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TypeScript 7.1 Beta: Restores the Compiler API and Makes Vue and Svelte First-Class

Daniel Curtis — Fri, 06 Nov 2026 11:06:00 GMT

TypeScript 7.1 Beta, announced October 20, 2026, restores the compiler API removed in 7.0, now split into separate entry points. It adds content mappers, letting tools like Vue check non-standard files. One Vue project's type checks fell from 14.19 to 3.10 seconds. An editor issue remains open, and teams may need TypeScript 6 alongside 7.

By Daniel Curtis

Chrome Opens Trial for the Email Verification API: Letting Sites Verify without Sending Emails

Daniel Curtis — Wed, 28 Oct 2026 09:32:00 GMT

Google has opened a Chrome origin trial for the Email Verification API, a WICG proposal that lets the browser confirm email ownership without sending a message. Gmail is the first provider. Developers add form hints and validate a signed token server-side. Commenters question the privacy benefit, and the API is best used as a progressive enhancement.

By Daniel Curtis

Cloudflare and VoidZero Introduce tsrs: an AI-Generated Rust Port of TypeScript

Daniel Curtis — Tue, 27 Oct 2026 07:34:00 GMT

Cloudflare, VoidZero and Max Schwenk announced tsrs, an experimental Rust port of the TypeScript compiler, built with the TypeScript team's involvement. Cloudflare claims up to 8x faster checking and 70% less memory than TypeScript 7.0, though one test against 7.1 beta showed 2.7x. It lacks watch mode and a language server, and exits with code 2 on type errors.

By Daniel Curtis