--- title: "Every JavaScript engine all at once" publication: "JavaScript Weekly" issue: 761 published_at: "2025-11-14" canonical_url: "https://javascriptweekly.com/issues/761" --- Plus the state of Node.js in 2025, V8's GC developments, and a critic of LLMs gives them a go for programming. | #​761 — November 14, 2025 [Read on the Web](https://javascriptweekly.com/issues/761) Together with [![Mescius\](https://res.cloudinary.com/cpress/image/upload/c_fill,g_auto,w_1280,h_284/e_make_transparent/co_white,e_outline:7/mqrpcwpbl3os6si25hoe.jpg)](https://developer.mescius.com/wijmo/flexgrid-javascript-data-grid?utm_source=CooperPress&utm_medium=JavaScript-Weekly&utm_campaign=Wijmo-JS-Weekly-Primary-Sponsor-October-2025) JavaScript Weekly [![\](https://res.cloudinary.com/cpress/image/upload/w_1280,e_sharpen:60,q_auto/sest28jyubncgvbyhloa.jpg)](https://ivankra.github.io/javascript-zoo/) [JavaScript Engines Zoo: Learn About Over 100 JS Engines](https://ivankra.github.io/javascript-zoo/) — I’m a sucker for a big table of data and this is about as big as it gets when it comes to JavaScript engines. See how various engines compare, sort them by performance, or click on an engine’s name to learn more about its development, history, and end users. The [project’s repo](https://github.com/ivankra/javascript-zoo) also has [Dockerfiles](https://github.com/ivankra/javascript-zoo/tree/master/docker) for trying each of them out. Ivan Krasilnikov 💡 Sticking with a theme, I've always enjoyed [this ECMAScript compatibility table](https://compat-table.github.io/compat-table/es6/) where you can see cross-browser and runtime support for different JavaScript features. 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Wijmo From MESCIUS sponsor [Valdi: Snap's Newly-Open Cross-Platform UI Framework](https://github.com/Snapchat/Valdi) — The team behind Snapchat has open sourced this cross-platform UI framework that it’s used in its production apps for eight years: _“Write your UI once in declarative TypeScript, and it compiles directly to native views on iOS, Android, and macOS—no web views, no JavaScript bridges.”_ Snap 💡 [Valdi's FAQ](https://github.com/Snapchat/Valdi/blob/main/docs/docs/faq.md) answers several questions you might have, including how it works and why you might pick Valdi over React Native. **IN BRIEF:** - The TC39 committee behind ECMAScript is meeting for the 111th time next week and [has a packed agenda to discuss.](https://github.com/tc39/agendas/blob/main/2025/11.md) _(Thanks to [Rob Palmer](https://x.com/robpalmer2/status/1988171966616912360) for the heads up.)_ - For Stack Overflow, Tanya Janca shares [several tips for writing more secure JavaScript.](https://stackoverflow.blog/2025/10/15/secure-coding-in-javascript/) - The co-founder of the fantastic [Val Town](https://www.val.town/) online JavaScript platform shares [a retrospective of its past three years](https://macwright.com/2025/11/11/val-town.html), as well as two roles they're hiring for. - [Visual Types](https://types.kitlangton.com/) is a handy visually-oriented guide/tour of what types are and how they work, with a focus on TypeScript. **RELEASES:** - [Bun v1.3.2](https://bun.com/blog/bun-v1.3.2) – Isolated package installs, introduced as the default in v1.3, were causing issues with some existing projects, so now hoisted installs are back as the default for those. `bun install` also gets even faster and you can do CPU profiling by running with `--cpu-prof`. - [Node.js v25.2.0 (Current)](https://nodejs.org/en/blog/release/v25.2.0) – Now with **[type stripping](https://nodejs.org/en/learn/typescript/run-natively) marked as stable.** - [esbuild 0.27](https://github.com/evanw/esbuild/releases/tag/v0.27.0) – Popular bundler. A notable release for having breaking changes (so you're reminded to pin `esbuild` appropriately). - [TanStack DB 0.5](https://tanstack.com/blog/tanstack-db-0.5-query-driven-sync), [Node.js v24.11.1 (LTS)](https://nodejs.org/en/blog/release/v24.11.1), [MikroORM 6.6](https://mikro-orm.io/blog/mikro-orm-6-6-released) 📖 Articles and Videos [![\](https://res.cloudinary.com/cpress/image/upload/w_1280,e_sharpen:60,q_auto/pwene62ff0apc6bwcbg0.jpg)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IgSwJaheiGk) ▶[The State of Node.js in 2025, Explained](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IgSwJaheiGk) — A thirty-minute talk from _JSNation_ earlier this year where TSC member Matteo Collina presented an update on Node’s still-growing popularity, release schedule, security, recent performance enhancements, the permissions system, and more. GitNation [V8's Garbage Collector Developments in Recent Years](https://wingolog.org/archives/2025/11/13/the-last-couple-years-in-v8s-garbage-collector) — Andy, who’s worked on both V8 and JavaScriptCore in the past, reviews the major developments in the V8 engine’s garbage collector over the past couple of years. Very technical, but a valuable piece of history. Andy Wingo [Build Type-Safe APIs for Your JS Apps: Protobuf Workshop with Buf Team](https://fandf.co/481bIU9) — Learn how Protobuf brings type safety across your stack from Node.js APIs to frontend clients. Live Q&A with Buf engineers. Buf sponsor [Comparing Electron vs. Tauri for Building and Distributing a Desktop App](https://www.dolthub.com/blog/2025-11-13-electron-vs-tauri/) — A team working on an open-source desktop app built using JavaScript and Electron took a look into the Rust-based [Tauri](https://v2.tauri.app/) instead, with mixed, but mostly positive, results. Eric Richardson [Using Expo for React Native Development in 2025: A Perspective](https://hashrocket.com/blog/posts/expo-for-react-native-in-2025-a-perspective) — [Expo](https://expo.dev/) has essentially become to React Native what Next.js became to React. But is it well suited for _you_? Jack weighs the pros and cons. Jack Rosa 📄 [How We Catch UI Bugs Early with Visual Regression Testing](https://dev.to/subito/how-we-catch-ui-bugs-early-with-visual-regression-testing-and-playwright-5h2a) – Using Playwright and its [visual comparisons](https://playwright.dev/docs/test-snapshots) feature. Tommaso Ruscica 📺 [Learn JavaScript by Building 'Mario'](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VNs96uQoetw) – One of Ania’s typically easy to follow, comprehensive tutorials. Ania Kubow 📄 [Building a 3D Infinite Carousel with Reactive Background Gradients](https://tympanus.net/codrops/2025/11/11/building-a-3d-infinite-carousel-with-reactive-background-gradients/) Clément Grellier 📄 [Error Chaining in JS: Cleaner Debugging with `Error`'s `cause`](https://allthingssmitty.com/2025/11/10/error-chaining-in-javascript-cleaner-debugging-with-error-cause/) Matt Smith 🛠 Code & Tools [![\](https://res.cloudinary.com/cpress/image/upload/w_1280,e_sharpen:60,q_auto/thylucbd0cbx3euryyp4.jpg)](https://github.com/tmikov/imgui-react-runtime) [imgui-react-runtime: React + Dear ImGui + Static Hermes](https://github.com/tmikov/imgui-react-runtime) — When the author [teased a demo](https://x.com/tmikov/status/1979771014340047088) of this on X a few weeks ago, I wasn’t sure if it would get released, but here it is. A new way to put together native apps using React and the popular lightweight GUI library [Dear ImGui.](https://github.com/ocornut/imgui) Tzvetan Mikov [ESLint Plugin for Baseline JavaScript](https://baselinejs.vercel.app/) — The winner of last month's [Baseline Tooling Hackathon](https://web.dev/blog/baseline-hackathon-2025-winners) is an ESLint plugin that flags code that’s using features newer than your configured [Baseline](https://web.dev/baseline) target (features broadly supported by modern browsers). Ryuya Hasegawa [Customizable JavaScript Libraries for Forms & Surveys](https://surveyjs.io/?utm_source=jsweekly&utm_medium=email) — Create branded, dynamic forms with full control over design, logic, and data storage. 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Now supporting [OffscreenCanvas](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/OffscreenCanvas)too. - [file-type 21.1](https://github.com/sindresorhus/file-type) – Detect the file type of a file, stream, or data in both Node and the browser. - [Svelte SEO 2.0](https://github.com/artiebits/svelte-seo) – Optimize your Svelte app for search engines and social media. - [isomorphic-git 1.35](https://github.com/isomorphic-git/isomorphic-git) – Pure JS implementation of `git` for Node & browsers. 📰 Classifieds Add lightning-fast, on-device 1D/2D code scanning to your web app with [STRICH](https://strich.io/?ref=js-weekly). 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Uses (very Rust-y) pseudocode in order to remain timeless and let you enjoy doing the implementation yourself. - An explanation of [the differences between monorepos, multi-repo, submodule and subtree setups](https://levelup.gitconnected.com/monorepo-vs-multi-repo-vs-git-submodule-vs-git-subtree-a-complete-guide-for-developers-961535aa6d4c?sk=f78b740c4afbf7e0584eac0c2bc2ed2a) in Git. - 💻 If you like collecting stickers from conferences, you might enjoy [this gallery of hundreds of people's stickered-up laptops](https://stickertop.art/main/) or even want to submit your own. It took me a while to find any JavaScript stickers, but they're there.. 🎂 P.S. _JavaScript Weekly_ turned fifteen years old this week! Thanks to all of you for reading, and particularly anyone still subscribed from the first issue. 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