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745: Modern JS Toolchains (Biome, Oxc + More)
745: Modern JS Toolchains (Biome, Oxc + More)
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48 minutes
Released:
Mar 20, 2024
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Wes and Scott dive deep into the world of JavaScript toolchains, exploring everything from linters and compilers to transpilers and formatters. Tune in as they shed light on cutting-edge technologies like Biome, UnJS, and Ezno that are shaping the future for developers. Show Notes 00:00 Welcome to Syntax! 01:37 Syntax is on YouTube. 02:09 Do we really need tooling? 04:02 Popular tools are predominantly plug and play. 06:15 What can tooling do for us? 07:16 The tools in today’s workflow. 07:21 Linters. 11:29 Compilers and transpilers. 13:30 Formatters. 16:18 Tokenizers and Parsers. 16:46 Bundlers. 17:59 Macros. 20:26 The new tools in the space. 20:47 Biome, one toolchain for your web project. 28:27 Oxc, the JavaScript oxidation compiler. 33:01 Deno, code formatting. 34:13 ESBuild, an extremely fast bundler for the web. 34:37 Rolldown, fast Rust-based bundler for JavaScript. 38:34 Ezno, TypeScript type checker. 40:24 UnJS, Unleash JavaScript’s Potential. 41:45 Lightning CSS, CSS parser, transformer, bundler, and minifier. 42:31 Is JavaScript good enough to handle these tools? 43:26 Sick Picks + Shameless Plugs. Sick Picks Scott: Shinobi-Geddon: The 1980s Ninja Craze Wes: Bachans Japanese Barbecue Sauce Shameless Plugs Scott: Syntax on YouTube Hit us up on Socials! Syntax: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Wes: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Scott:X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Randy: X Instagram YouTube Threads
Released:
Mar 20, 2024
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Podcast episode
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