--- title: 'Hot New Web Dev - June 2023' url: 'https://worldoweb.co.uk/2023/hot-new-web-dev-june-2023' markdown: 'https://worldoweb.co.uk/2023/hot-new-web-dev-june-2023.md' date: '2023-06-30' description: 'Discover the latest web development news in June 2023. From the latest Svelte release to scams and AI, stay informed with our comprehensive roundup of the hottest topics in the web development world.' taxonomy: category: - 'Web Development' tag: - Resources - Tools - Scam - News - JavaScript - Magazine --- # Hot New Web Dev - June 2023 Published on June 30, 2023 by Tracy Ridge in [Web Development](https://worldoweb.co.uk/category/category:Web%20Development) Welcome to Hot Web Dev June 2023, featuring the latest web development. This month features the latest version of Svelte. We look at scams and AI scams and how the young are falling for them. An update on Platform X, the OnClick scam situation. The web tool of the month will help you create beautiful documentation to go with your wonderful app. Table of contents 1. [Svelte 4.0 Released](#one) 2. [Falling for Scams](#two) 3. [Coding Resources](#three) 4. [OnClick Updates](#four) 5. [Web Tool of the Month](#five) 6. [The Best of the Rest in June 2023](#six) ## Svelte 4.0 Released After four years since its last release, Svelte 4 has been released. Although the latest edition doesn't have any breaking changes it is merely a maintenance release in readiness for the Svelte 5. The changes increase performance, using the minimum required version of Node 16. Svelte 4 uses 75% less Node packages, which increases the speed and reduces the dependencies from 61 to 16. The official website has also been overhauled and is now split into multiple pages with improved navigation, typescript docs and a better-performing REPL. **Source** [Svelte.Dev](https://svelte.dev/blog/svelte-4) ## Falling for Scams I've seen and reported a few scams on this blog over the years. Here are a few: - [A phone call with a scammer!](https://www.worldoweb.co.uk/2010/a-phone-call-with-a-scammer) - [Gumtree Property Scam – Dont Fall Victim](https://www.worldoweb.co.uk/2017/gumtree-property-scam-dont-fall-victim) - [Scammers Targeting Domain Owners – Stop it!](https://www.worldoweb.co.uk/2022/scammers-targeting-domain-owners-stop-it) - [The Knitting Pattern That Caused Me Grief!](https://www.worldoweb.co.uk/2014/knitting-pattern-caused-grief) - [The Fall of OnClick Academy](https://www.worldoweb.co.uk/2022/the-fall-of-onclick-academy) It was interesting to find that even the young are becoming victims of popular get-rich-quick schemes which can use tactics to promise big profits within a short period of time and will also require a small investment. Cryptocurrency rings a bell here. Being young in the online generation as well as technologically savvy can also be a negative. This can make you overconfident that you can spot a scam but with professional scammers at the helm, you are never truly safe. ![close up shot of fake money](https://worldoweb.co.uk/user/data/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/pexels-photo-7111608-scaled.jpeg) Photo by Tara Winstead on [Pexels.com](https://www.pexels.com/photo/close-up-shot-of-fake-money-7111608/) Remember websites can be scraped and built rather easily to fool people into thinking they are legitimate. To combat being targeted reduce the exposure of your habits by reducing your digital footprint. Romance scams have taken an AI route. I love Artificial Intelligence and everything it can do but be aware of it being used by criminals. Whether it uses AI art generators to create fake profile pictures, uses bots to create authentic-looking profiles or uses voice cloning techniques, you may want to switch back to the olden days when speed-dating was a thing. **Source** [MakeUseOf – Reasons Why Young Tech-Savvy People Fall for Scams](https://www.makeuseof.com/reasons-young-tech-savvy-people-fall-for-scams/) [Unveiling the Deceptive Techniques: How Criminals Exploit AI in Romance Scams](https://www.makeuseof.com/ways-criminals-use-ai-romance-scams/) ## Coding Resources TypeScript continues to become more popular, especially if you are coming from a statically typed language such as Java. This brings up the frequently asked question should I start with TypeScript or learn JavaScript first? Although I cannot answer that question for you I find that learning the basics of JavaScript first may come in handy but it can also lead to utter frustration when it comes to null or undefined variables. If you come across the latter then TypeScript will help you out immensely. Here are a few articles to help you out. [TypeScript vs JavaScript: Why Should You Learn TypeScript?](https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/typescript-vs-javascript-why-should-you-learn-typescript/) [Converting JavaScript codebase to TypeScript](https://dev.to/documatic/converting-javascript-codebase-to-typescript-1852) [Typescript Made Easy: Simplifying the Shift](https://dev.to/thevatsal/typescript-made-easy-simplifying-the-shift-1l4e) ## OnClick Updates It's been a little quiet over the past month with emails from OnClick Pro/Academy/Platform X scam. As expected this didn't last! The website must have been down for a little while but is now up and running and the false promises are coming back. Now using a different email to distribute the spam they are selling a 2023 Insane package worth $5000. All for $49. Interesting! [OnClick Pro Academy \[Scam\] Updates](https://www.worldoweb.co.uk/2023/onclick-pro-academy-scam-updates) ## Web Tool Of The Month The web tool of the month will help you create documents for your app or service. It may sound boring but [Starlight](https://starlight.astro.build/) is built on top of the hugely popular Astro, a static site generator (SSG). As with Astro, you can integrate libraries such as Tailwind and even include components from your favourite front-end frameworks like React or Svelte. As for the markup you can use Markdown, Markdoc and MDX. By default, it includes site navigation, search, internationalization, SEO, dark mode and more. Currently, it's in early beta so there may be bugs but with a strong framework behind it, it's going to kick ass! ## The Best of the Rest in June 2023 - [Top 7 Tools to Automate WordPress Workflow](https://managewp.com/blog/top-7-tools-to-automate-wordpress-workflow) - [Free AI (Artificial Intelligence) Training Course Offered by Google](https://dev.to/softwaresennin/free-ai-artificial-intelligence-training-course-offered-by-google-1n3h) - [Tips for Choosing the Right Website Design for Your Business](https://www.designer-daily.com/tips-for-choosing-the-right-website-design-for-your-business-147037) - [3 Essential Design Trends, June 2023](https://www.webdesignerdepot.com/2023/05/3-essential-design-trends-june-2023/) - [Working With CSV Files Using Python, with Examples](https://www.sitepoint.com/python-csv-files/) ### Share [X](https://x.com/intent/tweet?text=Hot%20New%20Web%20Dev%20-%20June%202023&url=https%3A%2F%2Fworldoweb.co.uk%2F2023%2Fhot-new-web-dev-june-2023&via=worldoweb "Share on X") [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fworldoweb.co.uk%2F2023%2Fhot-new-web-dev-june-2023 "Share on Facebook") [Reddit](https://www.reddit.com/submit?url=https%3A%2F%2Fworldoweb.co.uk%2F2023%2Fhot-new-web-dev-june-2023&title=Hot%20New%20Web%20Dev%20-%20June%202023 "Share on Reddit") [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/sharing/share-offsite/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fworldoweb.co.uk%2F2023%2Fhot-new-web-dev-june-2023 "Share on LinkedIn") [Bluesky](https://bsky.app/intent/compose?text=Hot%20New%20Web%20Dev%20-%20June%202023%20https%3A%2F%2Fworldoweb.co.uk%2F2023%2Fhot-new-web-dev-june-2023 "Share on Bluesky") [Email](mailto:?subject=Hot%20New%20Web%20Dev%20-%20June%202023&body=https%3A%2F%2Fworldoweb.co.uk%2F2023%2Fhot-new-web-dev-june-2023 "Share via email") #### Tags [ Resources](https://worldoweb.co.uk/tag/tag:Resources) [ Tools](https://worldoweb.co.uk/tag/tag:Tools) [ Scam](https://worldoweb.co.uk/tag/tag:Scam) [ News](https://worldoweb.co.uk/tag/tag:News) [ JavaScript](https://worldoweb.co.uk/tag/tag:JavaScript) [ Magazine](https://worldoweb.co.uk/tag/tag:Magazine) ##### Next [ ← Hot New Web Dev - July 2023 ](https://worldoweb.co.uk/2023/hot-new-web-dev-july-2023) OR ##### Previous [ Hot New Web Dev - May 2023 → ](https://worldoweb.co.uk/2023/hot-new-web-dev-may-2023) --- ## Navigation - Previous: [Reddit's Fall, Lemmy's Rise: The New Era of Online Forums](https://worldoweb.co.uk/2023/reddits-fall-lemmys-rise-new-era-of-forums.md) - Next: [Hot New Web Dev - May 2023](https://worldoweb.co.uk/2023/hot-new-web-dev-may-2023.md)