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TypeScript.fm - The Friendly Show for TypeScript Developers

TypeScript.fm - The Friendly Show for TypeScript Developers

By: Kamran Ayub and Erik Onarheim
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 The two TypeScript Fools, Kamran Ayub and Erik Onarheim, get together weekly to bring you news, community highlights, and deep dives into the TypeScript ecosystem. Stay up-to-date on what's happening and learn new things to make you a better TypeScript developer along the way!©️Caliburn Games Politics & Government
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  • 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, 2025: patch all your Node.js installations! Like now! Plus, a new 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: 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 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
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