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Pikku Rebrand!

· 2 min read

Hello again!

I'm excited to announce that our rebrand is officially here – welcome to Pikku! This isn’t just a facelift; it’s a complete rethink of how we can make developers' lives easier. Inspired by awesome projects like Hono and fueled by genuine feedback from our NodeJS meetup, we've revamped most things to be more streamlined.

I'm still sharpening my branding skills, but with the help of friends and a touch of MIT-inspired magic, we now have a look and feel that's as simple as the code we write.

What’s New?​

📊 In-Depth Explanations and Flow Diagrams​

We tried to share as much information as we could without overloading the user. Mermaid diagrams and in-depth explanations are now located in multiple documents!

🚀 Create with a Single Command​

Kickstart your projects faster than ever:

npm run pikku@latest

This one command sets up templates, including a Next.js app and a fully-fledged yarn workspace that's backed by a Postgres database, and even lays out deployment options (Docker files included).

🔗 All-In-One: The Pikku npm Package​

Streamline your imports with a single, centralized package:

import { ... } from 'pikku'

No more juggling a dozen individual packages—just one sleek entry point to supercharge your development workflow.

note

This is a change that will roll out as we ensure that package sizes don't grow.

🛠 New @pikku/schema-cfworker Package​

Introducing our versatile schema validator! It might be a bit slower since it skips precompilation, but it’s designed to work seamlessly across all deployment platforms.

💡 Enhanced APIs & CI Improvements​

  • APIs: Our Next.js integrations and PikkuFetch now provide cleaner, more intuitive interfaces. Random TypeScript errors? Consider them history.
  • CI Enhancements: Every template now undergoes rigorous testing as part of our improved CI pipeline, ensuring that every build is solid from the get-go.

I’m excited for you to try out Pikku and see these improvements in action. Dive in, explore, and hit me with your feedback—this rebrand is just the start of a long journey, and I'm all in for making things better and faster.