TypeScript.fm - The Friendly Show for TypeScript Developers

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.

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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 Goodbye

News
From the Community
Cool Links
Music
Seahorse Dreams by Kubbi (Spotify)


Creators and Guests

Host
Erik Onarheim
Self-professed Neovim Dandy 🎩 Software developer in Minneapolis ⛄I created a game engine for the web called Excalibur 🗡
Host
Kamran Ayub
Solopreneur, speaker, and Pluralsight author. Founder of KeepTrackOfMyGames.com.

What is TypeScript.fm - The Friendly Show for TypeScript Developers?

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!