--- title: "The one with all the Rust-powered JavaScript tools" publication: "JavaScript Weekly" issue: 509 published_at: "2020-10-09" canonical_url: "https://javascriptweekly.com/issues/509" --- Plus more JavaScript links, tutorials, and projects. #509 — October 9, 2020 [Unsubscribe](https://javascriptweekly.com/leave/*|UID|*)|[Read on the Web](https://javascriptweekly.com/issues/509) ⚙️ So many Rust-powered JavaScript tools came across our path this week that there's definitely a bit of a theme in this issue! Both Rust and Go seem particularly suited to the JS tools space, so it'll be neat to see further developments. JavaScript Weekly [![\](https://res.cloudinary.com/cpress/image/upload/w_1280,e_sharpen:60/t3o0a88sfap1i7mbdwvk.jpg)](https://keithclark.co.uk/articles/zzfxm/) [ZzFXM: A Tiny JavaScript Music Generator](https://keithclark.co.uk/articles/zzfxm/) — Built for ‘size-limited productions’, ZzFX lets you create a wide array of sounds with very little code. Enjoy [some examples.](https://keithclark.github.io/ZzFXM/#examples) Even more impressively there’s a [tracker system](https://keithclark.github.io/ZzFXM/tracker/?url=https://raw.githubusercontent.com/keithclark/ZzFXM/master/examples/songs/sanxion.js) for creating songs for it. Keith Clark and Frank Force [RSLint: A Super Fast JS Linter Written in Rust](https://github.com/RDambrosio016/RSLint) — Last week we mentioned the Go-powered [esbuild](https://github.com/evanw/esbuild) bundler but now Rust wants a turn at creating performance-focused JavaScript tooling. This seems to be a bit of a trend as Dr. Axel mentions next.. Riccardo D'Ambrosio [Writing JavaScript Tools in Other Languages – A New Trend?](https://2ality.com/2020/10/js-plus-other-languages.html) — Given what we just said about the item above, we think there’s something to Dr. Axel’s observation and are happy to see more of it. 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New Relic sponsor [Understanding TypeScript Generics](https://www.smashingmagazine.com/2020/10/understanding-typescript-generics/) — An introduction to the use of generics in TypeScript with examples grounded in real-world use cases. This is a _long_ article that goes into a lot of depth. Jamie Corkhill [Using WebXR with Babylon.js](https://www.smashingmagazine.com/2020/10/using-webxr-with-babylonjs/) — Another indepth tutorial from Smashing Magazine covering WebXR at a high level before digging into creating immersive experiences with the [Babylon.js](https://www.babylonjs.com/) framework. Preston So [Go, WebAssembly, HTTP Requests and Promises](https://withblue.ink/2020/10/03/go-webassembly-http-requests-and-promises.html) — A guide to interacting with JavaScript from Go delivered in a WebAssembly context. Alessando Segala [JavaScript's Event Loop And Call Stack Explained](https://felixgerschau.com/javascript-event-loop-call-stack/) — What do you do when you keep learning something then forget it? Felix turns it into a blog post. Jack Archibald’s [In The Loop talk](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCOL7MC4Pl0) also remains a fantastic resource on this front if you have 30 minutes to spare. Felix Gerschau [Getting Started with OpenTelemetry and Distributed Tracing in Node.js](https://go.lightstep.com/register-opentelemetry-node-js-distributed-tracing-workshop.html?utm_campaign=js&utm_source=cooper&utm_medium=Email) Lightstep sponsor [Redux In Web Workers? Off-Main-Thread Redux Reducers and Middleware](https://blog.asayer.io/redux-in-web-workers-off-main-thread-redux-reducers-and-middleware) — Several experiments to off load Redux, often used with React, from the main thread, and run some or all of Redux store in Web Workers. Daishi Kato [Comparing the Type Safety of 8 TypeScript ORMs and Database Libraries](https://www.prisma.io/dataguide/database-tools/evaluating-type-safety-in-the-top-8-typescript-orms) Prisma 🔧 Code & Tools [![\](https://res.cloudinary.com/cpress/image/upload/w_1280,e_sharpen:60/ev9hdjri0lpprnodmo30.jpg)](https://blogs.windows.com/msedgedev/2020/10/01/microsoft-edge-tools-vscode/) [Bringing the Edge Browser DevTools to VS Code](https://blogs.windows.com/msedgedev/2020/10/01/microsoft-edge-tools-vscode/) — Microsoft has released a [Edge Tools for VS Code extension](https://aka.ms/devtools-for-code) which takes the usual DevTools directly into the popular editor (including the Network pane). Chris Heilmann (Microsoft) [Boa v0.10: An Experimental JS Lexer, Parser and Compiler in Rust](https://boa-dev.github.io/2020/10/02/boa-release-10.html) — A Rust implementation of the ECMAScript specification being worked on by a TC39 delegate. You can [play with online here.](https://boa-dev.github.io/boa/) Want to get more background? There’s [a talk from 2019 about what’s involved.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_uD2pijcSi4&feature=youtu.be) Boa Developers [Stream Chat API & JavaScript SDK for Custom Chat Apps](https://getstream.io/chat/?utm_campaign=2020_10_09_javascriptweekly&utm_medium=promoted_newsletter&utm_source=javascriptweeklypromoted) — Build real-time chat in less time. Rapidly ship in-app messaging with our highly reliable chat infrastructure. Stream sponsor [![\](https://res.cloudinary.com/cpress/image/upload/v1602253752/npdustdyi7fdnd6phex8.png)](https://github.com/johnmichel/Library-Detector-for-Chrome) [Library Detector: A Chrome Extension That Detects JavaScript Libraries](https://github.com/johnmichel/Library-Detector-for-Chrome) — A browser extension that detects a variety of different frontend libraries and frameworks and displays their icons for you. 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