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The latest in JavaScript and cross-platform tools

Babel 7.7.0: error recovery and TypeScript 3.7
babeljs.io   @babeljs
Highlights:
  • Supports top-level await in modules (depends on support by bundler)
  • Supports TypeScript 3.7


Beyond post-install messages: npm adds support for package funding
blog.opencollective.com   @piamancini, @opencollect
A new package.json property called "funding" lets you specify a URL via which people can contribute to the funding of your package. npm install now mentions how many packages are looking for funding and npm fund shows more information.

Announcing TypeScript 3.7
devblogs.microsoft.com   @drosenwasser, @typescript
Highlights:
  • Optional chaining
  • Nullish coalescing
  • Assertion functions
  • Uncalled function checks
  • Flatter error reporting
  • And more…


Feature proposal: String.prototype.replaceAll
v8.dev   @mathias, @v8js
If the first argument of the string method .replace() is a string, only its first occurrence is replaced. In contrast, the proposed method .replaceAll() replaces all occurrences of a string.

Tenko: parser for ES2020 with focus on specification compliance
github.com   @kuvos

Checking Node.js sub-dependencies licenses for usage and redistribution
medium.com   @Nik_D_C, @eclipseCodewind

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