Episodes

  • Mastro.js, the Simplest Web Framework and Site Generator | Mauro Bieg | Ep 54B

    Mastro.js, the Simplest Web Framework and Site Generator | Mauro Bieg | Ep 54B
    Feb 5 2026

    Mauro Bieg joins the two fools to talk about Mastro, a simple and minimal web framework and site generator. If 11ty and Astro had a baby, it might look like Mastro! With support for routing, HTML templating, streaming, and even reactive UI, Mastro might be a great fit for your next content-driven website.

    Resources

    • Mastro Website
    • Mastro on GitHub
    • Mastro on BlueSky

    Where to Follow the Team

    • Mauro on GitHub
    • Mauro on BlueSky

    Chapters

    • (00:00) - Introducing Mauro Bieg
    • (03:12) - What is Mastro.js?
    • (05:39) - How Mastro Renders HTML
    • (10:04) - Comparing Mastro.js with Other Frameworks
    • (14:55) - Handling Server Requests in Mastro
    • (20:00) - Client and Server Separation
    • (26:39) - Client-Side Functionality with Reactive Mastro
    • (32:18) - Leveraging Web Standards and Native Runtime Features
    • (34:14) - Working with Multiple Runtimes
    • (40:31) - TypeScript Integration and Type Checking
    • (41:51) - Support for HTTP Streaming
    • (47:07) - How Mastro Performs
    • (49:01) - Getting Started with Mastro
    • (51:33) - Where to Find Mauro


    Sponsored by Excalibur.js
    Excalibur.js is the friendly TypeScript 2D game engine for the web. Use your TypeScript or JavaScript skills to make games! Excalibur comes out-of-the-box with everything you need to make web games, like physics, sprites, animations, sound effects, input, tile maps, particles, and more.

    • Homepage and Docs: https://excaliburjs.com
    • Make Your First Game in 10 Minutes
    • Join the Discord: https://discord.gg/9UemP985Uy

    Music
    Seahorse Dreams by Kubbi (Spotify)
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    53 mins
  • Yarn Rewritten in Rust, Anders on TypeScript, and Notepad++ Hacked | News | Ep 54

    Yarn Rewritten in Rust, Anders on TypeScript, and Notepad++ Hacked | News | Ep 54
    Feb 3 2026
    News for the week of January 26, 2026: Yarn 6.0 is rewritten in Rust, Anders interviewed on history and future of TypeScript, and a PSA on the Notepad++ update system. From the community: start using the satisfies keyword, learn more about Node Single Executable Applications (SEAs), and a DnD rule engine written in TS.Stand With MinnesotaWe are native Minnesotans. The ICE occupation is affecting our community in so many ways and has disrupted daily life for thousands of us. Families are sheltering in place, fearing to go to work, let their kids walk to school, take the bus, or even attend school at all. It is not just affecting immigrants, it is affecting all of us.Go to StandWithMinnesota.com to learn how you can help.Chapters(00:00) - Welcome to the Show (05:11) - News: Removing ES5 Target for TS 6.0 (08:46) - News: Yarn 6.0 is Rewritten in Rust (13:55) - News: Anders Interviewed on History and Future of TypeScript (17:56) - News: Astro 5.17 (18:24) - News: 11ty, 2025 Year in Review (19:33) - PSA: Notepad++ Hacked, Don't Use In-app Updater (21:09) - PSA: More React Vulnerabilities, Update RSC Packages (23:08) - Library Watch: ReliCSS, Fix Your Ancient CSS (24:23) - Library Watch: Clack 1.0, Stylish Prompts for CLI Tools (25:28) - Library Watch: TypeScript D20 Rule Engine for DnD (27:02) - Community Highlight: satisfies Keyword is OP (28:26) - Community Highlight: Does JIT Go Brrr? by Savannah.dev (29:22) - Community Highlight: Node SEAs by Joyee Cheung (30:08) - Community Highlight: Node is Getting a Virtual File System (31:29) - Community Highlight: Deno on Windows ARM? (32:27) - Community Highlight: Mocha.js Gets a Fresh Website (32:51) - Community Highlight: In Mastro, Everything is a Route (33:20) - Community Highlight: Hacking Compiler to Get const-known TemplateStringArray (35:04) - Community Highlight: Gamedev.js Survey Results Are In (37:19) - Bleet of the Week (39:41) - Cool Video: Metroid's 8-bit Gravity by NESHacker (40:21) - Cool Video: AI LEGO PixelArt Robot (41:10) - Cool Link: Giantbomb x MinnMax Fundraiser for VEAP (43:26) - Cool Watch: Planet Earth Series (44:41) - The Minnesota Long GoodbyeNewsTS 6.0: PR to remove ES5 merged! (via Rob Palmer)Yarn: New 6.0 preview, rewritten in RustGitHub: 7 learnings from Anders Hejlsberg: The architect behind C# and TypeScriptAstro 5.17 release notes Eleventy, 2025 in Review PSA: Notepad++ Update Servers Got Hacked, download 8.9.1 manually!PSA: Denial of Service Vulnerabilities in React Server ComponentsLibrary Watch: Introducing ReliCSS: A Tool for Front-End ArchaeologyLibrary Watch: Clack 1.0 lets you build stylish interactive CLI promptsLibrary Watch: DnD D20 rule engine written in TypeScriptFrom the CommunityWeb Dev Simplified: satisfies keyword is awesomeSavannah Ostrowski: Does JIT go brrr? Joyee Cheung: Improving Single Executable Application Building for Node.js Matteo Collina: VFS coming soonDeno: Windows ARM BUILD!?Joshua Goldberg: Mocha has a new Astro frontend!!Mastro: Everything in Mastro is a RouteCinny.bun.how: patching TypeScript compiler to get const-known TemplateStringsArray Gamedev.js Survey Results are In: The State of Web Game Dev in 2025Cool LinksMetroid's 8-Bit Gravity I made an AI LEGO® PixelArt Robot GiantBomb and MinnMax fundraiser for VEAPPlanet Earth (HBO)MusicSeahorse Dreams by Kubbi (Spotify)
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    49 mins
  • Rolldown 1.0 RC, a Fully Featured PDF Library, and Lodash Updates | News | Ep 53

    Rolldown 1.0 RC, a Fully Featured PDF Library, and Lodash Updates | News | Ep 53
    Jan 28 2026
    News for the week of January 19, 2026: Rolldown reaches 1.0 release candidate, and a PDF library we all deserve. From the community: a better npm admin experience, supertype safety, and modern package.json targets.Stand With MinnesotaWe are native Minnesotans. The ICE occupation is affecting our community in so many ways and has disrupted daily life for thousands of us. Families are sheltering in place, fearing to go to work, let their kids walk to school, take the bus, or even attend school at all. Adults and children are being abducted from their workplaces, schools, cars, and homes with aggressive tactics and without due process. There have been dozens of well-documented violations of our civil liberties and rights as US citizens, including the illegal detainment of peaceful protestors, constitutional observers, and people of color. ICE has shot and killed two US citizens already in the span of 3 weeks: Renee Good, a mother of three, and Alex Pretti, a VA nurse. They are out of control, they are causing irreparable harm, and we want them out of our cities. Go to StandWithMinnesota.com to learn how you can help.Chapters(00:00) - Welcome to the Show (06:36) - News: TypeScript PR to Support Import Attributes in d.ts Files (09:00) - News: Deno 2.6.6 Brings Some QOL Improvements (10:15) - News: Rolldown 1.0 RC is Here (14:13) - News: TC39 ECMAScript Proposal Updates (19:04) - News: Firefox 147 Adds WebGPU on Apple Sillicon and Brotli Compression (21:04) - News: Nuxt 4.3 Supports Inlining Critical CSS for Webpack and Rspack (22:33) - PSA: Svelte Ecosystem Vulnerabilities (24:26) - Library Watch: LibPDF, the PDF Library TypeScript Developers Deserve (26:17) - Library Watch: ts2rs, Transforms TS Types to Rust Types (27:38) - Library Watch: Mastra, TS Agent Toolkit, Reaches 1.0 (28:23) - PSA: Lodash Gets a Security Update and Governance from OpenJSF (29:20) - Community Highlight: Daniel Roe Wants to Hear Your npm Frustrations (29:57) - Community Highlight: Don't Assign a Map to WeakMap (30:59) - Community Highlight: Super Monkey Ball on the Web (31:38) - Community Highlight: Package.json for Modern Targets (33:18) - Community Highlight: How Next.js Built Turbopack (33:39) - Bleet of the Week (34:21) - Cool Link: Crudy, a Postman Alternative (35:05) - Cool Video: SystemOfLevers on How to Make a Gameboy Game (35:24) - Cool Video: How to Make a Homebrew GPU (35:57) - Cool Video: Transforms 101 by Scott (36:17) - Cool Link: StandWithMinnesota.com (37:29) - The Minnesota Long GoodbyeNewsTypeScript PR to add support for import attributes in ambient module declarations. Motivating example (from Vite team) Deno 2.6.6Rolldown 1.0 RC TC39 News via Rob PalmerFirefox 147 release notes for developers Nuxt 4.3CVEs affecting the Svelte ecosystem LibPDF, the PDF library TypeScript developers deservets2rs for converting TS types to Rust typesAnnouncing Mastra 1.0! PSA: Lodash Rolls Out Major Security OverhaulFrom the CommunityDaniel Roe calls out for npm frustrations, creating npmx.dev Tip: Supertype safety? WeakMap is a supertype of Map Super MonkeyBall in a browser Discussion: Types, Package.json, and Modules Next.js: Inside Turbopack: Building Faster by Building LessCool LinksCrudy is an alternative to PostmanGameboy Games by @systemoflevers A Homebrew GPU for a Homebrew CPUTransforms 101 by ScottMusicSeahorse Dreams by Kubbi (Spotify)
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    42 mins
  • Astro is Skyward Bound, Stable require(esm), and Temporal Finally Ships | News | Ep 52

    Astro is Skyward Bound, Stable require(esm), and Temporal Finally Ships | News | Ep 52
    Jan 20 2026
    News for the week of January 12, 2026: Astro finds a new home, Chrome ships Temporal API, and latest Node marks require(esm) as stable. From the community: type-safe UI, how TypeScript differs at dev-time vs runtime, and Deno's (impressive) latency under load.Sponsored by Excalibur.jsExcalibur.js is the free and open source friendly TypeScript 2D game engine for the web. Learn to make web games with TypeScript or JavaScript! Excalibur comes out-of-the-box with everything you need, like physics, sprites, animations, sound effects, and first-party plugins for popular 2D gamedev tools.Homepage and Docs: https://excaliburjs.comMake Your First Game in 10 MinutesJoin the Discord: https://discord.gg/9UemP985UyChapters(00:00) - Welcome to the Show (05:11) - News: Astro Joins Cloudflare (06:09) - News: Astro 6 Beta Brings Parity to Dev and Prod Behavior (07:46) - News: Node 25.4.0 Brings Stable require(esm) (09:42) - News: Chrome 144 Ships Temporal, Safari... wen? (12:58) - Library Watch: Ohm Lets You Build Parsers, Interpreters, and Compilers (14:07) - PSA: Fastify Express Middleware Bypass Vulnerability (15:09) - Community Highlight: Daniel Rosenwasser Fixes BOM Bug (15:53) - Community Highlight: Type-safe UI by Andrew Hathaway (16:51) - Community Highlight: Forcing TS to Be Exhaustive by Carlos Menezes (18:11) - Community Highlight: Deno's Low Latency Under Load (19:43) - Community Highlight: Deno 2.6.5 Adds WebP and GIF Support to createImageBitmap (20:08) - Community Highlight: TypeScript. Runtime. And In-between by Ariel Shulman (20:48) - Community Highlight: You Should Be Using Dev Containers (21:42) - Community Highlight: useOptimistic Won't Save You by Colum Kelly (22:09) - Community Highlight: React Native Best Practices for AI Agents by Callstack (23:39) - Bleet of the Week (24:23) - Cool Link: Gameboy LEGO Set (25:00) - Cool Link: Global Game Jam is Happening Soon (25:56) - Cool Link: Realistic Terrain with Wave Function Collapse (27:19) - Cool Link: Complete CSS Course by Andy Bell (29:13) - The Minnesota Long GoodbyeNewsAstro: The Astro Technology Company joins Cloudflare Theo: Cloudflare takes on Next.js Astro: Astro 6 Beta Node 25.4.0 is out: Joyee Cheung BSky ThreadChrome 144: Temporal shipped, Safari its your turn (via Andy Bell)Sarah Gooding: Temporal API Ships in Chrome 144, Marking a Major Shift for JavaScript Date Handling (via Rob Palmer)Temporal PolyfillDifferential serving / bundling by Jeremy WagnerLibrary Watch: Ohm (via JavaScript Weekly Issue 768: January 13, 2026)PSA: Fastify Express middleware can be bypassedFrom the CommunityDaniel Rosenwasser found a latent bug in TS 6.0 with BOMs and strict testingAndrew Hathaway: Type-Safe User Interfaces & the Manifest Pattern Carlos Menezes: Forcing TypeScript to be exhaustive Deno: P99 Latency is 72% Lower Than Node.jsDeno: Deno 2.6.5 Adds WebP and GIF Support to createImageBitmap Ariel Shulman: Typescript. Runtime. And in Between. - Ariel Shulman - NDC Copenhagen 2025 Syntax/Coding Garden: you should be using dev containersColum Kelly: useOptimistic Won't Save You (via React Weekly Issue #3) Callstack: Announcing: React Native Best Practices for AI Agents (via React Weekly Issue #3)Cool LinksCool Buy: Game Boy™ 72046 LEGO setCool Link: Global Game Jam is happening!Cool Code: Wave Function Collapse by jyoung4242 (plus a sprite animation creator)Cool Course: Complete CSS - Piccalilli by Andy Bell MusicSeahorse Dreams by Kubbi (Spotify)
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    32 mins
  • Node.js Patch Tuesday, Fix Unused Imports, and Why Logging Sucks | News | Ep 51

    Node.js Patch Tuesday, Fix Unused Imports, and Why Logging Sucks | News | Ep 51
    Jan 14 2026
    News for the week of January 5, 2026: patch all your Node.js installations! Like now! Plus, a new TypeScript ESLint fixer for unused imports. From the community: why we all suck at logging, the concise TypeScript book, and all the JS engines in one page.Sponsored by Excalibur.jsExcalibur.js is the free and open source friendly TypeScript 2D game engine for the web. Learn to make web games with TypeScript or JavaScript! Excalibur comes out-of-the-box with everything you need, like physics, sprites, animations, sound effects, and first-party plugins for popular 2D gamedev tools.Homepage and Docs: https://excaliburjs.comMake Your First Game in 10 MinutesJoin the Discord: https://discord.gg/9UemP985UyChapters(00:00) - Welcome to the Show (05:59) - News: Node.js Patch Tuesday (12:13) - News: Astro 2025 Year in Review (13:19) - News: What's New in ViteLand, December 2025 (13:41) - News: TypeScript ESLint 8.5.3 Adds Unused Import Fixer (14:16) - Library Watch: Typique, Bundler Agnostic CSS-in-TS (19:04) - Community Highlight: JS Engine Zoo by Ivan Krasilnikov (21:24) - Community Highlight: Logging Sucks by Boris Tane (24:49) - Community Highlight: Optique Sync/Async Mode Support by Hongmin Lee (25:44) - Community Highlight: Use Vitest Projects by How to Test Frontend (26:27) - Community Highlight: The Concise TypeScript Book by Simone Poggiali (28:08) - Community Highlight: Syntax.fm with Dimitri on Type Slayer (29:02) - Community Highlight: Jake Bailey's GopherCon Talk Now on YT (29:47) - Community Highlight: Things-viz, Visualize Your Things 3 Todo Lists (30:40) - Bleet of the Week (31:09) - Secret of the Handbook: Decorators (33:47) - Cool Link: TransparentTextures.com (34:25) - Cool Link: FreeToUse.com (35:11) - Cool Product: Mighty-3 Music Player (37:51) - The Minnesota Long GoodbyeNewsNode PSA: Security Releases for January 13Astro: 2025 Year in ReviewVoidZero: What’s New in ViteLand: December 2025 Recap TypeScript ESLint 8.53.0: Unused ImportsLibrary Watch: aleksei-berezkin/typique: Bundler-agnostic, zero-runtime CSS-in-TSFrom the CommunityIvankra: Javascript Engine ZooBoris Tane: Logging SucksHongmin Lee: Optique's type-safe sync/async mode supportHow to Test Frontend: Why you should start using projects in Vitest configurationSimone Poggiali: The Concise TypeScript BookSyntax.fm: How this guy got DOOM running purely in TypeScript Types Devtools.fm: Storybook ModernizationJake Bailey: Porting TS to Go (Gophercon talk)David Crespo: Things-viz TypeScript CLISecret of the Handbook: TypeScript Decorators Deep DiveCool LinksTransparent Textures - Create background tiling imagesFree to Use - Like Lofi musicMighty 3 music playerMusicSeahorse Dreams by Kubbi (Spotify)
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    43 mins
  • The Grinch Stole MongoDB, a Backend Library Called Vla, and Strongly-typed Event Emitters | News | Ep 50

    The Grinch Stole MongoDB, a Backend Library Called Vla, and Strongly-typed Event Emitters | News | Ep 50
    Jan 6 2026
    News for the weeks of December 22 and 29, 2025: MongoDB exploit drops on Christmas day in true Grinchy fashion, a new backend library called Vla that is far from blah, and starter templates for your next React Native app. From the community: NodeTLV keynote, strongly-typed events in gamedev, and a 6-hour deep dive into Doom in TS.Sponsored by Excalibur.jsExcalibur.js is the free and open source friendly TypeScript 2D game engine for the web. Learn to make web games with TypeScript or JavaScript! Excalibur comes out-of-the-box with everything you need, like physics, sprites, animations, sound effects, and first-party plugins for popular 2D gamedev tools.Homepage and Docs: https://excaliburjs.comMake Your First Game in 10 MinutesJoin the Discord: https://discord.gg/9UemP985UyChapters(00:00) - Welcome to the New Year (07:52) - News: The Grinch Stole Your Secrets with MongoBleed (10:39) - News: Node.js Security Release Expected January 7 (11:13) - Library Watch: Vla, the Missing Backend Library for TypeScript (13:13) - Library Watch: macOS iMessage API SDK for TypeScript (13:53) - Library Watch: React Native UI Templates (14:51) - Library Watch: js-draw, a Canvas Drawing Library (15:48) - Community Highlight: Strongly-typed Events in GameDev by Justin Young (16:19) - Community Highlight: Flint, a Modern Linting Engine by Josh Goldberg (16:42) - Community Highlight: Tooling Like It's 2025 by Josh Goldberg (16:59) - Community Highlight: Major Color.js Update by Lea Verou (19:18) - Community Highlight: Building Reusable Form Component Library with TanStack Form by Matt Huggins (19:54) - Community Highlight: Static Hermes is Pretty Cool by Devon Govett (21:11) - Community Highlight: DOOM in TS Types Stream by MiTS (22:09) - Community Highlight: Solitaire in TypeScript by Oidoid (22:57) - Community Highlight: Lo-fi Valley Engine by Leocast (24:12) - Bleet of the Year (25:26) - Cool Link: TypeScript Function Inlining (25:49) - Cool Link: Pass Key Explainer (29:58) - Cool Game: Outer Worlds 2 (31:26) - The Minnesota Long GoodbyeNewsPSA: Exploited MongoBleed flaw leaks MongoDB secrets, 87K servers exposed PSA: Node.js — Wednesday, January 7, 2026 Security Releases Library Watch: Vla, a data layer that integrates into any TypeScript frameworkLibrary Watch: TypeScript SDK for iMessage automation on macOSLibrary Watch: React Native UI TemplatesLibrary Watch: js-draw, pencil/pen drawing utilities for JS and CanvasFrom the CommunityJustin Young: Strongly Typed Events in GameDevJosh Goldberg: NodeTLV Keynote, Tooling Like It's 2025 Josh Goldberg: What Flint Does DifferentlyLea Verou: ColorJS major releaseMatt Huggins: Building a Reusable Form Component Library with TanStack FormDevon Govett: Static Hermes is pretty coolMiTS: Doom TS deep dive streamoidoid: Super Patience - Pixelated Solitaire in TypescriptLeoocast: Lofi Valley Engine - Make your dream Stardew Valley cloneCool LinksCool Watch: How Passkeys Work - Computerphile Cool Tool: JoshuaKGoldberg/ts-function-inliner: TypeScript transformation that inlines calls to small functionsCool Game: Outer Worlds 2, from the developers of Fallout: New Vegas and AvowedMusicSeahorse Dreams by Kubbi (Spotify)
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    34 mins
  • Modernization Agents, Standard Schema V1, and Year-end Podcast Wins | News | Ep 49

    Modernization Agents, Standard Schema V1, and Year-end Podcast Wins | News | Ep 49
    Dec 23 2025
    Our last episode for 2025, see you in 2026! News for the week of December 15 2025: Microsoft's experimental JS/TS modernization agent, new Next.js and Bun releases, and how pnpm is tightening the security screws. From the community: when to use types vs. interfaces, actionable tips on securing your local dev environment, and tips on using TypeScript types as a programming language.MCP in Practice CourseOut now. Kamran shows you how to build a practical enterprise-grade MCP server with .NET, C#, and OAuth, hosted remotely on Azure. (Requires subscription)Sponsored by Excalibur.jsExcalibur.js is the free and open source friendly TypeScript 2D game engine for the web. Learn to make web games with TypeScript or JavaScript! Excalibur comes out-of-the-box with everything you need, like physics, sprites, animations, sound effects, and first-party plugins for popular 2D gamedev tools.Homepage and Docs: https://excaliburjs.comMake Your First Game in 10 MinutesJoin the Discord: https://discord.gg/9UemP985UyChapters(00:00) - Welcome to the Show (05:18) - News: TSGo Now Supports Experimental Decorators (06:18) - News: JS/TS Modernization Agent for VS Code (09:47) - News: Next.js 16.1 Brings Turbopack Caching and a Build Analyzer (10:32) - News: Bun 1.3.5 ft. Terminal Simulator, Compile-time Feature Flags (12:50) - News: Standard Schema V1 Released (14:24) - News: pnpm 10.26 Has Stricter Security Defaults (16:16) - News: Node Security Updates Pushed to Jan 7 (16:52) - Library Watch: numpy-ts, NumPy but in 100% TypeScript (18:57) - Library Watch: tinypdf and tinydocx, Minimal Document Creation (20:02) - Community Highlight: npm Security Best Practices by Liran Tal (23:10) - Community Highlight: TypeScript Types as a Programming Language by Thiery Michel (24:46) - Community Highlight: Build a Dino Runner in Deno, pt 3 (25:26) - Community Highlight: Types vs. Interfaces by Yan Sun (26:31) - Community Highlight: Eleventy's Progress on Zero Config TS (27:10) - Bleets of the Week (28:24) - Cool Link: noclip.website Lets You Explore Retro Game Levels (29:46) - Cool Tool: unplugin-inline-functions for Inlining Functions (31:48) - Cool Tool: rsdoctor, Analyze Rspack and Webpack Bundles (33:26) - The Minnesota Year-long GoodbyeNewsExcalibur.js V0.32.0 holiday releaseTSGo PR #2343 adds experimental decorators supportMicrosoft: Announcing the JavaScript/TypeScript Modernizer for VS CodeNext.js 16.1 adds Turbopack improvementsBun: 1.3.5 release terminal simulator (PTY) and compile-time feature flag dead-code eliminationStandard Schema V1 release (h/t ArkType and Josh Goldberg) Library Watch: https://www.npmjs.com/package/numpy-tsLibrary Watch: Lulzx/tinydocx: Minimal DOCX/ODT creation libraryLibrary Watch: Lulzx/tinypdf: Minimal PDF creation libraryFrom the CommunityLiran Tal: NPM Security Best Practices: How to Protect Your Packages After the 2025 Shai Hulud AttackThiery Michel via MarmeLab: TypeScript Types as a Programming Language Deno Runner, Part 3: Build a dinosaur runner game with Deno, pt. 3 Yan Sun via LogRocket: Types vs. interfaces in TypeScript Zach Leatherman: 11ty Zero Config TypeScriptCool LinksCool Plugin: krispya/unplugin-inline-functions - Vite/unplugin for C/C++ style inlining Cool Link: NoClip.website lets you fly around classic game levels like Super Paper Mario, Majora's Mask, and Mario Kart WiiCool Tool: rsdoctor is a bundle analyzer for Rspack-family of tools (and webpack!)MusicSeahorse Dreams by Kubbi (Spotify)
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    46 mins
  • Deno 2.6 Adds dx and TSGo, Temporal API in Chrome 144 Beta, and JSDoc *is* TypeScript | News | Ep 48

    Deno 2.6 Adds dx and TSGo, Temporal API in Chrome 144 Beta, and JSDoc *is* TypeScript | News | Ep 48
    Dec 17 2025
    News for the week of December 8 2025: Deno 2.6 is packed with some cool features, Node 24 LTS ships stable type stripping, more React CVEs, and some new browser updates. From the community: JSDoc love, slay your TS type performance, and Figma's plugin system is built on shadows.MCP in Practice CourseOut now. Kamran shows you how to build a practical enterprise-grade MCP server with .NET, C#, and OAuth, hosted remotely on Azure. (Requires subscription)Sponsored by Excalibur.jsExcalibur.js is the free and open source friendly TypeScript 2D game engine for the web. Learn to make web games with TypeScript or JavaScript! Excalibur comes out-of-the-box with everything you need, like physics, sprites, animations, sound effects, and first-party plugins for popular 2D gamedev tools.Homepage and Docs: https://excaliburjs.comMake Your First Game in 10 MinutesJoin the Discord: https://discord.gg/9UemP985UyChapters(00:00) - Welcome to the Show (06:13) - News: TypeScript 6.0 Will Remove the module Keyword (07:57) - News: Node 24 LTS Now Has Stable Type Stripping (08:49) - News: npm Has Revoked Classic Tokens (09:41) - News: Deno 2.6 Adds dx Command, TSGo Support (12:42) - News: Follow-up CVEs for React and Next.js (15:29) - News: Safari 26.2 Updates (18:36) - News: Chrome 144 Beta Ships Temporal API (19:17) - Library Watch: Kysera, Type-safe Data Access Toolkit (20:36) - Library Watch: Elysia, a Backend TS Framework (22:49) - Library Watch: multithreading.js, the Missing Standard Library for Concurrency (24:43) - Library Watch: typedriver, for Runtime Type System Integration (26:53) - Community Highlight: Typeslayer, Debugging Type Performance (28:32) - Community Highlight: JSDoc *is* TypeScript by culi (30:24) - Community Highlight: Call to Sponsor ESLint by Nicholas Zakas (30:47) - Community Highlight: Typing Cypress Aliases by Gleb Bahmutov (31:54) - Community Highlight: Figma's Plugin System (34:52) - Community Highlight: Vite 8 Now Reports Slow Plugins (35:11) - Community Highlight: machine, a TypeScript State Machine Library (35:54) - Community Highlight: Dino Runner Game in Deno, Part 2 (36:32) - Community Highlight: ArkType and Zod Creators Team Up (36:57) - Secret of the Handbook: String Literal Template Types (38:23) - Cool Game: Moomintroll Game on Steam (39:01) - Cool Link: Slop Detective by Kagi (39:29) - Cool Conference: NDC Toronto is Announced (40:11) - Cool Code: Tiny Physics in JS (41:19) - Cool Tool: Perro Engine Can Transpile C#/TS to Rust (42:41) - The Minnesota Long GoodbyeNewsTypeScript: In 6.0, you can’t use `module ns` use `namespace ns`Node.js: Type Stripping is marked stable in Node 24 (LTS) release linenpm has revoked classic tokens but there are still risksDeno 2.6: dx is the new npx React Security: Denial of Service and Source Code Exposure in React Server Components WebKit Features for Safari 26.2 Chrome 144 Beta: Getting the Temporal APILibrary Watch: Kysera – type-safe data accessLibrary Watch: ElysiaJS – end-to-end typing web framework built on BunLibrary Watch: multithreading.js – The missing standard library for multithreading in JavaScript (Works in the browser, Node.js, Deno, Bun) Library Watch: Typedriver – sinclairzx81/typedriver: High Performance Driver for Runtime Type System Integration From the CommunityDimitri and MiTS: TypeSlayer - a TypeScript types performance tool 🤘 Culi: JSDoc *is* TypeScriptNicholas Zakas: ESLint Needs Sponsors Gleb Bahmutov: How To Type Function Mocha Context With Cypress Aliases Figma: How We Built Figma's Plugin SystemDoeixd: machine – compile-time safe state machineDeno: Build a dinosaur runner game with Deno, pt. 2 Kobi Hari: How Did I Miss This After 5 Years: TypeScript’s String Literal TemplatesCool LinksMoomintroll Winters Warmth Slop Detective from KagiNDC is coming to Toronto! Tiny JS physics Perro – a Rust game engine that transpiles C#/TS for game logicMusicSeahorse Dreams by Kubbi (Spotify)
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    47 mins