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kept by eddie jan 19

jQuery 4.0.0 final release drops IE<11 support, removes deprecated APIs, adopts ES modules, adds Trusted Types support, and reduces size by over 3KB gzipped.

jQuery 4 | Hacker News
jQuery 4.0.0 final release is the first major version in nearly a decade, dropping IE<11 support and adding Trusted Types and CSP support.
also on John Resig, jQuery, #javascript, #open-source, #developer-tools
Vite 8.0 is out!
Vite 8 replaces esbuild and Rollup with a single Rust-based bundler, Rolldown, delivering up to 10-30x faster builds.
also on Rollup, #open-source, #software-engineering, #developer-tools
Do we still need build tools?
The article argues that while modern CSS and JS features reduce the need for many build tools, bundling and minification remain essential for larger projects.
also on Rollup, #developer-tools
GitHub - sindresorhus/np: A better `npm publish`
np enhances npm publish with interactive UI, safety checks, version bumping, tagging, and rollback features for reliable package releases for developers.
also on npm, #open-source, #software-engineering, #developer-tools
Open Source vs the Invisible Hand
Open source software production defies standard economic theory by producing stable, valuable, and widely-used goods despite lacking price signals, contracts, or incentives that textbooks predict are necessary.
also on npm, #open-source, #software-engineering, #developer-tools