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title: "Issue #791: Babel 8.0, Vite 8.1, and TypeScript 7.0 RC — JavaScript Weekly"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/issue-791-babel-8-0-vite-8-1-and-typescript-7-0-rc-javascript-weekly-zgtnl1pa5
source_url: https://javascriptweekly.com/issues/791
type: article
source: "JavaScript Weekly"
published: 2026-06-23T13:34:10.157Z
updated: 2026-06-23T13:34:34.414Z
tags: ["javascript", "typescript", "vite", "deno", "babel"]
reading_time: 4
upvotes: 2
comments: 0
language: en
---

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# Issue #791: Babel 8.0, Vite 8.1, and TypeScript 7.0 RC — JavaScript Weekly

**[JavaScript Weekly](https://daily.dev/sources/jswkly)** · 4 min read · 2 upvotes · 0 comments

## Summary

JavaScript Weekly issue #791 covers major releases across the ecosystem: Babel 8.0 goes ESM-only and targets ES2023 by default after 8 years since v7; TypeScript 7.0 RC arrives with a Go-powered compiler promising ~10x faster builds; Vite 8.1 adds experimental bundled dev mode for faster startup; Astro 7.0 gains a Rust-powered build pipeline; and Deno 2.9 introduces desktop app support via `deno desktop`. Also covered: TanStack Table v9's 90% memory reduction via prototype-based function storage, new CSS capabilities bridging JS values, and smaller releases including pnpm 11.7/11.8, Node.js updates, Anime.js 4.5, Ink 7.1, Nuxt UI 4.9, and Nx 23.0.

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