
The episode discusses the latest news in TypeScript and related technologies, including Astro's new features and Rust's stance on LLMs.
News for the week of May 25, 2026 : Astro's new Markdown processor API, Rust's take on LLM authorship, and new stage 4 TC39 proposals. From the community: highlights. Sponsored by Excalibur.js Excalibur.js is the free and open source friendly TypeScript 2D game engine for the web. Learn to make web games with TypeScript or JavaScript! Excalibur comes out-of-the-box with everything you need, like physics, sprites, animations, sound effects, and first-party plugins for popular 2D gamedev tools. Homepage and Docs: https://excaliburjs.com Make Your First Game in 10 Minutes Join the Discord: https://discord.gg/9UemP985Uy Chapters (00:00) - Welcome to the Show (03:32) - News: Astro 6.4 Has a New Markdown Processor API (06:16) - News: What's New in Svelte, June 2026 (07:01) - News: Rust Moves to Restrict LLM Use for rust/lang (13:25) - News: Porffor.dev is Now Served From a Native TS Binary (14:45) - News: Several ECMAScript Proposals Moving to Stage 4 (18:10) - Security: Malicious Postinstall Hooks Found in 700+ GH Repositories (20:22) - Library Watch: Replacements.fyi Helps Find Replacement Libraries (21:52) - Library Watch: Sandcastle Helps You Sandbox Local Coding Agents (23:30)…
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