Tech gems 👁️ #3: Node.js redesign, Memory-safe languages and Tailwind V4

• The Node.js documentation gets a refreshed look.
• A White House report recommends adoption of memory-safe languages.
• The growth of JavaScript payloads.
• TailwindCSS v4 announced !

Node.js Strikes Back

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With the appearance of new challengers such as Bun, Deno, and Amazon's LLRT. The Node.js organization countered with a new documentation website.

It has a fresh new design and design system.

The website will run on Next.js, the styling is migrating to Tailwind.css.

You can find a summary of the redesign process on Github.

White House and memory-safe programming languages

Press Release: Future Software Should Be Memory Safe | ONCD | The White House

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The White House Office of the National Cyber Director released a report urging the adoption of memory-safe programming languages, such as Rust, to prevent classes of vulnerabilities and improve cybersecurity.

Javascript Bloat

JavaScript Bloat in 2024 @ tonsky.me

tonsky.me

Long read about the evolution of web page sizes from 2015 to 2024, focusing on JavaScript's role in modern front-end development. Learn about the impact of web bloat on performance and user experience.

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Open-sourcing our progress on Tailwind CSS v4.0 - Tailwind CSS

We just tagged the first public v4.0.0-alpha so you can start experimenting with it and help us get to a stable release later this year.

tailwindcss.com