Welcome to Issue #17. This week, we are balancing the bleeding edge with the bedrock. We dive into how AI agents like Claude Code are fundamentally changing the math on heavy-duty maintenance tasks, and we contrast that with a necessary return to basics regarding React variables. We also have critical updates on the recent Vercel security incident—a must-read for anyone managing production secrets.

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How Hipcamp upgraded Expo SDK versions with Claude Code

From a quarter to a sprint: how Hipcamp used Claude Code to upgrade 40+ React Native dependencies, migrate to the New Architecture, and ship on Expo 54.

By Armaiz Adenwala

react-native • expo

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From Istanbul to #1 in the US App Store: why FERASET bet its AI app studio on Expo

FERASET shipped their first AI app to both stores in 4 weeks and hit #1 globally, beating Spotify. Here's why this Istanbul studio bet everything on Expo.

By Said Y. Kaban

react-native • expo

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Announcing Lingui 6.0 | Lingui

We're announcing Lingui 6.0!

By Andrii Bodnar

internationalization • localization • multilingual • translation • i18n

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3 ways to store variables in React, and why you shouldn't sleep on useRef

By Rachel Kaufman

react

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Vercel April 2026 security incident | Vercel Knowledge Base

We’ve identified a security incident that involved unauthorized access to certain internal Vercel systems.

By Vercel Security Team

security

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The React Compiler at Eighteen Months: The Arc, the Debates, and What's Next

Since React 19 shipped with the compiler stable, the ecosystem has run through the predictable phases: framework integration, tooling maturity, community debate. A retrospective on the last eighteen months and what the React team has signaled comes next.

By Sascha Becker

react