Rodney Lab Newsletter — June 2023Rodney Lab Newsletter — June 2023
New ❤️ Svelte and 🍋 Deno Fresh Versions Released #
Svelte 4 dropped this week! The update focuses on bringing performance
optimizations, meaning this time, you probably won’t have to make any
changes to your code. Library authors just need to update their package.json,
making sure the Svelte version range includes version 4, if svelte is included
in the peer dependencies. The
Svelte package size is now almost 75% smaller,
with further reduction in the pipeline.
Deno Fresh also got bumped, and Deno announced Marvin Hagemeister (best known for his work on Preact) will now be working full-time on Deno Fresh. Fresh version 1.2 brings enhancements to interactive islands, with increased flexibility on island props; you can now also nest islands. Deno Fresh offers Islands of Interactivity with partial hydration, making it a solid choice for creating fast content sites.
🧑🏽💻 Follower Feedback — Rust Cloudflare Worker REST API #
With renewed interest in Rust Cloudflare Workers, I updated the original Getting Started with Rust Cloudflare Workers post. This post uses the idea of creating a serverless REST API router to learn Rust in bite-sized chunks. I updated the content on this free resource for the latest Cloudflare Worker API. I also extended it with two new instalments building out the API with request logging to Better Stack (previously Logtail), and a Cloudflare Turnstile CAPTCHA serverless backend. Reach out with your feedback on the updated content.
📢 Fun Finds #
- Workflow — NeoMutt Email: NeoMutt is an email client with a text-based user interface. I have been using it for a couple of months now, and find it far less distracting than the GUI clients I used previously. It should offer security and privacy benefits too; there is no need to load JavaScript or tracking pixels. I found the default configuration a little awkward, though Gideon Wolfe has put together an excellent NeoMutt configuration guide, which helped make me more productive.
- Optimization — SVG Sprite Magic: try out this trick from Ben Adam to shave kilobytes off your website shipped HTML. Adding SVG icons to a sprite file, I reduced the size of shipped HTML by 25% (after compression). Ben’s guide is well-written and easy to follow. It includes an explanation of why his technique works, and a run through the alternatives.
👋🏽 Until next time! #
Hope there was something valuable in here for you. As always, reach out with feedback. Here are some links to recent content, which I hope you will find useful: