Issue #06

Node weekly

• WebContainer API is here: StackBlitz has released the WebContainer API – remember the full-stack Node.js environments in the browser? Now the API allows headless access to WebContainers, providing flexibility to build user applications on top of the WebContainers.
• Are clouds having their on-prem moment?: Ben Popper of Stack Overflow writes about the adoption of public cloud infrastructure as a trend in recent years. Long read about how financial, logistics, healthcare industries are bringing the power of the cloud to on-premise data.
• More Elegant Destructuring with JavaScript Generators: Did you know you can deconstruct arrays from generators functions? Quick example of destructuring an arbitrary number of entities on demand for no reason (literally).
• Writing Javascript without a build system: We all love build systems for combining files, minification, and adding polyfills? Julia Evans argues that for small projects they are unnecessary and frustrating to work with when scaling (I agree).
• Community in a Downturn: The tech industry has been hit hard by layoffs, restructuring, and shifting priorities. Erin Mikail Staples writes a four-part honest analysis of tech vs community vs industry.

Tools of the week

• jelly: JavaScript/TypeScript static analyzer for Node.js applications
• ts-reset: A TypeScript reset, improving types for common JavaScript API’s
• Turso: SQLite-compatible embedded database to the edge (relevant tweet)
• LiteFS: FUSE-based file system for replicating SQLite databases across a cluster of machines (relevant tweet)
• CommandK: Infrastructure for sensitive data (waitlist)