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Guides for choosing healthier JavaScript packages

Data-driven explainers for npm trends, package comparisons, bundle optimization, maintenance risk, and developer-tooling decisions.

2026 · 425typescript · 376nodejs · 247javascript · 220developer-tools · 181react · 135comparison · 104npm · 76

The 2026 JavaScript Stack Cheatsheet

One PDF: the best package for every category (ORMs, bundlers, auth, testing, state management). Used by 500+ devs. Free, updated monthly.

resendnodemaileremailnodejs

How to Add Email Sending to Your Node.js App 2026

Send emails from Node.js in 2026. Resend, Nodemailer, and SendGrid compared with complete setup examples, React Email templates, and production best practices.

4 min readPkgPulse Team
resend vs sendgrid
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nodejsfile-uploadmulter

File Uploads in Node.js 2026: Multer, S3, Busboy

Add file uploads to Node.js in 2026: Multer for Express, Busboy for S3 streaming, Formidable for framework-agnostic parsing. Code examples for each approach.

4 min readPkgPulse Team
multer vs formidable
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npmpackage-healthopen-source

How to Evaluate npm Package Health Before 2026

A practical checklist for evaluating npm packages before adding them to your project. What to look at, what signals matter, and how to use PkgPulse health.

4 min readPkgPulse Team
prisma vs drizzle
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biomeeslintlinting

How to Migrate from ESLint to Biome 2026

Step-by-step ESLint to Biome migration guide. Config conversion, rule mapping, CI setup, and handling the 95% of ESLint rules that Biome covers — plus what.

4 min readPkgPulse Team
biome vs eslint
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fastifyexpressmigration

How to Migrate from Express to Fastify 2026

Step-by-step guide to migrating your Express API to Fastify. Route syntax, middleware mapping, plugin system, TypeScript types, and performance gains.

4 min readPkgPulse Team
express vs fastify
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vitestjesttesting

How to Migrate from Jest to Vitest in 2026

Step-by-step guide to migrating your Jest test suite to Vitest in 2026. Config changes, API differences, and the gotchas that trip up most migrations.

4 min readPkgPulse Team
vitest vs jest
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date-fnsmomentjsmigration

How to Migrate from Moment.js to date-fns 2026

Step-by-step Moment.js to date-fns migration guide. API mapping, gotchas, and the key mental model shift from chained methods to pure functions for 2026.

4 min readPkgPulse Team
dayjs vs date fns
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prismamongoosemigration

How to Migrate from Mongoose to Prisma 2026

Step-by-step guide to migrating your Mongoose MongoDB models to Prisma with PostgreSQL or MongoDB. Schema conversion, query translation, and handling the.

4 min readPkgPulse Team
mongoose vs prisma
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