โ๏ธ This Week In React #290: Suspense, Working Groups, Next.js, React Router, Storybook, Astryx | Media-queries, ViewTransition, Platform.Variant, Nitro, Screens, KeyboardController, Skia | TC39, Bun, Nub, npm, Native SDK
๐ Read Online Hi everyone, Konrad and Szymon from Software Mansion here. This week, the React team documented its reorganization into working groups. The docs got a new section on what actually activates a Suspense boundary. A few thoughtful posts weighed React against lighter alternatives like HTMX and SolidJS. On the React Native side, two RFCs caught our eye: media queries in StyleSheet and ViewTransition support, plus a Nitro Modules rewrite of Rive that's up to 94x faster. Also worth...
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โ๏ธ This Week In React #289: Base UI, shadcn, Vinext, Next.js WS, ChatGPT, Takumi, Shaders | RN cleanup, Navigation, Agents, Sniffler, Metro, Tapflow, ADK, Voltra, WebView, Iso, Audio | TypeScript, ES2026, HTTP QUERY, Node.js
๐ Read Online Hi everyone, Seb and Jan here ๐! Things are relatively calm on the React side this week, but it's still worth highlighting Base UI becoming the default headless lib in shadcn, and Vinext getting close to production-ready. On the mobile side, React Native 0.87 went full Marie Kondo. We also have a nice preview of React Navigation 8 and the relentless stream of AI tooling updates. TypeScript 7.0 is out, and it's 10x faster. Ecma has officially approved ES2026, and HTTP is finally...
17 days agoย โขย 7 min read
โ๏ธ This Week In React #288: Next.js, React Compiler, use(), Astryx, TanStack Start, Takumi, nuqs | Expo, VisionCamera, Windows, Rollipop, LegendList, Nitro, AI, Maps | Node.js, pnpm, TS, Prettier, Deno, Webpack, Flow
๐ Read Online Hi everyone, Seb and Jan here ๐! This week, the Next.js 16.3 preview makes the headlines, while the React Compiler remains a hot topic. On the React Native side, Expo unexpectedly shipped a new SDK. Let's dive in! ๐ธ Sponsor Ship AI generated code safely with Meticulous. Claude writes your code. Claude reviews your code. Claude fixes the review comments. And somehow, you're the one getting paged at 2am when it breaks in prod. Fortunately, top AI-driven teams like Dropbox, Notion,...
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โ๏ธ This Week In React #287: Fragment ref, React Compiler, StyleX, React Router, cnfast, Base UI, Remotion, React Aria | Reanimated, Widgets, VisionCamera, Test Renderer, Worklets, Legend List, Metro, Boost | Vite, Astro, TypeScript, Nub, Security
๐ Read Online Hi everyone, Seb and Jan here ๐! This week, we're shining a spotlight on the upcoming React Fragment ref feature. We also have React Compiler updates, StyleX community discussions and a boring React Router release. On the React Native side, Renimated gets CSS pseudo-selector support and widget libraries gain momentum. VisionCamera unlocks new real-time processing capabilities with impressive demos. Let's dive in! ๐ธ Sponsor React Native Devs Are Sleeping on TV Youโve optimized...
about 1 month agoย โขย 6 min read
โ๏ธ This Week In React #286: React Compiler, StyleX, TSRX, WordPress, TanStack, Remotion, Hydrogen | RN 0.86, Enriched, Gesture Handler, Crypto, Morph View, Compressor, Data Detector, Hermes | Package Maps, Babel, Biome, Zod Compiler, pnpm, Playwright
๐ Read Online Hi everyone, Seb and Jan here ๐! This week, the React Compiler in Rust is rolling out, and early adopters have already reported significant speedups. React Native 0.86 finally came out with edge-to-edge fixes in core. Itโs retro-compatible, and Expo SDK 56 should be able to upgrade. Let's dive in! As always, thanks for supporting us on your favorite platform: ๐ฆ Bluesky โ๏ธ X / Twitter ๐ LinkedIn ๐ฝ Reddit ๐ธ Sponsor Ship AI generated code safely with Meticulous. Claude writes your...
about 1 month agoย โขย 7 min read
โ๏ธ This Week In React #285: React.foundation, Rust Compiler, Sรคtteri, Motion, TanStack Table, React Router, Flow, NavLink | Runtimes, JSI, Standard Navigation, Testing Library, Static Hermes, BottomTabs, AGP, AI, Windows | VoidZero, npm, Rolldown, Angular
๐ Read Online Hi everyone, Seb and Jan here ๐! This week, weโre taking a look at the new React Foundation website, as the React core repositories transition to their new home. All eyes on the React Compiler in Rust, coming soon in your everyday toolchain. React Native 0.86 is almost here, but releases apparently like to land on Wednesday evenings ๐
so weโll cover it next week. Letโs focus on React Native Runtimes instead, a quite interesting multi-threading innovation. Cloudflare has acquired...
about 1 month agoย โขย 7 min read
โ๏ธ This Week In React #284: TanStack Start, Compiler, React Router, Forms, TypeGPU, React Aria, shadcn, XState | App.js, Gesture Handler, SPM, Expo, Runtimes, Legend List, Desktop | npm, Node.js, Astro
๐ Read Online Hi everyone, Kacper and Filip from Software Mansion here. This week, TanStack Start is once again in the spotlight. The React Compiler in Rust is on its way. React Router and Remix shipped important security patches โ update immediately. There's also a fresh batch of releases from TanStack Form, XState Store, shadcn, React Aria, and more. On the React Native side, this week was dominated by App.js Conf 2026 in Krakรณw. Gesture Handler 3.0, Swift Package Manager support for React...
about 2 months agoย โขย 7 min read
โ๏ธ This Week In React #283: TanStack, RSC, Liquid DOM, Performance, i18n, docs, Apollo, shadcn | Expo, Reanimated, worklets, NativeScript, Standard Navigation, Strict DOM, Lynx, Apex, ExecuTorch | TC39, npm, pnpm, Node.js, Deno, Firefox
๐ Read Online Hi everyone, Seb and Jan here ๐! This week we have great deep dive blog posts about data fetching (TanStack vs Next.js) and performance (GitHub and Linear). On the React Native side, Expo dropped a major SDK with Expo UI stable. Reanimated leverages the shared animation backend and improves CSS animations on iOS. Supply chain security remains an important topic. npm introduced staged publishing workflows, and will block postinstall scripts by default in the near future. Let's...
about 2 months agoย โขย 6 min read
โ๏ธ This Week In React #282: Security, Fate, TanStack, Redux, Jotai, Base UI, Relay, Storybook | Hermes-node, Expo, Rozenite, Harness, VR, Nitro, Skia, Redraw | TC39, Bun, pnpm, npm, Yarn, Node, Webpack
๐ Read Online Hi everyone, Seb and Jan here ๐! It looks like security is going to be a hot topic this year! ๐
More packages are being compromised, and blog posts are also covering recent RSC vulnerabilities.Maybe weโre reaching a tipping point, and better security practices will consolidate this year. On the React Native side, Hermes-node is quite exciting, although itโs very early. An exciting TC39 meeting is currently underway, and several proposals have already progressed.Yarn and npm are...
2 months agoย โขย 5 min read
