The JavaScript ecosystem suffers from technical debt due to redundant, bloated, and unmaintained dependencies in node_modules.
The cleanup pillar focuses on reducing dependency counts by removing redundant polyfills, replacing unmaintained packages, and eliminating one-liner packages.
The speed up pillar improves performance by contributing optimizations to widely-used packages like Prettier, Astro, and Svelte Check.
The level up pillar involves creating new, modern, and performant packages like TinyGlobby to replace older, bloated alternatives.
A suite of tools like the e18e-cli, a GitHub action, and searchable websites help developers analyze and improve their project's dependencies.
The E18E initiative grew from a Twitter conversation into a large Discord community dedicated to improving JavaScript ecosystem performance.
The initiative's future focuses on refining tools, increasing data visibility, building partnerships, and welcoming new contributors via their Discord server.
Jobs that call for the skills explored in this talk.