Fabian Hiller - Valibot, Standard Schema, Formisch

Fabian Hiller - Valibot, Standard Schema, Formisch

Author: Andrew Lisowski, Justin Bennett February 2, 2026 Duration: 50:50

This week we're joined by Fabian Hiller, the creator of Valibot, Standard Schema, and Formish. We talk about the birth of Valibot, the collaboration between all the schema libraries on Standard Schema, and the new Formish library. We also discuss the future of developer tools and AI integration.


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