JavaScript News: July 2026
News
- Announcing TypeScript 7.0 — the Go Port Lands with 8-12x Faster Builds
- npm v12: Install Scripts Are Now Off by Default
- Rewriting Bun in Rust
- Vercel Acquires Better Auth
- Announcing Vite+ Beta: A Whole Toolchain Behind One Command
- htmx 4.0
- Ecma International Approves ECMAScript 2026
- Angular Is Moving to a Yearly Major Release Cadence
- React Security Advisory: Denial of Service in Server Functions (patched in 19.0.8 / 19.1.9 / 19.2.8)
- The LinkedIn Scam That Gets You Hacked: Inside a Malicious Take-Home Interview
Resources & Articles & More
- Rust Is Eating JavaScript (Still, in 2026)
- Introducing Deferred Module Evaluation with
import defer - Firefox in WebAssembly: Gecko Compiled to Wasm, Running in a Browser Tab
- 200ms: An Interactive Walk Through the Entire Life of One HTTP Request
- Things You No Longer Need JavaScript For
- Reverse Engineering ChatGPT's Web Stack
Releases
- Deno 2.9
- Node.js 26.5.0
- Next.js 16.3
- Nuxt 4.5
- Vue 3.6 RC
- React Router 8.0
- Expo SDK 57
- Ember 7.1
- Astro 7.1
- Prettier 3.9
- AI SDK v7
Upcoming 2026/2027 Conferences
- DotJS Paris | Paris, France, September 18, 2026
- UtahJS | Sandy, UT, September 18, 2026
- WeAreDevelopers World Congress (North America) | San José, CA, September 23 - 25, 2026 — CFP open now (rolling basis)
- International JavaScript Conference NYC | Brooklyn, NY & Online, September 28 - October 2, 2026
- NodeConf EU | Bologna, Italy, September 29 - 30, 2026 — CFP open until September 1, 2026
- AI Coding Summit New York Edition | Jersey City, NJ & Online, November 16 - 17 & 19, 2026
- JSNation US | Jersey City, NJ & Online, November 16 & 19, 2026
- React Summit US | Jersey City, NJ & Online, November 17 & 20, 2026
- React Day Berlin | Berlin, Germany & Online, December 4, 2026 — CFP open until August 12, 2026
- Web Rebels | Oslo, Norway, May 25 - 26, 2027 — CFP open until September 19, 2026