Two TypeScript Fools, One Podcast | Ep 1

In the inaugural episode of TypeScript.fm, the two fools introduce themselves, share their "origin stories," and share plans for the podcast. Briefly covered in the news: Vite 6, Deno 2's expansion of the ecosystem, Node 23's new TypeScript support, and the latest Excalibur.js 0.30.0 release.

• (00:00) - Ep 1 - Two TypeScript Fools, One Podcast
• (00:12) - Introduction
• (21:31) - News Segment
• (29:38) - TypeScript Tricks Segment

• Vite 6 is out! Check out the new Environments API.
• Deno 2.1 was released in November -- Node.js compatibility, npm packages, WebAssembly
• Node 23 support for TypeScript (via Matt Pocock)
• Excalibur.js v0.30.0 - Performance improvements, GPU particle acceleration, brand new Excalibird tutorial, and more

Links

• StackOverflow 2024 Survey – TypeScript is #5 in Programming Languages
• Zod - TypeScript-first schema validation
• QuickJS -- Embeddable JavaScript engine (like Lua for C)
• Nivo -- Charting library with TypeScript support

Sponsored by Excalibur.js
Excalibur.js is the friendly TypeScript game engine for making 2D web games. 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, and particles. Design your assets with tools like Aseprite and Tiled, then load them natively using first-party plugins.

Music
Seahorse Dreams by Kubbi (Spotify)

Creators & Guests

• Kamran Ayub - Host
• Erik Onarheim - Host