Vite 8, Next 16.2, and the Death of useEffectWelcome to Issue #12! This week feels like a collective "speed run" for the entire ecosystem.
First up, Vite 8 has officially landed, completing its transition to a Rust-based core with Rolldown. For those of us tired of waiting for production builds, the 10-30x speed boost is the headline we've been waiting for.
Not to be outdone, Next.js 16.2 dropped with a massive focus on developer experience—specifically for those using AI agents. With bundled documentation and the new next-browser CLI, the framework is literally making itself easier for robots to understand and debug.
On the mobile side, Expo SDK 55 is bridging the gap even further by allowing Jetpack Compose (beta) within React Native apps. And for the purists, we have Alvin Sng’s definitive guide on how to finally stop relying on useEffect for state synchronization.
It’s a big one. Let’s get into it! |
📰 Article Expo UI in SDK 55: Jetpack Compose now available for React Native apps Expo UI in SDK 55 brings Jetpack Compose to beta and aligns SwiftUI APIs with Apple's conventions, so your native framework knowledge transfers directly. By Expo Team react-native • expo
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📰 Article Next.js 16.2: AI Improvements Next.js 16.2 ships AGENTS.md in create-next-app, browser log forwarding, dev server lock file with PID, and next-browser for AI agent debugging. By Jude Gao next.js
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📰 Article Less code, more power: Why we rolled our own React Server Components framework We ripped out the mature React framework powering this website and built our own mini framework with a few handcrafted files. By most accounts, that's the last thing you should do. But it reduced the amount of JavaScript and JSON data loaded by 90% By Josh Wilson react
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📰 Article Why we banned React's useEffect Why we banned React's useEffect By Alvin Sng react • performance
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📢 News Vite 8.0 is out! Vite 8 Release Announcement By Vite Team
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📢 News Next.js 16.2 Next.js 16.2 includes Adapters, rendering performance improvements, improved debugging and error pages, and more. By Jimmy Lai next.js
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📢 News Turbopack: What's New in Next.js 16.2 Turbopack in Next.js 16.2 brings faster builds, SRI support, postcss.config.ts, tree shaking of dynamic imports, Server Fast Refresh, inline loader configuration, and over 200 bug fixes. By Andrew Imm next.js |
From Rust-powered build tools to custom RSC frameworks, the message this week is clear: performance is no longer a luxury, it's the baseline. I hope these links help you ship something faster (and cleaner) this week.
Stay curious, and I'll see you in the next one! |