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Episode Synopsis
It’s been 4 years since TypeScript schema validation library Zod released v3, but the new v4 release makes it worth the wait. Expect faster parsing times across the board, built in error pretty-printing, and even a tree-shakeable API called Zod Mini for constrained environments like edge runtimes.There’s a new npm-based CLI tool for managing and sharing AI rules across different editors and tools called vibe-rules. In addition to saving favorite prompts so they can be applied to any supported editor, vibe-rules can also automatically install prompts shared in a project’s NPM packages into an editor’s configuration. It’s early days yet, but a great idea to make prompts easier for anyone to use.Angular v20 is out with some much anticipated highlights. Stabilized signal-based APIs, incremental hydration, custom Angular reporting directly in Chrome DevTools, GenAI development advancements, and, last but not least, a RFC for an official Angular mascot. Not to bias you, but we favor the pink, dice-shaped mascot around here.In this episode:1:10 - Zod v45:50 - vibe-rules15:12 - Angular 2027:03 - Remix v331:32 - Stack Overflow’s Annual Dev Survey38:02 - Firefox and Temporal39:15 - Bolt’s hackathon statusNews:Paige - Zod v4Jack - vibe-rulesTJ - Angular 20Lightning News:Remix v3 updatesFirefox is the first browser to support Temporal (Temporal on MDN)StackOverflow’s Annual Dev Survey is out nowBolt’s hackathon startsWhat Makes Us Happy this Week:Paige - Annual Gloucestershire cheese rolling race and Wiki historyJack - The Portland Pickles baseball gameTJ - StoryGraph and The God of the WoodsThanks as always to our sponsor, the Blue Collar Coder channel on YouTube. You can join us in our Discord channel, explore our website and reach us via email, or talk to us on X, Bluesky, or YouTube.Front-end Fire websiteBlue Collar Coder on YouTubeBlue Collar Coder on DiscordReach out via emailTweet at us on X @front_end_fireFollow us on Bluesky @front-end-fire.comSubscribe to our YouTube channel @Front-EndFirePodcast
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