JavaScript has an ocean of libraries and tools out there. We all know the big names—React, Vue, jQuery, Axios, and the like—but what about the hidden gems?
💬 What's your go-to JavaScript tool, library, or utility that you think more developers should know about?
It could be:
A helper library like Lodash or Day.js
A validation tool like Zod or Yup
A fun little tool that helps you debug faster
Or something niche that you always reach for when building apps
Top comments (7)
love finding those underrated gems, sometimes they just make my day way easier - you ever stumble on something random and then use it everywhere after?
Yeah, totally! I’ve found a few tools like that—randomly tried them out and now I use them all the time.
Zod's been a lifesaver for me with typesafe validation in TypeScript projects. What's your true dark horse pick?
ts-rest a awesome lib that work with react query and zod to fetch data
ts-rest.com/
I really love using shadcn ui components.
I love how ExcelJS works. It's not a necessity for everyone but man, how it works is simply mind blowing!
Yeah, ExcelJS is really cool! It does so much and just works great.