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Rob Palmer @robpalmer.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

ECMAScript excitement 😉 Congrats to @chronicles.org on meeting the conditions for Explicit Resource Management to be Stage 4 at @tc39.es today 🎉 It introduces `using` declarations and the Symbol.dispose protocol to deterministically and ergonomically release resources 👍 github.com/tc39/proposa...

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GitHub - tc39/proposal-explicit-resource-management: ECMAScript Explicit Resource Management

ECMAScript Explicit Resource Management. Contribute to tc39/proposal-explicit-resource-management development by creating an account on GitHub.

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Ron Buckton @chronicles.org · 23/03/2026

I saw Project: Hail Mary last Thursday and it blew me away. Easily among my top 10 favorite movies. I'd listened to Ray Porter's amazing narration of the novel a few years ago, so I'd been looking forward to the adaptation for a while. I'm curious how it held up for anyone who hadn't read the book.

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TC39 @tc39.es · 14/03/2026

ECMAScript Excitement 🎉 This week, TC39 elected a new editor group for the ECMAScript specification (ECMA-262). Editors are: ✨ Linus Groh ✨ Michael Ficarra ✨ Nicolò Ribaudo (@nicr.dev) ✨ Richard Gibson ✨ Ron Buckton (@chronicles.org) ✨ Shu-yu Guo (@rfrn.org)

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Rob Palmer @robpalmer.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

ECMAScript elections 😉 This week @tc39.es elected a new Editor Group 🎉 🔶 Linus Groh (Bloomberg) 🔶 Michael Ficarra (F5) 🔶 Nicolò Ribaudo (Igalia) 🔶 Richard Gibson (Agoric) 🔶 Ron Buckton (F5) 🔶 Shu-yu Guo (Apple)

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Ron Buckton @chronicles.org · 19/08/2025

After taking some time off and spending the summer with my kids before they go back to college, I'm happy to announce that I'll be starting a new role at F5 next week! Thanks to everyone that reached out over the past few months. I'm very much looking forward to what's next!

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tierney cyren @bnb.im · 25/07/2025

fun news! I was laid off from Twilio. going to take this weekend to chill out, and will start looking for roles next week. if you or someone you know is looking for staff/principal level Developer Advocacy, OSPO, dev infra, or similar roles pass them along! reposts from tech folks appreciated <3

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Ron Buckton @chronicles.org · 20/06/2025

The storm that blew through PA knocked out power in my neighborhood and downed trees on the only two ways out. The trees have seen been cleared, but the estimate for power coming back up is *sunday*. No AC during the entirety of the heat advisory this weekend is not going to be fun.

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TC39 @tc39.es · 30/05/2025

4️⃣ Explicit Resource Management 4️⃣ Array.fromAsync 4️⃣ Error.isError 2️⃣ Math.clamp 2️⃣ Seeded Pseudo-Random Numbers 1️⃣ Keep trailing zeros in Intl.NumberFormat and Intl.PluralRules 1️⃣ Random Functions 1️⃣ Inspector, originally a part of the Comparisons proposal

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Ron Buckton @chronicles.org · 13/05/2025

After 18 years at Microsoft, with roughly a decade of that time working on TypeScript, I have unfortunately been let go in the latest round of layoffs. I need to take a few days to process before I start looking for work. Thanks to everyone who's been part of my journey so far.

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Rob Palmer @robpalmer.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

ECMAScript excitement 😉 Congrats to @chronicles.org on advancing the Enum proposal to Stage 1 at TC39 today 🎉 This aims to bring the good parts of TypeScript enums to JavaScript plus enhancements such as new datatypes & potentially runtime performance improvements 👍 github.com/tc39/proposa...

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GitHub - tc39/proposal-enum: Proposal for ECMAScript enums

Proposal for ECMAScript enums. Contribute to tc39/proposal-enum development by creating an account on GitHub.

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Ron Buckton @chronicles.org · 15/03/2025

New (and unfortunately expensive) hobby: Making dice. This was my first good set (though the third attempt) and was a gift to my daughter.

Hand crafted resin dice. Half of each die is transparent resin with purple glitter, the other half is a swirl of purple and violet. The numbers on each die are inked in yellow acrylic paint. There is a single tear drop D4, four D6, and one of each D8, D10, D%, D12, and D20.

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Wes Bos @wesbos.com · 11/03/2025

🚨 TypeScript just got 10× faster! The TypeScript compiler has been ported to Go and we had Anders Hejlsberg and Daniel Rosenwasser on to announce it and break it all down! www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZlGz...

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Typescript Just Got 10x Faster

YouTube video by Syntax

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Rob Palmer @robpalmer.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

TypeScript *earth-shattering* excitement 😉 The TypeScript team have rewritten the compiler in Go in order to optimize performance 🎉 🔹 10x faster type-checking 🔥 🔹 Uses significantly less memory This will hugely improve the TypeScript authoring & compilation experience.

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Jake Bailey @jakebailey.dev · 11/03/2025

FINALLY WE CAN SAY WHAT'S BEEN COOKING

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TypeScript @typescriptlang.org · 11/03/2025

Today we're thrilled to announce our effort to port the TypeScript compiler and language service to native code, gaining a 10x speed boost in build times and editor responsiveness! devblogs.microsoft.com/typescript/t...

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A 10x Faster TypeScript - TypeScript

Embarking on a native port of the existing TypeScript compiler and toolset to achieve a 10x performance speed-up.

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Ron Buckton @chronicles.org · 01/02/2025

My 3D printing hobby has now evolved beyond a shelf in my office to it's own space in the basement. Still a work in progress, but I just finished setting up a fume ventilation system for my new Elegoo Saturn 4. Also pictured is my old Ender 3 Pro. #3dprinting

Basement 3D printing workshop. An unfinished area of a basement with shelving, a fume ventilation system, an Elegoo Saturn 4 Ultra 3D printer and Mercury resin washing and curing setup. Also pictured is a Creality Ender 3 Pro in its own enclosure.

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Ron Buckton @chronicles.org · 27/12/2024

This year's Christmas board game take: Mistborn Deckbuilding game Senjutsu Wyrmspan Earth Terraforming Mars expansions Splendor expansion Sagrada expansion

A bunch of boardgames:
Mistborn Deckbuilding game
Senjutsu
Wyrmspan
Earth
Terraforming Mars expansions
Splendor expansion
Sagrada expansion

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Ron Buckton @chronicles.org · 15/12/2024

I need to get a new smooth PEI build plate for my Bambu Lab X1C. Any other #3dprinting enthusiasts have suggestions for third party build plates? Bambu is experiencing shipping delays and I need to finish a few prints before Christmas.

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Ron Buckton @chronicles.org · 06/12/2024

I have been without power since about 10am this morning. Luckily my generator still works, so I was able to get internet back up to attend TC39 in the morning, but the rest of my day was spent installing a transfer switch so I could power my furnace and well pump.

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Ron Buckton @chronicles.org · 30/11/2024

Getting ready to put up holiday decorations. Just a few more pieces to print.

First few pieces printed for a giant Lego wreath. Shows two giant green Lego pine boughs, four giant round white single-stud Lego, five red, and three yellow, and a red Lego bow

3D printer laying down the first layer of a giant Lego pine branch for the wreath.

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TypeScript @typescriptlang.org · 22/11/2024

📢 TypeScript 5.7 is here! Now with ✅ Better checks for uninitialized variables ✅ Smarter tsconfig lookup in editors ✅ Improved startup time ✅ Stricter checks for JSON imports ✅ Extension rewrites for relative imports and more! Try it today! devblogs.microsoft.com/typescript/a...

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Announcing TypeScript 5.7 - TypeScript

Today we excited to announce the availability of TypeScript 5.7! If you’re not familiar with TypeScript, it’s a language that builds on JavaScript by adding syntax for type declarations and annotation...

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Ron Buckton @chronicles.org · 06/11/2024

Having gained 200+ followers in the last 24 hours, now would be a good time to reintroduce myself. I've been at Microsoft for over 17 years with the better part of the last decade working on @TypeScript and I'm thankful to have been a part of Microsoft's OSS journey. 1/2

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Ron Buckton @chronicles.org · 25/12/2023

Christmas tabletop gaming haul. This is just the stuff my wife and kids got me, or that my wife and I got for the family and doesn't include the games we got just for them. We like our games in this house.

The following games are shown:
- Zombie Kittens (standalone/expansion to Exploding Kittens)
- Call To Adventure: Brandon Sanderson's The Stormlight Archive
- Magic: the Gathering Universes Beyond Dr. Who themed Commander Decks (The original series Doctors and the 9th, 10th, and 11th Doctors)
- Here to Slay
- The Mind
- A Little Wordy
- A playmat featuring a map of the world of Roshar from The Stormlight Archive

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Ron Buckton @chronicles.org · 03/08/2023

Why would Paramount+ even bother to put a "Skip Intro" button on this episode of Strange New Worlds?

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Ron Buckton @chronicles.org · 28/07/2023

My hobby project for the next few weeks: an Arduino sensor kit to monitor my 3D printer enclosure for Temperature, Humidity, VOCs (volatile organic compounds), and ultrafine particulates, as well as to control LED lighting and the fan to a HEPA/carbon filtration system. #3dprinting #arduino

Components in order, starting from the top-left:

Seeedstudio XIAO ESP32S3 Arduino microcontroller and WiFi antenna, Grove shield, Relay, LED Light Strip driver, two Blue LED buttons, 1.2" ST7789 RGB OLED Display, I2C Hub, SHT31 Temperature and Humidity sensor, SGP41 VOC/NOx gas sensor, and a HM3301 air quality sensor (PM2.5)

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