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Leveling up JavaScript with Deno 2 (JS Party #340)
Sep 26, 2024
Ryan Dahl, the creator of Deno and a key figure in the JavaScript community, dives into his vision for the future of JavaScript development. He discusses why he chose to create Deno rather than fixing Node, and highlights exciting new features in Deno 2, including support for npm and the JavaScript Registry (JSR). The conversation also touches on Deno's innovative key-value store and SQLite integration, along with a bold appeal to free the 'JavaScript' trademark from Oracle. Dahl shares insights into the evolution of open-source projects and the balance between ideals and practicality.
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- Deno 2 aims to enhance JavaScript usability by introducing a seamless module system and improved security features, addressing past Node.js limitations.
- The new JSR package registry simplifies the publication of JavaScript and TypeScript code, promoting compatibility and ease of use across environments.
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