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The Chrome team reports on the Advanced Web Apps Fund. Vivaldi 5.5 for Android users is now available. The software updates section includes Cypress v10.10.0, Jest v29.2.0, and more. And we wrap everything with a selection of icons, stock pictures, and utilities to generate SVG assets.

Advanced Web Apps Fund - Oct 2022 update

The Chrome team announced the Advanced Web Apps Fund earlier this year. This initiative aims to support projects that help push the web platform further.

They have just published an update, stating that over $100K has been distributed among 11 projects. The application process is still open though, so we'll be expecting more info in the future.

Advanced Web Apps Fund - Update Oct 2022

Browser news

Vivaldi

Android users can now upgrade their Vivaldi browser to version 5.5, catching up to their desktop alternates. The onboarding flow has been reworked, you can improve performance by automatically closing inactive tabs, and it includes lots of smaller improvements.

Vivaldi on Android introduces its new welcome flow and auto-closing of inactive tabs for better performance

Software updates and releases

Bridgetown 1.2 - A next-generation, progressive site generator & fullstack framework, powered by Ruby
Cypress v10.10.0 - Fast, easy, and reliable testing for anything that runs in a browser
Faker v7.6.0 - Generate massive amounts of fake data in the browser and node.js
Jest v29.2.0 - Delightful JavaScript Testing
Mineflayer 4.5.0 - Create Minecraft bots with a powerful, stable, and high level JavaScript API
Node v16.18.0 (LTS) / Node v18.11.0 (Current) -
Qwik v0.11.0 - The HTML-first framework. Instant apps of any size with ~ 1kb JS
Rollup v3.1.0 - Next-generation ES module bundler
RxDB 13.5.0 - A fast, offline-first, reactive database for JavaScript Application
Volar 1.0 - The official IDE/TS tooling support for Vue

Front End Resources

Haikei App - Generate unique SVG design assets
Health icons - Free, open source health icons
Iconbay - Fun and modern icons for your projects and exploration
Iconsax - the official icons of the Vuesax framework
Skware icons - Pixelate any project you're working on in seconds
WOCinTech Stock Photos - Stock pictures of women of color and non-binary people of color

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

Wrapping things up

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Adv. Web Apps Fund October 2022 update, Vivaldi 5.5 for Android, Cypress v10.10.0, Jest v29.2.0, and more | Front End News #079

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