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This JavaScript Weekly roundup covers TypeScript 7.0's final release, Bun's rewrite from Zig to Rust, and a dense set of ecosystem updates spanning Node.js 26.5, ESLint 10.7, and a supply chain attack on the jscrambler package.
ECMAScript 2026's 876-page spec was approved, with features like Array.fromAsync and native Uint8Array Base64/Hex conversion already shipping in browsers and runtimes. JavaScript Weekly's latest issue rounds up the highlights alongside notable releases including webpack-dev-server 6.0 and shadcn/ui's switch to Base UI.
JavaScript Weekly #791 bundles major releases across the JS toolchain: Babel 8.0 goes ESM-only targeting ES2023+, Vite 8.1 adds experimental bundled dev mode, TypeScript 7.0 RC lands the Go-powered compiler, and Astro 7.0 moves to a Rust pipeline.
JavaScript Weekly #790 highlights a detailed comparison of Flow and TypeScript in 2026, alongside notable releases including Playwright 1.61, ESLint v10.5, and several major frameworks entering beta.
VoidZero, the company behind Vite, Vitest, Rolldown, and Oxc, is joining Cloudflare. This JavaScript Weekly roundup also covers Safari 27 beta, Electron 43 beta, the Rust port of React Compiler, and several notable releases.
JavaScript Weekly #788 spotlights a practical npm vetting checklist alongside npm 11.16.0's new opt-in install-script policy, plus major releases from Ember, Node.js, and Astro.
JavaScript Weekly #786 covers a dense week: an RFC to make npm install scripts opt-in, Dr. Axel Rauschmayer pulling his blog offline due to AI crawlers, Bun's Rust rewrite merge, Deno 2.8 teased, Angular 22 RC, and TanStack's post-compromise hardening efforts.