About this episode
News for the week of October 20, 2025: Deno Deploy revamp, Vitest 4, Nuxt 4.2, and Next.js 16, all in a single week. From the community: 4 weird ways to cast in TypeScript (+2 to Arcana rolls), type-safe API clients, and the hottest JS REPL around.Chapters(00:00) - Welcome to the Show
(05:04) - News: Deno Deployed a Brand Spankin' New Deno Deploy
(11:44) - News: Vitest 4 is Out and Browser Mode is Stable
(14:54) - News: Nuxt 4.2 Brings Integrated TypeScript DX Plugins
(18:55) - News: Next.js 16 Sets TurboPack As the Default
(21:59) - News: React Native 0.82, New Architecture, Who Dis?
(25:26) - News: Node.js LTS 22 Has Better HTTP Proxy Handling
(27:05) - News: AshTypeScript 0.6.0
(28:00) - News: Heroic PR to DefinitelyTyped Updates 1,839 Files
(29:23) - PSA: Critical Account Takeover Vulnerability in Better-Auth
(32:37) - Community Highlight: Maybe Don't Use Top-level Await Yet
(33:36) - Community Highlight: You Don't Need the Dependency
(33:59) - Community Highlight: react-window Fixes a TypeScript Issue for React 18
(34:29) - Community Highlight: 4 Unconventional Ways to Cast in TypeScript
(35:15) - Community Highlight: How to Create Type-safe API Clients
(35:50) - Community Highlight: Build a TypeScript MCP Server with Auth, DB, and Billing
(36:41) - Community Highlight: A JS REPL... with Types!
(37:49) - Community Highlight: Transforming Your OLTP ORM into a Type-safe OLTP Data Model
(38:42) - Library Watch: FTA, Fast TypeScript Analyzer
(39:09) - Community Highlight: Bleet of the Week
NewsDeno: My highlights from the new Deno DeployVitest 4.0 is out!Nuxt 4.2 is out!Next.js 16 is out!React Native 0.82 - A New Era (h/t TheNewStack)Node 22.21 LTS features native HTTP proxy supportAshTypeScript 0.6.0 (bsky summary)A heroic update to DefinitelyTyped to prepare for TypeScript 6PSA: Critical Account Takeover
