Vue FesJapan 2026
The main visual of Vue Fes Japan 2026. It features a silhouette of a V, representing Vue, and a circle, representing the Japanese flag, side by side. The colors are deep matcha-like shades derived from the two colors, and the circle features a Japanese gold marbling pattern.
OtemachiPlace Hall & Conference

Speaker

Wellness × hacomono Track
15:50 - 16:50

Rethinking Boundaries in the JavaScript Ecosystem

In recent years, tools in the JavaScript ecosystem have evolved beyond their traditional roles. As individual tools take on a broader range of responsibilities, the boundaries between them are becoming increasingly blurred.

How much should a single tool take on, and what should it leave to other tools or to standards? How can we reconcile preserving compatibility with creating unique value, and technical progress with sustaining an open ecosystem?

In this panel discussion, our panelists will explore where the JavaScript ecosystem stands today and where it may be headed next, through the lens of the boundaries between tools, between implementations and standards, and between projects and communities.

Alistair Smith

Rethinking Boundaries in the JavaScript Ecosystem

In recent years, tools in the JavaScript ecosystem have evolved beyond their traditional roles. As individual tools take on a broader range of responsibilities, the boundaries between them are becoming increasingly blurred.

How much should a single tool take on, and what should it leave to other tools or to standards? How can we reconcile preserving compatibility with creating unique value, and technical progress with sustaining an open ecosystem?

In this panel discussion, our panelists will explore where the JavaScript ecosystem stands today and where it may be headed next, through the lens of the boundaries between tools, between implementations and standards, and between projects and communities.

  • Anthropic
  • Member of Technical Staff

Alistair Smith

Interested in language design and distributed systems. Working on Claude Code and Bun at Anthropic.

  • Anthropic
  • Member of Technical Staff

Alistair Smith

Interested in language design and distributed systems. Working on Claude Code and Bun at Anthropic.