quite-alright-typescript

Quite alright typescript libraries.

Http

• ts-rest - The way to build typesafe http services. Like trpc but in good.

Database & SQL

• drizzle - To query postgres. Supports both sql... and sql-like query-building. Has proper pg-type mapping.

Schema & Data types

• zod - Easy schema validation, though it's missing encoders.
• remote-data-ts - The way to model remote data

Functional programming

• effect - Effect system and functional library.
• ts-pattern - Type-safe pattern matching for TypeScript. Still quite useful although effect's pattern matching will probably take over at some point.
• spectacle-ts - Lens library with autocomplete support.
• immer (ⓘ still in evaluation) - easy deep state updates similar to lenses. Useful in combination with react's useState.

Testing

• vitest - Like (ts-)jest, but working.

Building & package manager

• pnpm - Fast & works
• vite - Bundler that actually works.
• tsx - Easy runnner for ts projects.
• tsc-alias - Makes this ts work somehow.

React

• react-icons - The only lib you'll ever need for icons
• font-source - The only lib you'll ever need for fonts.