JavaScript News: April 2026
News
- Google makes JSIR Open Source
- Google Cracking Down on Back Button Hijacking
- TanStack Adds React Server Components Support
- Rust's crates.io Migration to Svelte 5 Inviting Public Feedback
- Node.js Support Temporal API, adds Rust Dependency
- Framework Laptop 13 Pro Announced
Security
- Vercel April 2026 Security Incident from context.ai
- Axios Supply Chain Compromise Postmortem
- React DoS Vulnerability Fixed
Resources & Articles & More
- Installing Every Firefox Extension
- The Vertical Codebase
- The Great CSS Expansion
- CSS is DOOMed — Doom Rendered in Pure CSS
- Burnout is Real for Open Source Maintainers — Lodash Creator Interview
- What to Know in JavaScript (2026 Edition)
Releases
- Bun v1.3.13
- Node.js 25.9.0
- Node.js 24.15.0 LTS
- React Native 0.85
- ESLint v10.2.0
- Phaser 4.0
- Babylon.js 9.0
- Ink 7.0
- Mantine 9.0
- React Email 6.0
- Git 2.54
- Fable 5.0
Libraries and Tools
- Boneyard: Auto-Generated Skeleton Screens
- Animata: 100+ Animated React Components
- Syncpack: Consistent Dependency Versions in Monorepos
- tiks: Procedural UI Sounds for the Web
Upcoming 2026 Conferences
- JSHeroes | Cluj-Napoca, Romania, May 14-15, 2026
- Vue Conf US | Atlanta, GA, May 19-20, 2026
- CascadiaJS | Seattle, WA, June 1-2, 2026
- International JavaScript Conference | San Diego, CA June 1-4, 2026
- DotJS Paris | Paris, FR, September 18, 2026
- UtahJS | SLC, UT, September 18, 2026