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Source maps: how does the magic work? with Nicolo Ribaudo

October 21st, 2025  |  25 mins 51 secs

css, javascript, source maps, typescript

Ever wondered how source maps actually work? In this episode, Nicolo Ribaudo, Babel maintainer and TC39 delegate, breaks down how source maps connect your JavaScript, TypeScript, and CSS back to the original code — making debugging, stack traces, and observability smoother in Chrome dev tools.

We dive into how source maps help in both development and production with minified code, explore tools like Webpack, Rollup, Next.js, and Svelte, and share when you should turn off source maps to avoid confusion.

Typescript Is SO SLOW...Or Is It? with Mike Hartington

July 31st, 2025  |  Season 4  |  33 mins 33 secs

typescript

TypeScript might feel slow, but is it really? In this episode, Mike Hartington DevRel at Nx joins us fresh off his React Miami talk to unpack what actually causes TypeScript slowdowns in large monorepos, and how techniques like project references, workspaces, and precompiled DTS files can supercharge your dev experience. We also dig into the upcoming Go-based TypeScript compiler and how it could deliver 10x+ performance gains.

Matt Pocock, Minko Gechev, and next-gen React

August 11th, 2023  |  Season 3  |  14 mins 49 secs

angular, react, typescript

In this week’s roundup episode, Matt Pocock answers listener TypeScript questions about design systems, Minko Gechev talks about how Angular becomes better with competition, and Mikael Brevik shares how React architectures have evolved and will continue to evolve.

typescript-eslint with Josh Goldberg

August 9th, 2023  |  Season 3  |  32 mins 45 secs

eslint, typescript

Josh Goldberg returns to talk about the tool typescript-eslint, and how it makes using ESLint with TypeScript easier.

Matt Pocock answers your TypeScript questions

July 31st, 2023  |  Season 3  |  40 mins 40 secs

typescript

In our July mailbag episode, THE TypeScript guy, Matt Pocock, comes on to answer your listener questions about TypeScript.

CSS in 2023, TypeScript performance, and responsive design

July 28th, 2023  |  Season 3  |  11 mins 44 secs

css, responsive design, typescript

In this week’s round-up episode, we talk to Kevin Powell about the CSS is selector, Aleksandra Sikora about how to optimize TypeScript Performance, and Una Kravets and Adam Argyle about the future of responsive design.

Typescript performance with Aleksandra Sikora

July 18th, 2023  |  Season 3  |  26 mins 4 secs

typescript

We dig into the nitty gritty of improving TypeScript performance with Aleksandra Sikora, open-source engineer at The Guild, as she discusses her recent talk, “TypeScript Performance: Going Beyond the Surface”

Zod with Matt Pocock (Repeat)

July 4th, 2023  |  Season 3  |  28 mins 50 secs

typescript

Originally published on January 17, 2023.
We are taking some time off from production. We will be back with new episodes on July 5th, 2023.
We welcome back TypeScript’s “it” guy, Matt Pocock, onto the podcast to talk about Zod, how it aids in working with TypeScript, and how to use it.

React, TypeScript, and ESLint with Josh Goldberg

June 6th, 2023  |  Season 3  |  30 mins 9 secs

eslint, react, typescript

Josh Goldberg, open-source maintainer, speaker, and educator, comes onto the show to talk about linting in relation to React and TypeScript.

TypeScript in Nuxt and Vue with Daniel Kelly

March 21st, 2023  |  Season 3  |  22 mins 32 secs

nuxt, typescript, vue

Daniel Kelly, teacher and content creator at the Vue School, joins the show to talk about how TypeScript has evolved when working within Nuxt and Vue.