{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"TypeScript.fm - The Friendly Show for TypeScript Developers","title":"npmx.dev, Chrome 145 Devtools, and K'nipping Yaks | News | Ep 56","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/c5f65179\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2976,"description":"News for the week of Feb 16, 2026: npmx.dev is a better frontend for npm, Chrome 145 includes some cool new toys, and we figure out that Knip is pronounced with a hard-K. From the community: fun with generics, Next.js adds an MCP server, and why OSS maintainers need to breaks (as should we all).ChaptersSponsored 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/9UemP985UyNewsWatch our TS 6.0 “Read Along” Vodcast!TS native preview got a 6.4X perf increase for “remote” AST materializationnpmx.dev is not a package managerChrome: What's new in DevTools (Chrome 145)Safari: 26.4 beta improves CSS grid supportLibrary WatchKnip includes monorepo memory optimizations@wasmgroundup/emit lets you build WASM with TypeScript for better learningTempest can generate types from PHP filesrunner shaved the yak until it got bald  From the CommunityDeno: https://deno.com/blog/build-a-game-with-deno-6 Next.js: Building Next.js for an agentic future Shop Talk Show: TC39 and how it works (via Rob Palmer) The Register: OSS Maintainers take a break (via Daniel Roe) Frontend Masters: Fun with TypeScript GenericsCool LinksCool Watch: 400 car batteries wired together!! Cool Tool: FragCoord is a ShaderToy alternativeCool Game: TypeScript version of BBC Micro gameCool Code: YootTower is the OG SimTower source codeMusicSeahorse Dreams by Kubbi (Spotify)","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/LUVFPtghCfQs9Z5cmq099b61B1Uvk41woCYRjlvHUak/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9jY2Ew/ZThkMTZkZGNiN2E2/Mzc1MmI5NWI0ZjU0/YjA3MS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}