colinhacks
@colinhacks
creator of Zod, Nub, Standard Schema, zshy ๐ building @pullfrogai ๐ธ friendly neighborhood typescript nerd ๐ฆ prev @ bun, edgedb, mit ๐๏ธ
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Zod has passed one BILLION monthly downloads ๐ถ
v4.5 coming tomorrow (it's a big one!)
I'm incredibly happy with the decision to use jsonc for nub.jsonc
๐ machine-writable
๐ human-readable
๐ NESTABLE without redundancy
and no key-quoting footguns. in JS-land lots of configs involve keys with special characters (dependencies, exports)
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Iโm having a real problem: why is TOML a thing? Someone decided to reinvent INI files from the 1980s and discard all of the reasons we moved on from them over the last 40 years
Why would I choose TOML over JSON, XML, or even YAML?
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Coding agents want ๐๐๐๐. Today they get ๐๐๐:
โข Hardened QuickJS sandbox
โข Expose only approved host functions
โข Pause for human approval, then resume
โข Runs anywhere Node.js runs
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Omacom Foundation just keeps committing to sponsorships! We're onto our third, this time for @jdxcode and mise with a premier sponsorship. Just in time to pay for our traffic surge ๐
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New: emulate a GitHub App in a few lines of TypeScript
Generated App keys, installation auth and stateful repository APIs
Develop locally, test in CI or give sandboxed agents their own isolated GitHub environment
npm install emulate
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@steren Iโm still quite shocked the amount of work people will put in to just avoid contributing to node.js
the DX sucks, but if you set it up properly it has structural advantages that are undeniable (elims round trips, reduces egress, introspectability, declarative & validated API contract, write batching)
the exact kind of thing that is positioned to win under the new paradigm
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graphql is gonna come back
graphql is gonna come back
The HTTP `QUERY` verb is coming to GraphQL.
QUERY is like post but for idempotent, cacheable requests. It's a perfect match!
Formisch v1 is here. ๐
A schema-first form library for 8 frameworks:
React, Vue, Svelte, Solid, Angular, Qwik, Preact & React Native.
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One Valibot schema = types + validation
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Native performance across all 8 frameworks
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Headless โ works with your existing UI
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Bundle size starts at just 2.5 kB
After a lot of work, Formisch is officially stable.
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@MasterDotDev type Inferred = z.output<typeof schema>
Where is your God now
I will be hosting a ๐งฑ Formisch v1 launch party at our New York office on Thursday. There are a few spots left. Legends like Rich Harris, as well as engineers from startups and big tech, will be there. DM me your GitHub and LinkedIn if you would like to join us.
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Nub supports Explicit Resource Management (`using`) โ declare stateful resources that clean themselves up at the end of the current block scope (see example ๐)
Natively supported by Node 24+, supported in earlier versions by downleveling on the fly with oxc
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Today weโre introducing Delta. Delta is a multiplayer environment for coding with agents and reviewing what they build, powered by DeltaDB.
The first invites to our private beta are going out now.
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Pullfrog is now completely free for unlimited personal and open-source usage
๐ธ It's a batteries-included BYOK GitHub bot (super-powered CodeRabbit/Greptile)
๐ธ Runs in GitHub Actions
๐ธ Bring your own key or sub (incl Claude/Codex)
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If you have 8 minutes and want to learn more about Nub, this video is the best way to do it! โจ @BetterStackHQ absolutely knocked it out of the park.
posted with permission
