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Lerna vs Turborepo vs Rush: Which is better in 2023?
Monorepos are becoming more and more popular with web development. In this article, we will compare some of the most popular monorepo tools' performance, ease of use, and more.
By AsyncBanana
February 5, 2023
The 6 JavaScript Projects to watch in 2023
We look over some of the JavaScript projects to watch in 2023.
By AsyncBanana
January 1, 2023
Top 5 Alternatives to React in 2023
Currently, React is extremely popular, and for good reasons. It is simple and concise. However, looking at some alternatives is a good idea too.
By AsyncBanana
September 17, 2022
How to use ESM on the web and in Node.js
ESM (ECMAScript Modules) is a modern module format with many advantages over previous formats like CommonJS. How do you switch to it?
By AsyncBanana
September 3, 2022
React vs Svelte: Which is better in 2023?
React and Svelte are both prevalent libraries for creating user interfaces. In this article we will figure out which one is the better choice for new projects.
By AsyncBanana
August 30, 2022 (Updated February 4, 2023)
10 ways to speed up JavaScript loading
JavaScript is one of the biggest contributors to long website loading times. This article will show you how to speed up your JavaScript loading.
By AsyncBanana
August 18, 2022
What is Bun, and does it live up to the hype?
Bun is a new JavaScript runtime that claims to offer more features and performance compared to Node.js and Deno. But is it as good as it is hyped up to be?
By AsyncBanana
August 16, 2022
State of JS 2021 Results and Analysis
State of JS 2021/2022 is a major survey in web development. Learn all about it and what the results really mean.
By AsyncBanana
February 21, 2022 (Updated September 7, 2022)
State of the Web: React
Learn more about the past, present, and future of React and things like Remix, React 18, Solid, and more.
By AsyncBanana
February 13, 2022
10 ways to speed up web font loading
Font loading can hurt performance a lot. This article shows you how to reduce the impact
By AsyncBanana
February 11, 2022 (Updated August 18, 2022)
State of the Web: Atomic CSS
Learn more about the past, present, and future of Atomic CSS and frameworks like Tachyons, Tailwind, and more.
By AsyncBanana
February 6, 2022 (Updated February 4, 2023)
State of the Web: Static Site Generators
Static Site Generators have been changing quickly with new trends like Jamstack. Learn more about the background of static site generators, why people use them, and the current state of them, with information on modern SSGs like Eleventy, Next.js, SvelteKit, and Astro.
By AsyncBanana
January 30, 2022 (Updated August 16, 2022)
State of the Web: Bundlers & Build Tools
Learn more about the past, present, and future of bundlers like Webpack, Rollup, and Vite
By AsyncBanana
January 23, 2022
Migrating ByteofDev from SvelteKit to Astro
Why and how I rebuilt my blog in Astro
By AsyncBanana
January 23, 2022 (Updated August 16, 2022)
State of the Web: Serverless Functions
What are serverless functions, why do they matter, and how are they currently used for server-side JavaScript?
By AsyncBanana
January 16, 2022
State of the Web: Deno
What is Deno, why does it matter, and how is it currently used for server-side JavaScript?
By AsyncBanana
January 9, 2022 (Updated August 16, 2022)
Building the fastest object and array differ
How I built Microdiff and how it is faster than most other object and array diffing libraries
By AsyncBanana
January 1, 2022
State of the Web: WebAssembly
What is WebAssembly, why does it matter, and how is it currently used on the web?
By AsyncBanana
January 1, 2022 (Updated January 9, 2022)
When you should and shouldn't use React
While very popular, React is not always the best web framework to use. In this article, we go over when to use React and when not to.
By AsyncBanana
August 27, 2021 (Updated September 8, 2022)