Episode Details

News for the week of May 12, 2025: Microsoft layoffs impact TypeScript team, and Deno explains the radio silence on Fresh 2.0.

Chapters

• (00:00) - Personal News
• (06:25) - Correction: Node 24's Security Model
• (07:22) - News: Microsoft Lay-offs Impacting TypeScript Team
• (11:32) - News: Deno Posts an Update on Fresh 2.0
• (13:27) - News: TSGo Gets LSP Concurrency
• (16:19) - Community Highlights: String Split Typing Quirks by kramer.run
• (18:21) - Community Highlights: Shawn Wildermuth on "Just Enough TypeScript"
• (18:57) - Community Highlights: Reminder for Migrating TS Import Paths in Node 24
• (20:24) - Community Highlights: Reddit on What Was the Hardest Thing to Learn About TS?
• (23:43) - Community Highlights: Increasing Memory Limit for eslint and TS Server
• (24:02) - Community Highlights: Type Assertions: Trust Me Bro by chrisk-7777
• (24:36) - Community Highlights: TypedRocks on the Secret 'this' Parameter
• (26:58) - Cool Stuff: Typing your dotenv variables
• (27:41) - Cool Stuff: Escape the City
• (28:54) - Cool Stuff: Pirate Sea Shanties Meet Pop Rock
• (30:07) - Cool Stuff: Open 5e for D&D Nerds
• (31:17) - Cool Stuff: Run JavaScript in Godot

• News: Microsoft Layoffs
• News: Deno Fresh – An Update on 2.0 (h/t deno.land)
• Let Ron Buckton know how much you appreciate his work
• Bluesky: String split quirk (h/t kramer.run)
• Video: Oldie but a goodie (2023), “just enough TS" by Shawn Wildermuth
• Tip: Don't forget about TS import migration for Node 24 (h/t jakob.jingleheimer.dev)
• Reddit Discussion: what was the hardest part of learning TypeScript?
• Reddit tip: increasing memory limit for eslint and TS server
• Blog: The TSConfig Cheat Sheet (Matt Pocock)
• Blog: A Guide to tsconfig.json (Dr. Axel / 2ality)
• Blog: Type Assertions and the as keyword (chrisk-7777)
• Video: The Secret THIS Parameter: TypeScript’s overlooked Superpower Explained! (Typed Rocks)
• Video: 6 TypeScript tips to turn you into a WIZARD (Matt Pocock)
• Tip: strongly type process.env so you can enforce your dotenv files (h/t aaronmcadam.com)
• Cool stuff: Escape the City outdoor game
• Cool stuff: Sail North – pirate sea shanties meets pop/rock
• Cool stuff: Open5e for D&D nerds
• Cool stuff: Add TypeScript/JavaScript Support for Godot 4