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   by qwertycodepl 1y ago

   https://astra-js.netlify.app/cli/faq/#thats-not-a-compiler-t...
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   by qwertycodepl 1y ago

   https://astra-js.netlify.app/cli/faq/#thats-not-a-compiler-t...
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   by qwertycodepl 1y ago

   Yes, astra it's aiming to compile CLIs and servers (express, fastify etc.). It's not replacing electron.
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   by qwertycodepl 1y ago

   I totally understand your point - Astra doesn’t do register allocation or full parsing, so strictly speaking, it’s not a compiler in the traditional sense. I used the term "compiler" because for many developers, it’s strongly asso
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   by qwertycodepl 1y ago

   Yes it's just esbuild and SEA BUT that's actually the point. SEA is officialy supported by node.js and it constantly improves. Remember pkg and nexe supports only the older versions of node.js (~14) and astra supports the latest o
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   by qwertycodepl 1y ago

   yeah it's not but i don't know how to call it. if i say it's bundler it will be more confusing in my opinion. waiting for your suggestions!
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   by qwertycodepl 1y ago

   Thanks for the feedback! I'm constantly working on the project. It's hard to do bc node sea is still an experimental feaurte and there's no much documentation about it, and i want to make it highest quality possible. And it&#
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   by qwertycodepl 1y ago

   Thanks for the feedback! You're right - Astra is technically a bundler-to-executable tool, not a source-level compiler like Babel or TypeScript. I called it a “compiler” in the sense that it transforms a JS project into a standalone .e
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   by qwertycodepl 1y ago

   thanks :)
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    by qwertycodepl 1y ago

    yes but it uses node SEA you can read about it here: https://nodejs.org/api/single-executable-applications.html
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    Show HN: Astra – a new js2exe compiler(github.com)

    61 points by qwertycodepl 1y ago|33 comments