Frontend Digest - October 2025

React announces a new governance org ("React Foundation") to steward the ecosystem and coordinate long-term roadmap and community input.

Mastra (TypeScript agent framework) closes a $13M seed led by a large roster of investors, outlining product focus and developer-first strategy. I'm kinda a fan of this library so I wish them luck.

Modern file I/O in Node.js with promises, streams, file handles, and patterns for large files and back-pressure, plus practical do's/don'ts for production.

Addy Osmani traces CWV from early performance work to measurable business impact, reflecting on lessons, trade-offs, and the metrics' evolution.

Christopher "vjeux" Chedeau recounts how Prettier started, why opinionated formatting worked, and how the idea spread across languages.

Article about how good the modern Node is and that you probably don't need some dependencies in your project anymore.

Walkthrough of accelerating cellular automata (e.g., Game of Life) using WebGPU compute pipelines, with algorithmic variants and performance notes.

Kevin Powell explains practical modern color features (e.g., color()/P3/OKLCH) and how to use them confidently in real projects.

A small JS library for defining tarot decks, custom spreads, and readings—aimed at apps that need a flexible data model for cards/spreads.

Embed V8/Node.js in Java applications; frequent releases track modern Node and V8, with tooling updates and performance tweaks.

The winners of the js13k contest. This year's topic was "Cats", so you can play different games with the cats somehow involved.

Early overview of building apps for Amazon's new Vega OS, the role of React Native, and the surrounding tooling/docs.

A short documentary chronicling JavaScript tooling history and how Vite emerged (with Evan You and community voices).