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Syntax Snack Pack: RIP Create React App + SQL Crime Solving πŸ•΅οΈ

Published about 1 month agoΒ β€’Β 2 min read

A Tasty Treats NEWSLETTER for Web Developers

Issue #39:

  • Create React App is officially dead (pour one out use Vite instead)
  • 28 different voices speaking directly from your browser thanks to WebGPU magic
  • ​Tailwind 4 just dropped and there are some solid quality-of-live improvements

​TypeScript the Bad Parts

@Wes

TypeScript has released a beta property erasableSyntaxOnly that will disallow any parts of TypeScript that aren’t types β€” that is anything that compiles into JavaScript code.
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This includes enums, runtime namespaces and parameter properties.
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Turning this on should make writing code for runtimes that simply strip types much easier - like Node.js!

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​SQL Noir - Learn SQL by solving crimes

CJ'S LINK

Solve crimes by querying tables and finding clues. Even the first case roped me in.

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​Speech Synthesis in the browser

FROM WEs!

Xenova has done it again. Advancements in WebGPU, he has the Kokoro ML model running entirely in the browser with Transformers.js. 28 Voices!

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​Sunsetting Create React App

cj AGAIN!

Create React App has officially been deprecated. TLDR: just use Vite now

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​React Libraries for 2025 ​

cj AGAIN!

An updated focused guide for what libraries to choose when building a react app.

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All Hail The Algorithm

Some good stuffβ„’ we posted this week

The Feed

New episodes 2Γ—/week + other new video content!

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