Announcing TypeScript 7, Bun 1.4 is in Rust, and Vite+ Beta | News | Ep 74

News for the first half of July, 2026: TypeScript 7 is now generally available, Bun's Rust port will be official in v1.4, plus Nuxt 4.5, and Astro 7.1 updates. From the community: Tangled is the new hotness, a tool that can refactor TypeScript, and a modern CSS theming guide.

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Chapters

• (00:00) - Welcome to the Show
• (09:12) - Tools: TypeScript 7 is Now Stable and Available
• (13:06) - Tools: Vite+ is Now in Beta
• (15:17) - Tools: Vite 8.1 Brings Experimental Bundle Dev Mode
• (17:40) - Tools: Nx 23 Supports Angular 22 and TypeScript 6
• (18:25) - Runtimes: Bun is Ported to Rust from Zig
• (25:22) - Runtimes: Node 26.5.0 Brings Experimental Import Text Support
• (25:40) - Runtimes: Deno 2.9.2 Speeds Up Across the Board
• (26:39) - Metaframeworks: Nuxt 4.5 Ships Major Upgrades to Build Layer
• (27:46) - Metaframeworks: Astro 7.1 Lets You Run Multiple Dev Servers at Once
• (28:57) - Metaframeworks: Next.js Formalizes Security Release Schedule
• (29:52) - Browsers: Chrome 150 Brings Declarative Updates
• (30:51) - AI: New Kimi K3 Open Weight Model Tops the Coding Leaderboards
• (31:51) - AI: 1Password Can Let Agents Securely Use Credentials
• (34:21) - Security: More npm Packages Compromised in Ongoing Supply Chain Attacks
• (34:44) - Security: npm 12 Ships with Install Scripts Off by Default
• (37:11) - Library Watch: Zenolith Rendering Engine
• (38:30) - Library Watch: Box3D for 3D Physics Simulations
• (39:18) - Library Watch: Porffor is Now Self-Hosted, Faster, and More Efficient
• (40:56) - Library Watch: Updated WebGPU Types for TS 6 and 7
• (41:35) - Library Watch: rslint 0.7 is TS-first, ESLint-compatible, and 30% Faster
• (42:16) - Library Watch: magic-string Reaches 1.0
• (43:26) - Library Watch: Effect V4 Beta
• (44:02) - Community: Daniel Roe's SyncHub Helps You Mirror GH Repos to Tangled
• (47:21) - Community: Jared Forsyth's Dosido Helps You Refactor TypeScript
• (48:37) - Community: Una Kravetz Teaches You How to Do Modern CSS Theming
• (49:54) - Community: Jake Archibald's Journey Customizing Select Heights
• (51:38) - Community: Visualize Data Structures and Algorithms Step-by-Step
• (53:28) - Community: Joss Mackison Has TypeScript Opinions
• (54:35) - Community: Jessica Wachtel Dives Deep Into Understanding WebAssembly
• (55:02) - Community: James Randall Recreated the BBC Micro Game 'Exile' in TypeScript
• (55:55) - Community: Berlin TypeScript Meetup
• (56:10) - Bleets of the Week
• (57:46) - Cool Link: Email Verification API in Chrome Origin Trial
• (01:01:29) - Cool Link: Coding ASMR Videos
• (01:03:18) - The Minnesota Long Goodbye

News

• Announcing TypeScript 7.0
• Announcing Vite+ Beta
• Vite 8.1 is out!
• Nx 23.1 Is Here: Per-Run Performance Reports, TypeScript 6, and Angular 22
• Rewriting Bun in Rust
• Node 26.5.0: Experimental text imports
• Deno 2.9.2 perf wins
• Nuxt 4.5
• Astro 7.1
• Next.js Security Release and Our Next Patch Release
• Chrome 150: Post by @tunetheweb.com — Bluesky
• Kimi K3 tops Arena's coding leaderboard — and it's open-weight
• 1Password's new browser integration for Claude changes how AI uses your credentials
• jscrambler npm Package Compromised in Supply Chain Attack
• npm v12 Ships With Install Scripts Off by Default, Begins Deprecating 2FA-Bypass Tokens

Library Watch

• Zenolith a renderer engine : r/typescript
• Box3D!!? @erincatto.bsky.social on Bluesky
• Porffor is now self-hosted
• TypeScript WebGPU types
• Rslint 0.7: TypeScript-first, ESLint-compatible, and 30% faster than v0.6
• magic-string 1.0
• Effect v4 beta

From the Community

• Daniel Roe: Built synchub.io to mirror GH to Tangled
• Jared Forsyth: Automate typescript refactors with dosido
• Una Kravets: Modern CSS theming with light-dark(), contrast-color(), and style queries
• Jake Archibald: The Goldilocks customizable select height
• nyaomaru: I Built a Tool to Visualize Data Structures and Algorithms
• Joss Mackison: TypeScript with Opinions
• Jessica Wachtel: WebAssembly is everywhere. Here's how it works
• James Randall: BBC Micro 'Exile' recreation in TS
• Prisma: TS Berlin meetup, July 31
• Bleet of the Week
• Bonus Bleet of the Week

Cool Links