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Type-aware Linting Stable in oxlint, Qwik v2 Beta, and Octane Turns Up the Heat on React | News | Ep 75

July 30
53 mins

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Episode Description

News for the week of July 20, 2026: Oxlint type-aware linting is now stable, Qwik v2 is now in beta, and the successor to Inferno is lighting up React. From the community: must-watch talks from Software Should Work conference, why Node.js can't harden against prototype pollution, and practical TypeScript tips learned while building a Trello clone.

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Chapters

  • (00:00) - Welcome to the Show
  • (03:45) - Tooling: WebStorm Adds TypeScript 7 to the IDE
  • (04:34) - Tooling: TypeScript 7.1 Compiler API is in Progress
  • (05:32) - Tooling: Type-aware Linting is Now Stable in oxlint
  • (08:24) - Tooling: New Buz Runtime is a Bun Port in Modern Zig
  • (10:48) - Tooling: TypeScript 7 is Getting Some Perf Improvements
  • (11:23) - Metaframeworks: Solid.js Getting a Rewrite in Rust?
  • (12:53) - Metaframeworks: Qwik v2 Beta is Official
  • (15:16) - Metaframeworks: Next.js July Security Release is Available
  • (17:13) - Web: TypeScript AI Conference Videos Are Up
  • (18:05) - Web: A Bunch of TC39 Proposals Advance
  • (20:27) - Web: Octane, Successor to Inferno is a New React Alternative
  • (23:46) - Web: Firefox 153 with Quality of Life Updates
  • (26:22) - Security: Malicious Corepack Site Was Tricking People Into Downloading Malware
  • (28:32) - Security: Wordpress Exploit is Pretty Darn Bad
  • (29:49) - Security: White House Launches Gold Eagle Initiative
  • (30:54) - Library Watch: scriptc, Compiles TypeScript to Native Binaries
  • (33:50) - Library Watch: API Extractor Helps You Build Better TS Library Packages
  • (35:35) - Library Watch: knip Keeps Knipping Its Own Performance
  • (35:52) - Library Watch: TanStack Markdown and Highlight
  • (36:48) - Library Watch: webpack 105.9 Ships Zero-config Bundling
  • (39:39) - Community: Jim's TrueType QR Code Font
  • (40:11) - Community: Software Should Work Conference Videos Are Up
  • (41:18) - Community: MochaJS is Sponsoring Other Open Source Projects
  • (41:43) - Community: Effect Miami 2 Talks Are Up
  • (42:05) - Community: Antony Jones Shares Practical TypeScript Benefits, Pitfalls, and Patterns That Paid Off
  • (43:09) - Community: Jon Sagara Upgrades Microsoft.TypeScript.MSBuild to v7
  • (43:57) - Community: Rachel Johnson Will Teach You To Build Express APIs in TypeScript
  • (44:21) - Community: Matteo Collina Says No, We Can't Harden Node.js Against Prototype Pollution
  • (45:43) - Community: Matia Makes the Web Fun Again with Pretext
  • (47:43) - Cool Link: I Tried Coding My Own Graphics Library
  • (48:37) - Cool Link: nitter.net Lets You Follow People on X or Get RSS Feeds
  • (49:36) - The Minnesota Short Goodnight

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