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).

Chapters

• (00:00) - Welcome to the Show
• (07:10) - News: We Made Our First Video Podcast Episode
• (09:02) - News: TS Native Gets Remote AST Speed-up of 6.4X
• (09:59) - News: npmx.dev is a New Frontend for npm Registry
• (14:13) - News: Chrome 145 Brings Some Cool New Devtools
• (18:41) - News: Safari 26.4 Looks to Improve CSS Grid Support
• (19:35) - Library Watch: Knip 5.85.0 Cleans Up Codebase Cruft
• (22:30) - Library Watch: @wasmground/emit Builds WASM with TS
• (23:58) - Library Watch: Tempest Generates Types from PHP
• (25:33) - Library Watch: runner 5.5.0, an All-in-one TS Framework
• (28:02) - Community Highlight: Build a Game Series by Deno
• (30:02) - Community Highlight: Next.js MCP Server
• (33:29) - Community Highlight: What is TC39 by Shop Talk Show
• (34:32) - Community Highlight: Open Source Developers Need to Take Breaks
• (38:16) - Community Highlight: Fun with TS Generics by Adam Rackis
• (39:38) - Bleet of the Week
• (39:59) - Cool Link: 400 Car Batteries Wired Together
• (40:39) - Cool Link: FragCoord.xyz is a ShaderToy Alternative
• (41:37) - Cool Link: Recreating a BBC Micro Game in TypeScript
• (43:19) - Cool Link: YootTower, Open Source Code for SimTower
• (44:33) - The Minnesota Long Goodbye

News

• Watch our TS 6.0 “Read Along” Vodcast!
• TS native preview got a 6.4X perf increase for “remote” AST materialization
• npmx.dev is not a package manager
• Chrome: What's new in DevTools (Chrome 145)
• Safari: 26.4 beta improves CSS grid support

Library Watch

• Knip includes monorepo memory optimizations
• @wasmground/emit lets you build WASM with TypeScript for better learning
• Tempest can generate types from PHP files
• runner shaved the yak until it got bald

From the Community

• Deno: 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 Generics

Cool Links

• Cool Watch: 400 car batteries wired together!!
• Cool Tool: FragCoord is a ShaderToy alternative
• Cool Game: TypeScript version of BBC Micro game
• Cool Code: YootTower is the OG SimTower source code

Music
Seahorse Dreams by Kubbi (Spotify)

News for the weeks of Feb 2 and Feb 9, 2026: TypeScript 6.0 beta drops, ESLint 10 config updates, and Electrobun 1.0 release. From the community: TypeScript types are not a security feature and breaking changes in TS 6.0 you need to know.

Chapters

• (00:00) - Welcome to the Show
• (04:53) - News: TypeScript 6.0 Beta
• (17:28) - News: ESLint 10 Brings Flat Config Changes
• (19:47) - News: Deno Deploy is Now Generally Available
• (26:27) - PSA: React Native CLI Metro4Shell Vulnerability
• (28:32) - Library Watch: TanStack Query Now Supports Preact
• (28:58) - Library Watch: Nuxt Test Utils v4 Supports Vitest 4
• (29:18) - Library Watch: Handy, a Desktop App for Speech-to-Text
• (30:40) - Library Watch: Colyseus 0.17 for Multiplayer Games
• (31:03) - Library Watch: Tabularis, a Minimalist TypeScript-based DBMS
• (31:47) - Library Watch: Electrobun 1.0 Release
• (32:52) - Community Highlight: What's New in ViteLand January 2026
• (33:07) - Community Highlight: n8n RCE in 4 Acts by Fetih Çelik
• (36:32) - Community Highlight: TypeScript 6.0 Changes by TypeRocks
• (37:01) - Community Highlight: TypeScript Online Game Template
• (38:29) - Bleet of the Week
• (39:10) - Cool Link: Types in JSDoc
• (39:52) - Cool Link: Esoteric Math
• (40:49) - Cool Link: Virtual DSLs
• (42:32) - Cool Link: Someone Building an NES JRPG
• (43:05) - The Minnesota Long Goodbye

News

• Announcing TypeScript 6.0 Beta
• ESLint v10
• Deno Deploy is GA
• Introducing Deno Sandbox
• PSA: React Native CLI Metro4Shell Vulnerability

Library Watch

• Preact is added to TanStack Query
• Nuxt Test Utils v4 supports Vitest 4
• Handy is a universal speech-to-text app
• Colyseus 0.17 lets you build multiplayer games with full-stack TypeScript safety
• Tabularis: a lightweight developer-focused database management tool
• Electrobun 1.0 release is the Electron alternative you’ve been waiting for

From the Community

• VoidZero: What’s New in ViteLand January 2026
• Fatih Çelik: n8n RCE(s): A Tale of 4 Acts (CVE-2025-68613 & CVE-2026-25049)
• Typed Rocks: TypeScript 6: Breaking Changes You Need to Know
• TypeScript Online Game Template

Cool Links

• Types in JSDoc: excalibur.js browser extension
• Esoteric Math: Happy Numbers and Vampire Numbers
• Virtual DSLs (via Dan Abramov)
• Do you like old-school NES JRPGs?

Music
Seahorse Dreams by Kubbi (Spotify)

Mauro Bieg joins the two fools to talk about Mastro, a simple and minimal web framework and site generator. If 11ty and Astro had a baby, it might look like Mastro! With support for routing, HTML templating, streaming, and even reactive UI, Mastro might be a great fit for your next content-driven website.

Resources

• Mastro Website
• Mastro on GitHub
• Mastro on BlueSky

Where to Follow the Team

• Mauro on GitHub
• Mauro on BlueSky

Chapters

• (00:00) - Introducing Mauro Bieg
• (03:12) - What is Mastro.js?
• (05:39) - How Mastro Renders HTML
• (10:04) - Comparing Mastro.js with Other Frameworks
• (14:55) - Handling Server Requests in Mastro
• (20:00) - Client and Server Separation
• (26:39) - Client-Side Functionality with Reactive Mastro
• (32:18) - Leveraging Web Standards and Native Runtime Features
• (34:14) - Working with Multiple Runtimes
• (40:31) - TypeScript Integration and Type Checking
• (41:51) - Support for HTTP Streaming
• (47:07) - How Mastro Performs
• (49:01) - Getting Started with Mastro
• (51:33) - Where to Find Mauro

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Music
Seahorse Dreams by Kubbi (Spotify)