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Posts tagged #javascript — Page 5
A mix of technical deep-dives, career reflections, and dispatches from the road.
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developmentMay 9, 2026· 3 min
Svelte 5 Runes: Reactive State That Actually Makes Sense
An introduction to Svelte 5 runes — the explicit reactive primitives ($state, $derived, $effect, $props) that replace Svelte 4's magic $: syntax and make…
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developmentMay 6, 2026· 2 min
Biome: The Fast All-in-One ESLint and Prettier Replacement
Biome is a Rust-based toolchain that replaces ESLint and Prettier with a single fast binary. Here's what it does well, where it falls short, and how to migrate.
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developmentMay 3, 2026· 2 min
JavaScript Temporal API: Dates Are Finally Fixed
A practical introduction to the JavaScript Temporal API — the ES2026 replacement for Date that gets types right, handles timezones properly, and makes date…
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developmentApr 19, 2026· 1 min
Edge Functions: Running Code Where Your Users Are
Edge functions run your code in data centers close to users, eliminating the latency of a centralized origin server.
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developmentApr 18, 2026· 1 min
Progressive Web Apps in 2026: Offline-First Patterns That Actually Work
PWAs have matured significantly. Between Workbox's caching strategies, the Background Sync API, and the Web App Manifest improvements, building…
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developmentApr 5, 2026· 2 min
Node.js 22 LTS: The Features Worth Knowing About
Node.js 22 became the active LTS in October 2024, bringing a native test runner, built-in watch mode, require() for ES modules, and much more.
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developmentApr 2, 2026· 1 min
Zustand: Lightweight State Management That Stays Out of Your Way
Zustand is a minimal global state library for React that skips the boilerplate entirely. Here's how it works, when to reach for it, and patterns that scale…
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developmentMar 17, 2026· 2 min
TanStack Query v5: Data Fetching Done Right
TanStack Query v5 cleaned up the API, unified the mental model, and added first-class support for infinite queries and streaming.
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developmentMar 7, 2026· 1 min
Web Workers: Keeping Your UI Smooth When the Work Gets Heavy
JavaScript is single-threaded, but that doesn't mean your UI has to freeze during heavy computation.
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