# Tim Smart

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![Tim Smart](/avatars/tim-smart.jpg)

Person · id `tim-smart` · updated 2026-11-04 · [all stars](/all-stars)

- GitHub: [tim-smart](https://github.com/tim-smart)

## Bio

- Tim Smart is a leading contributor to Effect. ([source](https://github.com/Effect-TS/effect/graphs/contributors), checked 2026-11-04)
- Tim Smart’s Effect changes include encoding tool results with their JSON codec. ([source](https://github.com/Effect-TS/effect/commit/781f31e2cd486592da5e3179fb814e01daee007f), checked 2026-11-04)

## Topics

- `effect` ([source](https://github.com/Effect-TS/effect/graphs/contributors), checked 2026-11-04)

## On /news

- 2026-11-02 \[post] [Effect fixes the type errors TypeScript 7.1 reports](https://github.com/Effect-TS/effect/pull/10306) (github.com)

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