTools #MobileDev

Precompiled React Native for iOS: Faster builds are coming in 0.81

React Native 0.81 introduces precompiled iOS builds, cutting compile times by up to 10x in projects where React Native is the primary dependency.

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DIY Devs @diydevs.bsky.social · Jul 31

Last week, popular npm linter packages like eslint-config-prettier and eslint-plugin-prettier were hijacked. The compromised versions deployed malware via postinstall scripts, enabling remote control on Windows. Make sure you audit! www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/securit...

#npm #JavaScript #WebSec

www.bleepingcomputer.com

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DIY Devs @diydevs.bsky.social · Jul 29

Want a deep dive into JavaScript’s evolution? Then here's a good read for you. buttondown.com/whatever_jam...

#JavaScript #JSRuntimes #WebDev #DevTools

The many, many, many JavaScript runtimes of the last decade

This last decade has seen an inundation of new JavaScript runtimes (and engines in equal measure), enabling us to run JavaScript in all manner of contexts...

buttondown.com

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DIY Devs @diydevs.bsky.social · Jul 29

MDN turned 20 years old. What started as a community wiki in 2005 is now a global reference with 14,000+ docs and 33,000+ translations. It’s definitely my go-to hub for web dev wisdom. developer.mozilla.org/en-US/blog/m...

#webdev #MDN #OpenStandards

Celebrating 20 years of MDN | MDN Blog

MDN turns 20! Let's look at how we started, how MDN became the most trusted resource for web developers, the impact it's had on the open web, and yes, there's cake, too.

developer.mozilla.org

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