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Dabbling With Deno - Tools for JavaScript and TypeScript Developers

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Watch this 35-minute talk by Phil Hawksworth titled "Dabbling With Deno — Tales From a Web Developer Playing With a New Toy" from Node Congress 2025. Discover why an experienced web developer is excited about changing his usual tools after years of advocating for NodeJS. Explore Deno's compelling features through a comprehensive speedrun covering package management and publishing, testing tools, serverless functions hosting, and more. Learn how Phil overcame his initial hesitation about TypeScript and found comfort in Deno's emerging toolset. The presentation covers Deno's functionality and familiarity, IDE integration, dependency management, project setup, testing capabilities, and TypeScript toolchain advantages. Perfect for developers curious about alternatives in the JavaScript ecosystem and how Deno might fill gaps in their current development workflow.

Syllabus

00:00 Introduction to Phil Hawksworth
01:58 Building Deno and Observing Web Trends
03:00 JavaScript's Ubiquity and the Discovery of Deno
06:00 Exploring Deno and Its Capabilities
08:07 Deno's Functionality and Familiarity
10:45 Enabling Deno in your IDE
11:31 Deno Package Management
14:43 Managing Dependencies and Updating Packages
17:55 Cleaning and Setting Up Projects
19:58 Tasks, Testing, and TypeScript Toolchain
23:14 TypeScript Development and Conclusion

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