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702: New + Proposed JS APIs for 2024

Dec 6, 2023
55:52
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Discussion on new and proposed JavaScript APIs including regex escaping, Intl.DurationFormat, standardized sourcemaps, structured clone, temporal, JSON modules, regex modifiers, array grouping, and array methods. Also covers resolvers in promises, proposal for web charts, and a documentary about an online cult community.
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  • The podcast discusses new and proposed JavaScript APIs, including features for regex escaping, sourcemaps, structured cloning, and JSON modules.
  • The podcast also covers updates and proposals in the Node.js and HTML ecosystems, such as ESM detection, navigator.useragent in Node.js, and the addition of web charts and auto pods in HTML.

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New and Proposed JavaScript APIs

This podcast episode discusses new and proposed JavaScript APIs. The speaker mentions that there are various JavaScript APIs either already approved and available in browsers or in stage three of the approval process. They discuss upcoming APIs, stage winners, and proposals for HTML as well. One interesting proposal discussed is the standardized source map specification, which aims to address the challenges and limitations of source maps. They also mention the potential addition of a regex escaping feature, the intl.duration format method, and the danger of AI-generated content. Additionally, they cover updates and proposals in the Node.js and HTML ecosystems such as ESM detection flag, navigator.useragent in Node.js, environmental variable support, and the potential addition of web charts, auto pods, meta tag for AI-generated content, and content-editable auto-complete in HTML.

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