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This is the content of the newsletter sent on 2024-05-02.
Contents
Stytch – Authorization and authentication.
Verdaccio – Local, private, NPM registry.
sqlc – Type-safe SQL for Go.
Svelte 5 RC – Web framework.
Statusnook – Self-hosted status page.
React 19 – Web and native user interfaces.
CopilotKit – Framework for AI Copilots.
Interesting tools
Each week we review 2-3 of the most interesting developer tools. Here's what we featured this week. View the full archive.
Stytch
Authorization and authentication.
What we like: Consumer & B2B SaaS auth APIs, with separation of top-level org as a unit of multi-tenancy. This allows different configs & users per org within the same top-level project. Supports social auth, magic links, passkeys, SSO, SCIM. Also includes RBAC permissions. Customizable JWT claims. Management UI has dark mode.
What we don't like: Device fingerprinting features aren’t available self-service. Missing some popular language SDKs e.g. PHP, Rust, .NET.
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Verdaccio
Local, private, NPM registry.
What we like: Caches calls to NPM which makes resetting Node projects much faster on subsequent downloads. Particularly good for containerized applications where you regularly prune containers for a fresh dev environment. Runs as a lightweight container. Can override public packages.
What we don't like: Need to be careful how you specify the private registry otherwise it will be written to the package lock and break remote builds/deploys.
Review permalinksqlc
Type-safe SQL for Go.
What we like: Generates idiomatic Go code based on your database schema and desired queries. Translates SQL to type-safe Go code. Interface to the generated code feels like proper Go. Can run static analysis on schema changes to detect breaking changes across the codebase. Useful tools to help ensure codegen is up to date and highlights SQL anti-patterns. Open source.
What we don't like: No support for cloud databases like BigQuery or ClickHouse (there is currently a waitlist). Primarily supports Go, but has some experimental plugins for Python and TypeScript.
Review permalinkNew betas & early release programs
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