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Nick Taylor
Nick Taylor

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Deno Extension

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If you're not familiar with Deno, it's a runtime for JavaScript and TypeScript started by the creator of Node.js.

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A modern runtime for JavaScript and TypeScript.

Deno

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Deno is a simple, modern and secure runtime for JavaScript and TypeScript that uses V8 and is built in Rust.

Features

  • Secure by default. No file, network, or environment access, unless explicitly enabled.
  • Supports TypeScript out of the box.
  • Ships only a single executable file.
  • Built-in utilities.
  • Set of reviewed standard modules that are guaranteed to work with Deno.

Install

Shell (Mac, Linux):

curl -fsSL https://deno.land/install.sh | sh
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PowerShell (Windows):

iwr https://deno.land/install.ps1 -useb | iex
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Homebrew (Mac):

brew install deno
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Chocolatey (Windows):

choco install deno
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Scoop (Windows):

scoop install deno
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Build and install from source using Cargo:

cargo install deno --locked
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See deno_install and releases for other options.

Getting Started

Try running a simple program:

deno run https://deno.land/std/examples/welcome.ts
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Or a more complex one:

const listener = Deno.listen({ port: 8000 });
console.log(
…
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Tonight I discovered there is a VS Code extension for Deno that adds support for the Deno language server.

You can read more about getting VS Code setup for Deno in the official docs.

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