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Interop 2023 is starting to take shape with the call for proposals. In browser news, we are getting fresh updates with Firefox 105, Safari Technology Preview 154, and Wolvic 1.1. The software releases include Electron 20.2, many Node versions (both LTS and current), TypeScript 4.9 Beta, and more. And everything is topped with a hand-picked set of utilities and other useful resources.

Submit your proposals for Interop 2023

The web development industry is glad the browser vendors got together to iron out the main pain points of inter-browser compatibility. This process has been going strong for two years, and we're preparing for the third one in a row.

You are invited to submit your proposals for Interop 2023. Are you annoyed by something working differently from one browser to another? Can you document your case properly? You have until October 15 to submit a proposal. And your problem might soon be solved in all modern browsers.

Submit your proposals for Interop 2023

Browser news

Firefox

Firefox 105 rolled out on September 20. This update brings better stability in low-memory situations, support for the Offscreen Canvas DOM API, various security fixes, and more.

WebKit

A new version of the Safari Technology Preview is available. This update brings a long list of changes, but nothing spectacular caught my attention.

Release Notes for Safari Technology Preview 154

Wolvic

Wolvic is a very niche browser, but its very existence is a great thing in a market where Chromium browsers are dominating. This update brings a major upgrade of the Gecko engine and some new features such as Kiosk mode and PushKit support.

Wolvic 1.1 Released

Software updates and releases

DOCX 7.5 - generate .docx files with JS/TS
Electron 20.2 - Build cross-platform desktop apps with JavaScript, HTML, and CSS
Linkify 4.0 - find links in plain-text and convert them to HTML <a> tags
Mantine 5.4 - Extensive React component library
Node v14.20.1 (LTS) / Node v16.17.1 (LTS) / Node v18.9.1 (Current) - an asynchronous event-driven JavaScript runtime
Stylelint 14.12.0 - helps you avoid errors and enforce conventions in your styles
Tesseract.js 3.0 - a pure Javascript port of the popular Tesseract OCR engine.
TinyBase 2.0 - a tiny library for structuring app state
TypeScript 4.9 Beta - a superset of JavaScript that compiles to clean JavaScript output
ws 8.9 - WebSocket client and server for Node.js

Front End Resources

CopySymbol - a copy-and-paste special character library
EZCV - Turn text into a beautiful resume in seconds
Gradientify - Find the Perfect gradient for your next projects
JSON Crack - Seamlessly visualize your JSON data instantly into graphs
Palette - a vibrant AI colorizer app
Simple Icons - Free SVG icons for popular brands
Tylify - Create seamless patterns for free

There's more where that came from. Explore the rest of the Front End Resource collection.

Wrapping things up

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Proposals for Interop 2023, Firefox 105, Safari TP 154, Wolvic 1.1, TypeScript 4.9 Beta, and more | Front End News #076

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