JavaScript

Edge.js launched to run Node.js for AI

A WebAssembly sandbox is used for Node.js workloads and can isolate the unsafe parts of execution.

By Paul Krill

Mar 18, 20262 mins

Generative AIJavaScriptWebAssembly

Articles

The browser is your database: Local-first comes of age

The thick client is making a comeback. Here’s how next-generation local databases like PGlite and RxDB are bringing feature-rich data storage to the browser.

By Matthew Tyson

Feb 26, 2026 10 mins

DatabasesJavaScriptWeb Development

Abandoned project linking Java, JavaScript makes a comeback

The Detroit project envisioned using JavaScript as an extension language for Java applications. Now it’s being revived with the addition of Python.

By Paul Krill

Feb 25, 2026 2 mins

JavaJavaScriptPython

WinterTC: Write once, run anywhere (for real this time)

The unified JavaScript runtime standard is an idea whose time has come. Here’s an inside look at the movement for server-side JavaScript interoperability.

By Matthew Tyson

Feb 19, 2026 8 mins

JavaScriptTypeScriptWeb Development

Working with the Windows App Development CLI

Microsoft is previewing an open-source command-line tool designed to speed up Windows application development, testing, and delivery.

By Simon Bisson

Feb 17, 2026 8 mins

JavaScriptNode.jsRust

Last JavaScript-based TypeScript arrives in beta

TypeScript 6.0 is intended to be the last release based on the current JavaScript codebase, before a Go-based compiler and language service debuts in TypeScript 7.0.

By Paul Krill

Feb 12, 2026 4 mins

JavaScriptProgramming LanguagesTypeScript

Reactive state management with JavaScript Signals

Learn how frameworks like Solid, Svelte, and Angular are using the Signals pattern to deliver reactive state without the weight.

By Matthew Tyson

Feb 12, 2026 9 mins

JavaScriptProgramming LanguagesSoftware Development

Deno Sandbox launched for running AI-generated code

Deno Sandbox works in tandem with Deno Deploy—now in GA—to secure workloads where code must be generated, evaluated, or safely executed on behalf of an untrusted user.

By Paul Krill

Feb 5, 2026 2 mins

Code SecurityJavaScriptTypeScript

Beyond NPM: What you need to know about JSR

The JavaScript Registry makes building, sharing, and using JavaScript packages simpler and more secure, and you can use it with or without NPM.

By Matthew Tyson

Feb 5, 2026 8 mins

JavaScriptNode.jsTypeScript

Are you ready for JavaScript in 2026?

Strip the types and hotwire the HTML—and triple check your package security while you are at it. JavaScript in 2026 is just getting started.

By Matthew Tyson

Jan 30, 2026 4 mins

JavaScriptTypeScriptWeb Development

Get started with Angular: Introducing the modern reactive workflow

A step-by-step guide to installing the tools, creating an application, and getting up to speed with Angular components, directives, services, and routers.

By Matthew Tyson

Jan 29, 2026 14 mins

JavaScriptTypeScriptWeb Development

Unplugged holes in the npm and yarn package managers could let attackers bypass defenses against Shai-Hulud

A researcher at Koi Security says the two key platforms have not plugged the vulnerabilities enabling the worm attacks, and ‘the JavaScript ecosystem deserves better.’

By Howard Solomon

Jan 26, 2026 4 mins

Development ToolsGitHubJavaScript

TypeScript levels up with type stripping

Say goodbye to source maps and compilation delays. By treating types as whitespace, modern runtimes are unlocking a “no-build” TypeScript that keeps stack traces accurate and workflows clean.

By Matthew Tyson

Jan 22, 2026 10 mins

JavaScriptProgramming LanguagesTypeScript