Cloudflare’s vinext project reaches beta 1 – not just an AI experiment

Cloudflare’s vinext project, which implements the Next.js API using Vite as the bundler instead of Turbopack or Webpack, has released its first beta, suggesting (if there was any doubt) that this is a project intended for production use and not just an AI experiment. Why does vinext exist? The introductory post grabs attention with its … Continue reading Cloudflare’s vinext project reaches beta 1 – not just an AI experiment →

TypeScript 7 is done

Principal product manager Daniel Rosenwasser reports that TypeScript 7 is now generally available – a big release, since this is the first to have the native port of the TypeScript compiler built in Go. Rosenwasser claims “speedups between 8x and 12x on full builds.” There is a snag. Although TypeScript 7 is production-ready, it has … Continue reading TypeScript 7 is done →

My writing here and elsewhere

I am no longer writing regularly for The Register or DevClass – I have loved writing there but made the decision to stop in order to free up more time for other things. I may still write there occasionally, and/or do freelance work elsewhere. One of the consequences is that I have a bit more … Continue reading My writing here and elsewhere →

Avalonia UI vs Microsoft’s .NET MAUI

What framework to choose for a cross-platform .NET GUI application continues to be awkward, with multiple good-ish options but no obvious first choice. The three leading contenders are Microsoft’s MAUI (multi-platform app UI), third-party Avalonia UI, and third-party Uno Platform. Joseph Tomkinson, head of software engineering at the British Heart Foundation, has an excellent post … Continue reading Avalonia UI vs Microsoft’s .NET MAUI →

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