npmx.dev, Chrome 145 Devtools, and K'nipping Yaks | News | Ep 56

TypeScript.fm - The Friendly Show for TypeScript Developers · Feb 24, 2026 · 49m

News for the week of Feb 16, 2026: npmx.dev is a better frontend for npm, Chrome 145 includes some cool new toys, and we figure out that Knip is pronounced with a hard-K. From the community: fun with generics, Next.js adds an MCP server, and why OSS maintainers need to breaks (as should we all).

Chapters

(00:00) - Welcome to the Show

(07:10) - News: We Made Our First Video Podcast Episode

(09:02) - News: TS Native Gets Remote AST Speed-up of 6.4X

(09:59) - News: npmx.dev is a New Frontend for npm Registry

(14:13) - News: Chrome 145 Brings Some Cool New Devtools

(18:41) - News: Safari 26.4…