news Episode 33
npm Has Competition, Parcel Adds Macros, and BrowserStack Gets Sued
Full Description
We discuss JSR, the new package registry from Deno, and whether it can compete with npm. Next, we talk about Parcel’s new support for macros, which is a handy way to embed build-time logic into your code. After that we some get into some BrowserStack legal drama, and wrap up with some BREAKING NEWS about Apple, PWAs, and the EU. Drama!
Links
- JSR - Deno’s New JavaScript Package Registry
- Parcel v2.12 supports macros
- Deque Systems Sues BrowserStack for Intellectual Property Theft
- So what exactly did Apple break in the EU?
- Apple says iOS 17.4 won’t remove Home Screen web apps in the EU after all
- React 19’s useOptimistic hook
- House of Ninjas series on Netflix
- Dune 2
- Avatar The Last Airbender on Netflix
- Notecard LoRa
- White House urges developers to dump C and C++