# TypeScript 6.0 is Official, Reducing Dependency Bloat, and a Zig-based Runtime | News | Ep 60

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Published: 2026-03-24T15:21:03+00:00
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## Resource

News for the week of March 16, 2026 : TypeScript 6.0 is stable and released, Next 16.2 is better for agents, and SolidStart V2 is coming soon. From the community: bloat in JavaScript projects (and what to do about it), a TypeScript CLI framework, and why Node.js needs a VFS and a better streams API. 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 (05:35) - News: TypeScript 6.0 is Officially Out (07:36) - News: Meta Ports Flow to Rust (08:54) - News: Next.js 16.2 is Better for Agents (10:51) - News: Nuxt 4.4 Brings Custom Data Factories, Vue Router 5 (11:36) - News: SolidStart V2 Gets a Roadmap Update and Beta (12:47) - News: Layoffs at Deno, Talented People for Hire (13:16) - PSA: Node.js Security Releases for Tuesday, March 24, 2026 (13:49) - Library Watch: e18e Helps Identify Removable Dependencies (15:35) - Library Watch: Knip v6 Gets 2-4x Faster (16:33) - Library Watch: ZigTTP TypeScript Runtime in Zig (20:36) - Library Watch: CrustJS, a Bun-native Framework for Building CLIs (21:56) - Library Watch: numpy-ts Gets 8-10X Faster (23:51) - Community: Three Pillars of JS Bloat by James Garbutt (27:40) - Community: Rob Palmer Accepts Emca Recognition Award (28:22) - Community: Why Node.js Needs a VFS by Matteo Collina (29:41) - Community: JavaScript Needs a Better Streams API by James Schnell (30:23) - Community: Tales from the Vo…

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