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    Colin McDonnell

    Colin McDonnell is the Creator and Maintainer of Zod, and an independent engineer and open-source contributor.

    #22 TypeScript
    14CiteRank

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    Recognized by 5 of 5 measured engines. Updated 2026-09-19
    • ChatGPTNot named

      He is known for creating Zod and the original proof-of-concept for tRPC.

    • GeminiNamed in 9 answers

      He is best known for creating Zod, a TypeScript-first schema validation library.

    • Google AI ModeNamed in 3 answers

      He created Zod, a TypeScript-first schema validation library.

    • PerplexityNot named

      He created Zod, a library connecting TypeScript's type system to runtime data validation.

    • CopilotNot named

      He is the creator of Zod and an early contributor to tRPC.

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