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Wizardry is an NPM module released by a 15-year-old developer that provides tools for JavaScript developers. The package offers functionality designed to streamline development workflows. It launched in November 2012… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. I'm 15 years old, and I released my first NPM module: Wizardry launched in 2012; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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    Hi HN! Thanks for your attention to my post. It was a big challenge to run most of Node.js packages in browser, fast moreover. Virtual File system, resolve import/export. I got cold many times, depressions, burned out, yet still alive and finished it. Many guys helped me with an advice. Many users give a lot of positive feedback. There are 200,000 monthly unique users. I work full time now because of the freemium business model. To be honest - I am happy after many years of hard work.

    2022 · playcode.io · its alternatives →

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    Build static responsive websites playfully.

    2017 · its alternatives →

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    I kept seeing every npm/pnpm/yarn/bun/uv supply chain post end with the same advice (set a minimum release age, turn off install scripts), and while I know cooldowns are "controversial", they do work. But even if you convince people that they should set cooldowns, it seems many don't end up following through, not sure why, maybe because it means hand-editing five config files in five formats with five different time units, or perhaps the "it won't happen to me" syndrome (or "I'll do it later, it seems complicated" where it's actually very simple). So I created a tool that…

    Jun 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    At Plaid, we spend a lot of time thinking about the tools we use on the engineering side, which has helped us to automate time-consuming tasks and focus on e...

    2016 · blog.plaid.com · its alternatives →

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    This past quarter has been awash with sophisticated npm supply chain attacks like [Shai-Hulud](https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2025/09/23/widesprea...() and the [Chalk/debug Compromise](https://www.wiz.io/blog/widespread-npm-supply-chain-attack-b...). This CLI helps protect users from recently compromised packages by only downloading packages that have been public for a while (default is 90 days or older). Install: npm install -g @dendronhq/safe-npm Usage: safe-npm install react@^18 lodash How it works: - Queries…

    Nov 2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    PlayJS▲138

    Playground JavaScript web, now with superpowers

    2023 · its alternatives →

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    The from-scratch guide to building large language models in NodeJS.

    10d ago · book.humanexperiences.io · its alternatives →

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    faster.js is a Babel plugin that compiles idiomatic Javascript to faster, micro-optimized Javascript. - vzhou842/faster.js

    2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    PrivJs▲70

    Sell your NPM packages

    2020 · privjs.com · its alternatives →

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    Hey guys! I just released a NPM package to integrate a visual scripting editor into any node project (React, Vue, Angular... you name it). Basically, the goal is to provide your users a way to customize, automate, create new features for your product. Just like an open-source community, but without the barrier of code. Here's the homepage of the project: https://luna-park.app And a small tutorial for visual scripting: https://luna-park.app/challenge

    2023 · npmjs.com · its alternatives →

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    A tiny async loader / dependency manager for modern browsers (961 bytes) - amorey/loadjs

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Turn screen time to skill time with coding adventure

    2024 · codeventure.app · its alternatives →

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    A tiny async loader / dependency manager for modern browsers (961 bytes) - amorey/loadjs

    2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Launch fast with Agility CMS starters on the top frameworks.

    2020 · agilitycms.com · its alternatives →

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    Repo here: https://github.com/aidenybai/million My name is Aiden Bai and I'm really interested in HCI research, particularly within user interface (UI) and web development. At the time of writing this, I'm a student at Camas High School. In July 2021, Million.js began as an experiment with Virtual DOM because I was curious with how UI libraries worked. I was frustrated with the lack of a modern, fast, and modular Virtual DOM library for JavaScript. Virtual DOM had been around for almost a decade, yet many Virtual DOM libraries still struggle with render speed compared to…

    2022 · its alternatives →

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    Hi HN, my 10 yr old asked me to share his recent scratch creations with ya'll so here I am. He's relatively new to scratch. If you have a moment to spare, check out some of his work here. Enjoy! Swamp (platformer) - https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/412453144/ Unstoppable (visualizer) - https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/412468010/

    2020 · its alternatives →

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    Hi, Every day you get a short description of 5 npm packages and you have to guess what the projects are. You have three attempts per project. The quiz is reset every noon (UTC) quiz starts on February 5 and runs for 15 days, ending on February 20.

    2023 · github.com · its alternatives →

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