βοΈ This Week In React #294: React Compiler, TanStack, Next.js, GTKX, Effect, shadcn, Preact, Unhead, RHF | RN 0.87, Screens, RNGH, Worklets, Skia, Tuft, Enriched Markdown, Pager View, Firebase | Node, Astro, pnpm, Vitest, Solid, SvelteKit
π Read Online Hi everyone, Seb and Jan here! Back after a little break to cover news from the last two weeks. A lot is going on, apparently not everyone is on holiday because we still have many interesting releases, including many RCs from upcoming major versions. The native React Compiler rollout continues. React v19.3 seems around the corner. Plenty of TanStack Router/Start and Next.js content. React Native 0.87 is now out, paving the way for v1.0. ποΈ Weβll be taking another break next...
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βοΈ This Week In React #293: Next.js, TanStack, browser(), React Aria, MobX, SWR, WebMCP, R3F | PlainText, Vision Camera, Gesture Handler, Expo Simulators, Firebase, Voltra, AppControlBench | Stacked PRs, Flue, Node, scriptc, Vite, Hono, SolidStart
π Read Online Hi everyone, Kasia and Kuba from Software Mansion here. This week, Next.js 16.3 officially shipped, bringing Instant Navigations to the App Router and cutting dev server RAM usage by up to 90%. On the React Native side, a new, faster PlainText component and a deep dive into Vision Camera v5. Across the broader dev ecosystem, GitHub stacked PRs finally entered public preview with native base retargeting and a gh-stack CLI. Let's dive in! ποΈFYI: weβre taking a break next week; see...
29 days agoΒ β’Β 6 min read
βοΈ This Week In React #292: Octane, TanStack, StableRef, Next.js, Canvas UI, Reassure, CSS-in-JS | Workers, SafeAreaView, backgroundImage, WebGPU, VisionCamera, React Navigation, Canvas Kit, Nitro | TC39, Web Vitals, Playwright, Webpack, npm
π Read Online Hi everyone, Seb and Jan here π! This week we have an interesting React challenger, keeping its mental model but compiled ahead of time. Also various major announcements from the TanStack side. On the mobile side, we have interesting RN 0.87 PRs to look at, discussions around workers / worklets, a WebGPU/Skia integration, and React Navigation 8 / Screens 5 progress. Last week, many proposals progressed during a TC39 meeting. npm is going to scan for malware at publish time. Core...
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βοΈ This Week In React #291: ReactBench, Security, TSRX, React Aria, dx-styles, TanStack, Forms, GTKX | SPM, Binary Props, Bundle Mode, Metro, Worklets, Metrognome, Whisper | Oxlint, Yuku, pnpm, Rolldown, Astro, Lightning, magic-string
π Read Online Hi everyone, Seb and Jan here π! This week we have React and Next.js security patches. React Aria becomes first-class in shadcn. A benchmark grades coding agents at real React tasks. The rise of TSRX and its upcoming framework. On the mobile side, Swift Package Manager support is finally coming. A TC39 meeting is in progress; we'll share the proposal updates next week. Oxlint type-aware linting is ready for prime-time. Meanwhile, Yuku explains how it outperforms Oxc at parsing...
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βοΈ 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
π 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...
about 2 months agoΒ β’Β 7 min read
βοΈ 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
π Read Online Hi everyone, Seb and Jan here π! 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...
about 2 months agoΒ β’Β 7 min read
βοΈ 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
π Read Online Hi everyone, Seb and Jan here π! 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! πΈ 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,...
2 months agoΒ β’Β 7 min read
βοΈ 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
π Read Online Hi everyone, Seb and Jan here π! 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! πΈ Sponsor React Native Devs Are Sleeping on TV Youβve optimized...
2 months agoΒ β’Β 6 min read
βοΈ 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
π Read Online Hi everyone, Seb and Jan here π! 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. Itβs 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: π¦ Bluesky βοΈ X / Twitter π LinkedIn π½ Reddit πΈ Sponsor Ship AI generated code safely with Meticulous. Claude writes your...
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