New Web Development Tech That’s On My Radar

In this episode of the HTML All The Things Podcast, Mike walks through the new web development tech that’s been landing on his radar. From next-gen formatters and bundlers to emerging UI frameworks and terminal-UI toolkits, Mike breaks down what each tool is, why it matters, and where its limitations are today.

In this episode Matt and Mike cover:

BiomeJS - all-in-one formatter/linter with strong Prettier compatibility
Ripple - an experimental TypeScript-first UI framework
TanStack Start - a router-first full-stack framework for React/Solid
Hono.js - tiny, blazing-fast multi-runtime web framework
Rolldown - Rust-powered bundler with major Vite build speed gains
Effect - type-safe effects/concurrency runtime for TypeScript
OpenTUI - build rich terminal UIs using React/Solid renderers

If you want a curated look at early-stage tools shaping how we might build for the web in 2025, Mike’s got you covered.

Show Notes

BiomeJS

What it is: an all-in-one formatter + linter/tooling for JS/TS/JSX/JSON/CSS/GraphQL with strong Prettier compatibility. Biome+1
Why care: single tool/config replaces Prettier + ESLint stacks; fast diagnostics; easy CI “format/lint/fix” pipeline. Biome
Watch-outs: rule coverage vs your ESLint plugin set, migration from custom ESLint rules, IDE plugin parity. AppSignal Blog
Related Links:
- BiomeJS Official Site
- Migrating A JavaScript Project from Prettier and ESLint to BiomeJS

Ripple

What it is: a new TypeScript-first UI framework blending ideas from React/Solid/Svelte with its own .ripple files. ripplejs.com+1
Why care: modern component model and strong type integration aimed at simpler DX.
Watch-outs: very early—explicitly “not production-ready” yet. GitHub
Related Links:
- Ripple TS Official Website
- Ripple TS Github

TanStack Start

What it is: full-stack framework powered by TanStack Router for React & Solid; SSR/streaming, server functions/RPC, Vite-based. tanstack.com
Why care: router-first design, strong data-layer story with other TanStack libs; deploys broadly (Netlify/Vercel/etc.). Netlify Docs+1
Watch-outs: app-framework adoption means buy-in beyond “just Router/Query.” Reddit
Related Links:

Hono.js

What it is: ultrafast, tiny web framework built on Web Standards; same code across Workers, Bun, Deno, Node, AWS, etc. hono.dev+1
Why care: ideal for edge APIs/middleware; batteries-included middlewares; minimal learning curve if you know Fetch API. hono.dev
Proof: strong ecosystem momentum + guides on production setups. Free Code Camp
Related Links:
- Hono Official Website
- FreeCodeCamp Guide | How to Build Production-Ready Web Apps with the Hono Framework: A Deep Dive

Rolldown

What: Rust-powered bundler (and a drop-in engine for Vite via plugins) focused on dramatically faster prod builds and lower memory.
Why I’m excited: Potential “free” speedups for existing Vite projects and CI pipelines; curious how it handles code-splitting and large dependency graphs.
Related Links:
- Rolldown Official Website
- Rolldown GitHub

Effect (TypeScript)

What: Type-safe effects/concurrency/runtime library for TS—structured errors, retries, cancellation, and resource management.
Why I’m excited: Rplaces ad-hoc try/catch + custom queues with a consistent reliability model; great fit for LLM calls, webhooks, and background jobs.
Related Links:
- Effect TS Official Website
- Effect TS GitHub

OpenTUI

What: TypeScript library for building terminal UIs, with React and Solid renderers (@opentui/react, @opentui/solid). Early-stage (not production-ready). Requires Zig to build; quick start via bun create tui. GitHub+1
Why I’m excited: Reuses familiar React/Solid mental models to ship rich CLIs (dashboards, logs, dev tools) fast—great for developer-facing tooling and demos; the ecosystem is growing with examples and a live terminal component demo. GitHub+1
Related Links:
- OpenTUI Official Website

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