The latest articles on DEV Community by Ray Forever (@ray_forever_a1eed3d559355). https://dev.to/ray_forever_a1eed3d559355 https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F3708844%2F75cb57c0-a6bc-472a-8869-b5df5a052722.png https://dev.to/ray_forever_a1eed3d559355 en Ray Forever Fri, 31 Jul 2026 14:42:19 +0000 https://dev.to/ray_forever_a1eed3d559355/updated-express-typescript-starter-with-node-24-typescript-7-125k https://dev.to/ray_forever_a1eed3d559355/updated-express-typescript-starter-with-node-24-typescript-7-125k <h1> Updated Express + TypeScript starter with Node 24 &amp; TypeScript 7 </h1> <h2> What's new since the previous version </h2> <ul> <li> <strong>TypeScript 7</strong> — TypeScript 7 offers faster type-checking and build-tool performance compared to previous versions.</li> <li> <strong>Dedicated development Docker image</strong> with native hot reload.</li> <li> <strong>OpenAPI 3.2 generation</strong> using zod-openapi, generating both JSON and YAML specifications.</li> <li> <strong>CodeQL security scanning</strong> integrated into GitHub Actions.</li> <li> <strong>Renovate automation</strong> for minor and patch dependency updates.</li> </ul> <h2> What was already there </h2> <p>The starter includes sensible defaults such as:</p> <ul> <li>Express 5.2.</li> <li>Helmet, CORS, and express-rate-limit.</li> <li>Winston + Morgan logging.</li> <li>oxlint + oxfmt.</li> <li>Husky pre-commit checks for tests, staged linting/formatting, npm audit, and typechecking.</li> <li>Conventional Commits enforced with commitlint.</li> <li>Parallel CI jobs for linting, CodeQL, typechecking, and tests.</li> </ul> <h2> Current stack </h2> <ul> <li>Node.js 24.18.</li> <li>Express 5.2.</li> <li>TypeScript 7.0.</li> <li>Zod 4.</li> <li>OpenAPI 3.2.</li> <li>Vitest 4.</li> </ul> <h2> The goal </h2> <p>The goal is to provide a production-oriented Express + TypeScript starting point with modern tooling and sensible defaults, without adding unnecessary complexity.</p> <h2> Repo </h2> <p><a href="https://github.com/ToniR7/express-typescript-starter" rel="noopener noreferrer">Repo</a> — consider giving the repo a ⭐ on GitHub for support.</p> node express typescript openapi Ray Forever Fri, 31 Jul 2026 13:40:57 +0000 https://dev.to/ray_forever_a1eed3d559355/testing-title-3jed https://dev.to/ray_forever_a1eed3d559355/testing-title-3jed <p>Testing body</p> testingtags