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Tale of the Tape: Highlight.js vs Shiki

One of the best things about JavaScript is the ecosystem, as there always seems to be a package that can be used to accomplish your task. However, one of the worst things about JavaScript is that there are often many packages that you can use to achieve the same task. It’s not always obvious which package is best. How do we know which one to use?

Simon MacDonald

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Adding dark mode to the personal website template

Dark Mode is a popular feature of many websites. It helps to reduce eye strain by adjusting the brightness of the screen according to current lighting conditions. In this post, we will progressively enhance our personal website template to add dark mode functionality.

Simon MacDonald

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Adding dark mode to the personal website template

Avoid Surprise Bills from AWS

Architect users often ask for some way to avoid large surprise bills from AWS. The budget-watch plugin sets a cost limit for your app and temporarily shuts it down when the limit is reached. It is the first step to solving this problem for our community.

Ryan Bethel

read time 6 mins

Architect 8.4: say hello to Lambda tree shaking

One of the thing that sets OpenJS Architect apart from other serverless tools is its opinion that serverless apps work best when composed of many small, discrete Lambda cloud functions.

Ryan Block

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Architect 8.4: say hello to Lambda tree shaking

Architect 8.3: custom file paths & much more

By popular demand: OpenJS Architect 8.3 (El Chupacabra) now supports custom file paths, custom Lambda templates, a fresh new local (and global) preferences file, and lots more!

Ryan Block

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Architect 8.3: custom file paths & much more

The fastest request is the one you never make

C.R.E.A.M — Cache rules everything around me

Paul Chin Jr

read time 3 mins

The fastest request is the one you never make

Architect 8.0: HTTP catchall syntax, @proxy, new HTTP methods, npm 7 compatibility

More flexible and powerful than ever, with greedy catchall syntax, and legacy server migration with @proxy

Ryan Block

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Architect 8.0: HTTP catchall syntax, @proxy, new HTTP methods, npm 7 compatibility

Begin now ships API Gateway HTTP APIs by default

We're excited to announce that all new Begin apps will now ship with next-generation AWS API Gateway HTTP APIs by default!

Paul Chin Jr

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Begin now ships API Gateway HTTP APIs by default

Architect 7.0: HTTP APIs and even better Sandbox testing!

By popular demand: API Gateway HTTP APIs are now the default in Architect serverless apps

Ryan Block

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Architect 7.0: HTTP APIs and even better Sandbox testing!

How to rename your `master` branch to `main` (or something else)

Terms like master-slave carry powerful implications of racial supremacy and oppression, and have no place in our lexicon. Efforts across our industry are rightfully underway to retire such references to the dustbin of history, where they belong.

Ryan Block

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How to rename your `master` branch to `main` (or something else)

Begin supports renaming default GitHub branches

We're excited to announce that Begin apps will deploy with any default branch you configure in GitHub.

Paul Chin Jr

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Begin supports renaming default GitHub branches

Serverless Deno + React with server-side rendering on Begin

Deno is a next-generation JavaScript runtime that features a built-in TypeScript compiler and code bundler, allowing developers to create applications without Webpack, Babel, or Rollup.

Paul Chin Jr

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Serverless Deno + React with server-side rendering on Begin

Testing in Deno: the basics

Deno is a next-generation JavaScript runtime that makes testing a first class capability. In this guide we'll show you how to use Deno to write an automated test suite. In part 2 we will setup Begin.com for CI/CD and module publishing.

Brian Leroux

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A brand new primitive for your Begin apps: event functions!

Today we're introducing an entirely new primitive to Begin apps: event functions (@events)!

Ryan Block

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A new view for Begin Data

Begin Data is a fast, durable key value store that comes with every Begin app — even the free ones!

Paul Chin Jr

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Testing serverless apps with AVA on Begin

This post will give an overview of testing with AVA on a serverless app in Begin. You can also check out our other articles on TAP, Jest, and Mocha.

Paul Chin Jr

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Testing serverless apps with AVA on Begin

Transpiling JavaScript with Babel on Begin

In this post we'll demonstrate using Babel to implement a great new unreleased JS feature: optional chaining.

Paul Chin Jr

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Transpiling JavaScript with Babel on Begin

Testing serverless apps with Mocha on Begin

In this post we'll demonstrate using Babel to implement a great new unreleased JS feature: optional chaining.

Paul Chin Jr

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Testing serverless apps with Mocha on Begin

Serverless app testing with Jest on Begin

In this post we'll demonstrate the basics of testing with Jest on a serverless app in Begin; the example app in this post will achieve the same results as our article about testing with Tap.

Paul Chin Jr

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Serverless app testing with Jest on Begin

Serverless app testing with TAP on Begin

In this post we'll demonstrate the basics of testing with TAP on a serverless app in Begin; the example app in this post will achieve the same results as our article about testing with Jest.

Paul Chin Jr

read time 3 mins

Serverless app testing with TAP on Begin