News: Node Gets TS Support, Tauri v2, and New JS Acronym e18e

Front-End Fire

This week’s episode kicks off with an announcement that Node 22.6 has experimental TypeScript support!

What you might not realize unless you read the fine print though, is that this isn’t the sort of TS support you might assume. Instead, the feature strips type annotations from .ts files, allowing them to run without transforming TS-specific syntax.

Tauri, a competitor to Electron for building cross-platform desktop apps, just released a stable release candidate of Tauri 2. Tauri promises lower memory usage and CPU usage by taking advantage of a system’s native webview on the frontend and using Rust on the backend.

A new acronym is sweeping the JavaScript world: e18e - or Ecosystem Performance. E18e is focused on improving JS package performance, by removing redundant dependencies in old packages or replacing them with more modern alternatives, improving the performance of widely used packages, and building modern alternatives to outdated packages.

News:

• Paige - e18e initiative
• Jack - Node 22.6 with experimental TypeScript support
• TJ - Tauri 2.0 RC

Bonus News:

• Courts rule Google is a monopolist in the search world

What Makes Us Happy this Week:

• Paige - Charisma towels from CostCo
• Jack - The Old Man TV series and Bad Sisters TV series
• TJ - A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder TV series