Repl.it Database
Repl.it now features a free key-value store built into every repl called Repl.it Database, making it possible to build a fully-featured app completely on the platform. To start working with the database – which requires no setup or configuration – developers just need to import one of Repl.it's packages for Python, Node.js, or Go.
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- Fork the example Python and Flask emoji app to check out how the new feature works.
- Although Repl.it only provides Repl.it Database clients for Python, Node.js, and Go, you can talk to Database with any language over HTTP, which you can learn more about in the documentation.
- Earlier this year, Repl.it also announced CLUI, a graphical command line described as "an easily extensible interface that blends GUIs and CLIs."
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Moment.js, a lightweight JavaScript date library for parsing, validating, manipulating, and formatting dates, will no longer add any new features, capabilities, major changes, and more, stating that while the project is no longer "dead," the team now considers it "done." The team also encourages Moment.js not be used in new projects.
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- The team explains the project "was built for the previous era" of JavaScript, and notes Moment.js can causes issues as it increases the size of web app bundles.
- In addition to no longer adding new features, Moment. js will also not change Moment's API to be immutable, address tree shaking or bundle size issues, or fix bugs.
- However, the team will address critical security issues and release data updates for Moment-Timezone following IANA time zone database releases.
- Some alternatives to Moment.js the team recommends: Luxon, Day.js, date-fns, js-Joda.
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A new virtual JavaScript meetup called SpeakeasyJS has launched. The meetup will take place every Friday at 4pm PST and will feature speakers including the creator of Node.js and Deno, the founder of Pika and Snowpack, and other big names.
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- This coming Friday's event will feature Dominic Tarr (secure scuttlebutt, through, pull streams) and John Hiesey, while next Friday's event will feature the creator of Node.js and Deno.
- Other speakers the meetup will feature include: Mathius Buus (Hypercore protocol, Dat protocol), Mikola Lysenko (regl, glsify, ndarray), Rod Vagg (through2, bl, node.js core), James Halliday a.k.a. substack (browserify, tape, 100s of npm packages).
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Quick Hits:
- After 9 years in development, version 1.0 of Emacs Prelude – an enhanced Emacs 25.1+ distribution – has been released, and features a new changelog and other minor updates.
- Check out this list of small samples demonstrating various parts of the WebRTC APIs.
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Sheena Vasani is a journalist and UC Berkeley, Dev Bootcamp, and Thinkful alumna who writes Inside Dev. She's currently building an app connecting U.S. voters with locals who can deliver ballots for them so votes are received in time and to reduce the spread of Covid-19. Sign up to be notified when the app is live and let her know if you'd like to help here or by email!
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