Reading up on esbuild

The VS Code team incrementally adopted TypeScript 7, a Go port of the compiler, achieving 4–7× speedups in builds and editor tooling.

Nub is a Rust CLI that augments Node.js with TypeScript execution, fast script/bin running, built-in version management, and a pnpm-compatible package manager — all without replacing Node's runtime.

Vite 8 replaces esbuild and Rollup with a single Rust-based bundler, Rolldown, delivering up to 10-30x faster builds.

The Concise TypeScript Book provides a reference on TypeScript features and syntax, though critics say it's not truly concise and lacks recent updates.