On: Deno in 2023

[olestr]

You can join the waitlist in the sneak peak of JSR linked in the end of the article: https://jsr.io/waitlist

I'm curious on what the Deno team is building here.

[throwitaway1123 → olestr]

Like others have said, it's going to be a new package registry. It was unofficially announced at SeattleJS Conf 2023: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dkqs8Mcxbvo&t=424s

[webdood90 → throwitaway1123]

I didn't see any major reason for why they were creating another registry.

I thought their whole thing was to maintain backwards compatibility, not introduce new, redundant standards?

[vwkd → throwitaway1123]

Here's the specific talk https://youtube.com/watch?t=822&v=dipwQfcV0AU (CascadiaJS channel) or https://youtube.com/watch?t=822&v=5DX49vzLfqw (Deno channel)

[cdoremus → olestr]

Here's what they have to say on the JSR site:

Why Choose JSR? A True TypeScript-First Environment: Efficient type checking and no transpilation hassles—write in TypeScript and deploy directly.

Performance and Usability at the Forefront: With integrated workspaces and seamless NPM integration, JSR puts usability first.

Secured and Accessible Modules: All modules in JSR are exposed over HTTPS, ensuring your code is always secure.

Open Source, Community-Driven: Built by developers, for developers, JSR is shaped by the real-world needs and contributions of the JavaScript community.

[esperent → olestr]

JSR = JavaScript Registry (from the site). It seems fairly clear this is a package registry, i.e. an NPM alternative.

[simultsop → esperent]

But they promoted they will not need one at any time, to extent they will never build one. There was only deno.land as a point to discover libraries or what community builds.

[skybrian → simultsop]

Yep, but it seems they learned something from the experience?

Hopefully it will be closer to how Go does it.

[rapnie → olestr]

Hmm, curious too. Maybe, given the few hints, an alternative to npmjs.com registry.

[andyferris → olestr]

I assume it's an npm competitor? Likely with a different technical design.