JSter #238: Libraries and more

I feel the need - the need for JavaScript.

It's less than three months until Future Frontend (27-28.5, Espoo, Finland). It's not going to be a big conference (~200 people) but that's just good for the vibes.

Libraries

• NextGlobeGen - Localize your Next.js App Router routes and content to serve your application for all users around the world
• effector - Write business logic with ease

Articles

• LLM bots + Next.js image optimization = recipe for bankruptcy (post-mortem)
• JavaScript hashing speed comparison: MD5 versus SHA-256
• A list of reasons why you should be using Cloudflare Workers for building your AI agent infrastructure/product/personal assistant

Mailing lists

• This week in React - Join over 47.000 React developers

Tools

• Announcing TypeScript 5.8
• Lightpanda - the future of browser automation (scraping, AI agents, etc.)

Techniques

• Refactoring with codemods
• Debug your view transitions with Inspection Chamber
• 1-billion row challenge with Node.js
• Speeding up the JavaScript ecosystem - Rust and JavaScript Plugins
• Getting Real (small) With Compression Dictionaries
• Downsize your JavaScript: Mastering Bundler Optimizations
• Snapshot testing styled-components with Vitest