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745: Modern JS Toolchains (Biome, Oxc + More)

Mar 20, 2024 · 47 min
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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.
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