Issue #03

Node weekly

• Announcing TypeScript 5.0 Beta: Almost fresh out of the oven, the new version promises a smaller, simpler, and faster TypeScript. New features like decorators, const annotations, and union enums are covered.
• Node + SWC make a lightning fast typescript runtime: Quick read on how to compile TypeScript in Node blazingly-fast™ (with near zero compilation costs). Spoiler alert it’s .mts and SWC.
• 4 Developer Experience pitfalls to avoid: Light good read on common mistakes to avoid while building a developer experience strategy for your team.
• The technology behind GitHub’s new code search: A look at how GitHub managed to solve a unique problem of indexing 45 million repositories, 115 TB of code, and 15.5 billion documents into a full code search feature. (relevant talk)
• How to win at CORS: Says no one ever except Jake Archibald. Straight forward read on APIs, bear traps, and CORS. (relevant tweet)

Tools of the week

• driftdb: A real-time data backend for browser-based applications.
• bob: High-level build tool for multi-language projects.