Hello from Denoland! It’s Phil here again. We’ve been talking a lot about the various releases of the Deno runtime lately (you have run deno upgrade to get the latest version recently, right?) and while the work on the runtime never ends, we have also been very busy making big some changes to Deno Deploy.

We’ve had to be really patient about sharing that work with you, but finally we can start to talk about it.

Deno Deploy developments

Deno Deploy is our platform for hosting JavaScript and TypeScript applications. It’s free to get started and has paid tiers for deeper and more complex usage. It quietly powers a bunch of services around the web.

Behind the scenes, we have been drastically re-engineering Deno Deploy to support some exciting features and capabilities which are heading your way.

You can get a glimpse of a few of them, like detailed build and deploy pipelines, framework presets, contextual environment variables and secrets, and more in the video below. There are things on the way that will be very attractive to those who want the convenience and power of a managed hosting and CI/CD service, but are also mindful about lock-in, or want greater control over where their applications are hosted.

We’re not quite ready for the full launch, but we have now started letting people opt-in to an Early Access version of the new Deno Deploy to explore, experiment, and give feedback.

Want in? Opt in!

To opt in, you just need to toggle this button in your Deploy console’s account settings. That will also give you access to a channel on our Discord dedicated to discussion about Deploy EA.

Join us in there. We’re keen to get your thoughts.

JavaScript turns 30

Looking at our calendar, we also noticed that JavaScript recently turned 30 years old! In a delightfully nostalgic post, we took a look back at some of the milestones and events from JavaScript’s life so far. There are some great memories (and some times we had to endure together) in there.

We couldn’t cover everything from the last 30 years, so please tell us what else you’d have included in this list on BlueSky or X.

Links for you

• Deploy console’s account settings — Quickly find the option to join our Early Access program

• Deno Deploy Early Access Docs — The docs are evolving for the next Deno Deploy, but you can take a peek

• A Brief History of JavaScript — Our blog on JavaScript at 30

• Deno v2.3 — A reminder of some of the feature and updates in the most recent Deno release

• Our YouTube channel — regular updates and guides

• Deno Docs Examples — Our hub for guides, tutorials and examples