In this issue, we talk about the release of Firefox 109, Safari 16.3, and Safari Technology Preview 162. There are many blips on the release radar, including Astro 2.0, Node v19.5.0, TypeScript 5.0 Beta, and more. Last, but not least, I've added a larger than usual set of resources, to compensate for the lack of news.
Browser news
Firefox
Mozilla released Firefox 109 on January 17. Manifest Version 3 extension support is now enabled by default. The native HTML date picker can now be used only with a keyboard. Developers can start making use of the scrollend event and you can add tick marks to any input type="range".
WebKit
Safari 16.3 is the latest update to the main browser of the Apple ecosystem. There are no major new features, but the release provides multiple bug fixes.
On the other hand, Safari Technology Preview 162 does include some exciting new features. This includes CSS Nesting, CSS relative color syntax, and CSS margin-trim. Declarative Shadow DOM will be enabled by default, there are lower per-process WebSocket connection limits, and many bugs have been fixed.
Software updates and releases
- Astro 2.0 - Build faster websites with Astro's next-gen island architecture 🏝✨
- Bun v0.5 - Incredibly fast JavaScript runtime, bundler, transpiler, and package manager – all in one.
- Chart.js v4.2.0 - Simple HTML5 Charts using the
<canvas>tag - Commander.js v10.0.0 - node.js command-line interfaces made easy
- Cypress v12.4.0 - Fast, easy, and reliable testing for anything that runs in a browser.
- Node v19.5.0 (Current) - an asynchronous event-driven JavaScript runtime
- nut.js v3.0.0 - Open Source Node.js Cross Platform Desktop Automation
- Nuxt v3.1.0 - The Intuitive Vue Framework
- Playwright v1.30.0 - A framework for Web Testing and Automation
- React Native 0.71 - A framework for building native applications using React
- React Router v6.8.0 - Declarative routing for React
- Remix v1.10.0 - Create modern, resilient user experiences with web fundamentals.
- Shoelace 2.0 - A collection of professionally designed, everyday UI components built on Web standards.
- TypeScript 5.0 Beta - a superset of JavaScript that compiles to clean JavaScript output
- VueJS DevTools v6.5.0 - ⚙️ Browser devtools extension for debugging Vue.js applications
Front End Resources
- AgnosticUI - One branded theme… all the frameworks
- Atlas Icons - Open source free icons library
- Broider - A tool for making "9-patch" borders
- CSS Bud Generators - Why code, when you can use generators?
- Glyphs - The Mightiest Icons on the Web
- Hicon - Web Friendly Icon Pack
- OKLCH - Color Picker & Converter
- Photoshot - Your AI avatar generator
- UI Content - The Best Place to Find Professional Placeholder Text
- Unicons - Icon fonts and SVG icons
- Unicopy - Copy unicode characters and symbols!
There's more where that came from. Explore the rest of the Front End Resource collection.
Wrapping things up
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