Type-aware Linting, Vite+, and the Future of Dev Tooling | VoidZero | Ep 83B

In this special episode, the two fools are joined by Cameron Clark and Jim Dummett from VoidZero (and now, Cloudflare) to talk about the latest developments in type-aware linting, Vite+ and the Vite ecosystem, and what the future of dev tooling looks like for TypeScript and JavaScript developers.

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Chapters

• (00:00) - Introducing Cameron Clark and Jim Dummett
• (04:55) - The VoidZero Acqui-hire
• (11:47) - The Vite Toolchain
• (16:04) - What Dark Magic Makes TypeScript Plugins Work with oxlint?
• (23:42) - Type-aware Linting via Oxlint and TypeScript 7
• (27:02) - Type-aware Linting is Now Stable, What Does That Mean?
• (29:39) - Does TypeScript 7's Performance Unlock New Kinds of Lint Rules?
• (33:13) - What is Coming Next to Dev Tooling?
• (37:29) - How Can Dev Tools Help Optimize Agent Interactions?
• (50:42) - Takeaways and Where to Follow Jim and Cameron
• (57:09) - The Minnesota Long Goodbye

• Cameron on GitHub
• Jim's talk on oxc and type-aware linting
• Vite+ (and 1.0 announcement)
• Void Cloud
• VoidZero Blog
• oxlint plugin: anti-slop

Music
Seahorse Dreams by Kubbi (Spotify)