Software Engineering Daily Deno 2.0 with Luca Casonato
Dec 18, 2024
Luca Casonato, a Software Engineer at Deno, shares exciting insights about Deno 2.0's significant updates, including enhanced compatibility with Node.js and npm. He discusses the introduction of a new JavaScript package registry, JSR, which supports TypeScript and improves security. The chat also dives into the development of Fresh, a web framework focused on performance through minimal JavaScript and server-side rendering. Casonato emphasizes Deno's commitment to sustainability while innovating in server-side JavaScript runtimes.
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Deno 2.0 Focus
- Deno 2.0 prioritizes enterprise readiness by supporting Node.js and NPM.
- This allows incremental adoption for large, existing projects.
Deno 2.0 Improvements
- Deno 1 lacked Node.js modules, Node API support and robust package management.
- Deno 2.0 addresses these by supporting Node.js modules, Node APIs, package.json and npm.
Server-Side Standardization
- Server-side JavaScript standardization is being worked on at WinterCG.
- This involves creating common APIs for server-side runtimes, using modern standards.
