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🗞 Issue 19 / 05.07.2023 📄 RegExp's v Flag with Set Notation and Properties of Strings The capability of regexes in Node has been turned up a few notches, especially in the support for, and manipulation of, Unicode character sets (for example, you can now do things like 'match all Greek symbols except π'). The post is from 2022 but we’ve been sitting on it as it’s taken till now for it to be supported. DAVIS, SCHERER. AND BYNENS 📄 Setting Expectations for the Node.js Test Runner An update on Node’s new test runner (stable since Node 20.0) from a TSC and core team member. He explains why an official test runner was introduced and how it tries to strike a balance between being powerful and minimal. COLIN J. IHRIG 📄 Tangerine: DNS over HTTPS for Node.js A drop-in replacement for dns.promises.Resolver that uses Undici to perform DNS requests over HTTPS, complete with built-in retries, timeouts, caching, and the ability to abort requests. FORWARD EMAIL ©️NODE.JS WEEKLY

Many are not aware of the power of JavaScript Harsha Vardhan

High-school student makes React a million times faster 🔥Fireship Million on GitHub Million.js Website

Build and Deploy a Fullstack Reddit Clone: Next.js 13, React, Tailwind, Auth, Prisma, MySQL Josh tried coding

📒 ARTICLES & TUTORIALS 📃 Don't Write Console Logs Yourself Ever Again We all use console.log and we’ll probably use it forever, but Amit says we can save time by using the Turbo Console Log extension for VS Code to at least insert the console.log statements for us.. AMIT MERCHANT 📃 An Introduction to Parser Combinators Parsing is rarely exciting, but Varun has done a fantastic job of making an engaging tutorial for a dry, yet extremely useful, topic. This is the bare basics, but I hope we can encourage him to finish the series :-) VARUN RAMESH

🗞 Issue 18 / 01.07.2023 📄 A Massive Bug at the Heart of the npm Ecosystem “This is a doozy,” says the author, who used to work on the npm CLI team. We don’t want to spoil his story too much, but in short, package manifests and actual package contents don’t necessarily match up and this can be manipulated by bad actors and even trip up auditing tools. DARCY CLARKE 🎬 The Cost of JavaScript in 2023 Esteemed Googler and Web performance expert Addy Osmani always brings a full, holistic view of problems and solutions to his talks, and this is no exception. He talks about the various ways JS apps are delivered and rendered, the constraints of the hardware involved, and techniques you can use to keep things running smoothly. ADDY OSMANI 💡 I know many readers dislike videos, but no word of a lie, this is a mini masterclass in numerous modern JS and webperf topics and worth saving for later. ©️JS WEEKLY

Most Popular Programming Languages in 2023 According to a study by Statista, JavaScript is the most popular language to learn. JavaScript (JS) is a scripting language used to make websites and mobile applications more interactive. It is also commonly used for game development. COURSERA

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