The weekly show that helps you stay up to date on the latest and greatest in the front-end world.
🎉 React 19 is finally stable and packed with features! 💰 OpenAI drops a $200/month ChatGPT Pro with coding superpowers. 🎨 Onlook makes designing in your own React apps as easy as Figma. It’s the news roundup you didn’t know you needed!
🧩 This week: vlt reinvents JS package management, Vite 6 adds a game-changing Environment API, and Astro 5 simplifies static-dynamic site creation. Catch all the details in this episode!
🔥 Fresh from React Summit! Jack breaks down TanStack Start's beta launch and its big potential with Tanner Linsley's full-time focus. Framer Motion spins off into open-source Motion—animations for all JS projects. 🎥✨ Plus Google faces legal heat as the US pushes for Chrome to be sold off in an antitrust battle. 👨⚖️
🚨 Big news for React Native! Expo has a dev preview of RSCs. 👀 Amazon’s RTO policy raises eyebrows. Is this just a clever way to reduce headcount? 🏗️ The wait for CSS Masonry is almost over, but there's drama in the spec world! Should it reuse Grid or not?
🚀 GitHub is stepping up the AI game! Customize Copilot’s AI, smarter code reviews, and even entire micro apps generated via natural language! The future of coding just got a lot more AI-driven.
🧐 Curious if web components are more than just hype? Join us and Rob Eisenberg, former chief architect of Microsoft’s FAST tech stack, as he shares insights on their role in bridging JS frameworks and advice for incorporating them into real-world apps. 🌐 Listen now!
Frontend news is buzzing with Next.js 15 bringing React 19 support, and Svelte 5 debuting Runes. 🪄 Plus, Jack's on stage at React Advanced diving deep into the "Is React Really Dying?" debate. 🍿 Here’s what’s hot in web dev this week.
🎱 Meet One, a new Vite-powered framework to unify React web and React Native dev. 🌠 Astro’s Server Islands offer a refined way to handle server data. 🔥 And WordPress strikes again, taking control of WP Engine’s plugin and rebranding it as their own. 😲 Is this public safety or a power move? Hear the latest in the drama! 🎙️
🚨 .IO domains are about to disappear! If your site is rocking a .io, you need to start making new plans. Evan You is back with VoidZero Inc., set to build the next-gen JavaScript toolchain! 🚀 And StackBlitz’s new AI-powered dev tool, bolt.new, is here to shake up web dev! 🧠⚡ Listen in for all the hot takes.
🔥 WP Engine is taking WordPress to court, and it’s getting ugly! 📜 React 19’s Server Actions are now called… Server Functions? 🤔 And JS framework creators speak out against the state of Web Components and SSR. Is it innovation or just friction? 🔄
Deno 2 is here with better dependency management and CJS support, and updates to the CLI! ✨ Web Components go server side with the Declarative Shadow DOM. 😱 It’s a drama-fueled showdown between WordPress and WP Engine! Trademark disputes, cease and desist letters, and community uproar. Get your popcorn ready, folks! 🍿
🚀 New framework alert! The Tanner-verse expands with TanStack Start, a framework powered by TanStack Router, Vinxi, and Vite. 🍏 Safari 18 introduces wireless remote inspection for debugging, and Astro 5.0 is here with a new Content Layer and Server Islands! ✨ Listen in so you don’t miss out.
🚨 Big news! OpenAI moves ChatGPT from Next.js to Remix, TypeScript 5.6 drops a game-changer: disallowed nullish & truthy checks, and meet HonoX 🎉 —the latest meta-framework built on Hono with SSR, file-based routing, island hydration. Tune in to find out how all this impacts devs!
🚀 Updates abound! Vue 3.5 is here with new features, better reactivity, and improved SSR! 💥 RedwoodJS 8.0 just dropped with full RSC support. ⚙️ And TC39 is changing the game with an extra Step 2.7! The future of web dev looks bright! 💡
🎙️ New episode alert! We’re diving into the continued rust-ification of JS build tools with Rspack’s rise, JS date handling with the Temporal API, and those hotly debated SSR benchmarks. Who’s the fastest? ⚡ Tune in and find out!
Is Fair Source the future of "almost open source" software? 🧐 Sentry's new licensing term aims to protect business interests while sharing code with the community. Could this reshape the development world? Plus React Native’s new architecture is now stable, paving the way for v1! 🚀 With support for Suspense and concurrent rendering, the future looks bright for RN!
AI is the name of the game for today’s episode. 🤖 As OpenAI's new “structured outputs” feature is a game-changer for devs, the EU is pioneering AI safety with legislation! ⚖️ React 19 is on hold a bit longer, and did you ever wonder about CSS usage stats on the Internet? 📊 Turns out Chrome’s got the answers.
🚀 Node 22.6 has experimental TypeScript support! 🖥️ Tauri 2 is here, and it's making waves to compete with Electron. 📦 And e18e is the new buzzword in JavaScript - focused on ecosystem performance by modernizing packages. Can it clean up the JS ecosystem? Time will tell.
🚨 Google flips the script on blocking third-party cookies in Chrome! 🎨 The CSS Working Group plans if() statements, view transitions, and easier anchor positioning for 2024. 🎉 And Vercel just launched feature flags for Next.js and SvelteKit. Tune in for all the details!
Web dev survey season results are in! 📊 React devs love MUI, Zustand, and TanStack Query. 📈 From Svelte enthusiasm to Python popularity, the 2024 Stack Overflow Developer Survey offers a fascinating look at dev trends. Listen in for all the insights and surprises!
🚀 Big week for Astro! Introducing experimental "Server Islands" for a new level of performance and interactivity, plus official deployment partner status with Netlify. 🌟 Exciting news for React Native devs too! Expo is now the officially recommended framework by the React Native team.
🍽️ From AI models to fine dining, Jason Lengstorf joins us again to chat about web dev, new React framework react-server, how to build your own JS framework with Vinxi, and even some favorite restaurants. Tune in for tech insights and tasty recs! 🎧
🎧 Ever wondered what tech gear actual developers can't live without? This episode has it all—from monitors to microphones. No sponsorships, just honest opinions! 🖥️ What can't you live without in your workspace? 💬
🎥 Ever wondered what a reality TV coding show would look like? Jack shares his experience on an episode of "Learn with Jason”! 🤖 Perplexity faces backlash for ignoring robots.txt files while training AI models. 🍏 Apple under fire again for EU Digital Markets Act violations.
📰 New winners emerge in the State of JS 2023 survey results. 😲 React Suspense updates: the team backs off drastic changes in v19 after community backlash. 🚨 And Adobe's in hot water as the US FTC sue over hard-to-cancel subscriptions. Listen in for all the details! 🍿
🛠️ On today’s show: TJ shares his experiences using GitHub Copilot Workspace, which shows promise but needs improvement. Google I/O wows with new web UI features. And new React drama: major changes to Suspense in React 19 spark debate! Stay tuned! 🎙️🔥
🎧 Exciting episode! Chris Ferdinandi, the mind behind the Vanilla JS series, joins us to discuss the unique challenges and advantages of being a web developer with ADHD. Insightful and empowering, it’s a must-listen for all devs! 🎉💡
🌟 From VitePress to Angular v18! Evan You’s new static site generator makes waves, while JollyUI & Ark UI redefine component libraries. Angular's shift from zone.js promises speed & better DX. Let’s dive in! 🔥
💡 Major releases alert! Next.js 15 supports React 19 and introduces opt-in caching. Google Search AI overviews in Chrome could shake up SEO, and Solid.js introduces the flexible SolidStart framework for customizable integration! 🌐🔧
🚀 Big news from React Conf: The new React Compiler will make useMemo a thing of the past! 🤑 Vercel hits a milestone with $250M in new funding and a $3.25B valuation! 🌌 And Astro steps up its game with experimental Astro Actions in 4.8. Can’t wait to try it out!
This week we were joined by the awesome Jason Lengstorf! We discussed the latest in the const v. let debate, the first stable release of Effect, and the logistics of how Jason records four devs building apps at the same time 📹 Check it out 🎙️
⚡️ Hot off the press: React 19 beta offers Actions for async functions, TypeScript 5.5 beta brings inferred type predicates for smarter types, and GitHub unveils Copilot Workspaces, an AI-powered tool to fix code issues and even write new features for you! AI in coding just got real! 🔥
🎉 Shopify's Hydrogen framework is getting a power-up thanks to a boost from Remix, Node.js v22 has landed 🚀 with some exciting new features, and 🔄 Vercel shifts back to rendering via Node after exploring the edge. We discuss all that and more in this latest episode.
🎨 Exciting news from Figma! Introducing Code Connect, a game-changer in design-to-code workflows. 🚀 Next.js's 14.2 release upgrades Turbopack to RC stage, and Chrome 124 brings powerful new APIs to the table! ✨
🔥 Attention devs! Google introduces Jpegli, a new JPEG coding library. 🎉 Online code platform Val Town raises $5.5M to run serverless functions in the browser, and Jack Herrington’s latest creation Declarative Routing, aims to make Next.js routes easier than ever. 🛠️
🌟 Exciting news for JavaScript devs! TC39 considers adding signals to the native JS ecosystem, StoryBook 8 has experimental support for RSCs, and JS runtime Bun v1.1 is now compatible with Windows 🍞.
🚀 Devs brace yourselves: This week RedwoodJS leveled up with support for RSCs, Chris Coyier releases a great article on modern CSS, and Google announces the Wiz & Angular teams are joining forces 🤝. Please name the new framework Wangular? 😂
Forget CSS-in-JS, it's all about JS-from-CSS! Imagine styled React components using only CSS. 🎨 Analog v1.0 has Vite integration, SSR/SSG, and more. Goodbye FID, hello INP as Chrome starts measuring perf beyond the first interaction. 📊
🚀 Dive into the latest innovations in web development with Astro unveiling Astro DB, Pigment CSS offering zero-runtime CSS-in-JS, and Speedometer 3.0 setting new benchmarks for web app performance! ⚡️
🤖 Vercel’s AI SDK 3.0 takes the spotlight, streaming React components from LLMs for dynamic UX, Tailwind CSS v4 goes open source 🎨, Safari 17.4 is chock full of new dev features, and AI garners scrutiny from Elon Musk and the Indian government 🔎.
🎙️Join us today as we delve into the Deno team’s next-gen package registry JSR, Parcel v2’s macro support, Browserstack being sued for IP theft, and Apple’s PWA pivot in the EU. 🎧✨
Hono v4 joins the meta framework battle royale with SSG and file-based routing, Storybook v8 supports React Server Components, and Apple adds a single FAQ bombshell discontinuing PWA support in the European Union. Join us as we discuss the future of web experiences!
🎙 Special guest alert: Kelvin Omereshone, maintainer for Sails.js & creator of The Boring JavaScript Stack, joins us on the podcast! Learn about the opinionated full-stack JS project starter with battle-tested tech like Inertia.js, Tailwind CSS, & more! ✨
🧩 Nx's Project Crystal promises simplicity and power for monorepo projects. Astro's Simple Stack Streaming adds its own flavor to the React Server Components game. And in the midst of innovation, Apple's iOS update creates chaos for progressive web apps in the EU. 🌐📲
🌟 Vite 5.1, LLRT Amazon’s new JavaScript runtime, and a glimpse into the future of browsers at Interop 2024! Join us for experimental runtime APIs, new serverless magic, and fresh web standards. 🌐
🚀 Join the conversation with Rachel Nabors, Matt Carroll, and Evan Bacon as they discuss the "Two Reacts. From documentation challenges to broader framework support, this discussion is a must-listen for developers seeking a clearer path in the React world. 🔍💡
📰 Catch the latest in tech drama: Apple under EU scrutiny, VS Code's 'Hey Code' voice command making waves, and Zed Code Editor embraces open-source. 🍎🗣️🔓
Brace yourselves React fans! ⚛️✨ In this special interview Aiden Bai and Tobiloba Adedeji unveil Million.js v3, promising turbocharged performance. Get ready to supercharge your apps! 🚀
Have you heard about the latest advancement in web components from the W3C, or explored the code documentation magic of Code Hike’s syntax highlighter? 💻 Plus get ready for the launch of the Apple Vision Pro headset later this week! 🌈✨
🍩 What do donuts and React server components have in common? Listen to our atest episode to find out! Plus, Rescript 11.0 challenges TypeScript's throne, and OpenAI shakes things up with a GPT Store. 🏪
🔥 The tech scene is heating up! Superglue's arrival aims to transform Rails by adding React & Redux to the mix, Svelte 5 is making waves, and the courtroom drama unfolds – OpenAI’s being sued by the NY Times.
🛠️ Dive into the latest tools shaping the future of web development! 🌟 Get ready for the release of Tanstack Router 1.0, Catalyst UI's stunning React component system from the makers of Tailwind, and the much-anticipated date-fns 3!
🔮 Unlock the secrets of 2024's web development landscape with our latest podcast episode! 🎧 Dive deep into the predictions—more AI intelligence in your code, cutting-edge native JavaScript APIs, and simpler frameworks redefining the game. 🚀
🔍 Calling all tech enthusiasts! Get the inside scoop on Waku, Dai Shi's (creator of Zustand and Jotai) newest brainchild for React RSCs, delve into Agile 2's new take on agile development, and catch the Safari 17.2 wave for a smoother browsing experience!
Exciting times in the world of Xstate! 🔄 V5 unlocks new possibilities for state machines, Facebook open sources the StyleX design library🎨, and brace yourselves for a Deno upgrade 🦕! The runtime is even more powerful with the addition of cron jobs.
Web developers, rejoice! CSS nesting support across all major browsers is a stylesheet game-changer. 🎨 The 2023 State of JavaScript survey is LIVE! And Vercel is at it again using AI to build UIs? 🤯 Plus, updates on the Prettier bounty and OpenAI drama.
🌐 GitHub, Next.js and the Prettier revolution - all in one podcast episode! GitHub Copilot Chat takes center stage at github.com, Next.js supercharges web performance with partial prerendering, and 💰 $20k on the line to rewrite Prettier in Rust!?
🚀 Exciting times in the Angular community! Join us for the “Angular Renaissance” with the much-anticipated release of Angular v17 as we dive into all the details Jessica Janiuk from the Angular team. 🎉 Get ready for a revolution in web development!
🔥 Remix + Vite = Next-level web performance! Discover what's new with Docusaurus 3.0 and we tried Vercel’s AI code generator v0 to give you the real scoop. Your frontend game is about to level up! 💻✨
In the world of web frameworks, change is constant. 🚀 Join us as we explore the latest updates: Next.js v14, the meta framework for Angular Analog.js, and the ever-evolving React landscape with React Forget. Stay informed, stay ahead! 🌟
Developers, brace yourselves! TanStack Query V5 just dropped with a ton of cool new features. 🎉 And, as if that wasn't enough, CodeSandbox now natively supports Dev Containers. Your development process is about to get a serious upgrade! 🚀💡
🌐 Faster web, here we come! React Aria's unstyled components bring simplicity to design. Next.js is turbocharging build times by optimizing barrel file imports. Plus, WordPress sites join the open social web with ActivityPub! It's a tech trifecta! 💻⚡️
🎙️ Special Guest Alert! 🚀 Join us as we dive into the future of SolidJS with its creator Ryan Carniato! 💡 Hear Ryan's insights on the release of Lit 3.0 & how he sees the web transforming with Photoshop now in the browser. Don't miss this episode! 🔥
The State of HTML survey reveals plenty of useful elements beyond <divs>, NX makes parallel CI steps easy, and ChatGPT reaches its inevitable peak as a JS library. 🚀
This week's episode was all about revisiting tech's past. There's a high quality documentary about TypeScript's origin story at Microsoft, Svelte 5 taking cues from Knockout.js, and a resurgence of Meta's open source CSS-in-JS tool StyleX.
Get ready for a lot of Bun uns in this week's podcast. 🍞 Bun is making headlines with the release of 1.0 and support for JS macros, and we also cover Vercel Labs' new AI for building React UI/Tailwind code.
The latest news in the web dev world was spicy this week! 🔥 Removing TypeScript from a popular OSS library, a new beginning for Biome (fka Rome), and a dash of supercharged CSS.
In this week's episode, frameworks and tools are hitting the big time. Astro continues its rise in popularity with a new partnership, Lightning CSS will be bundled into Tailwind CSS's upcoming Oxide Engine, and ChatGPT goes Enterprise Edition
The very first guest to join us on the podcast is none other than Fred K. Schott himself to talk about the cool, new features shipping in Astro 3.0! Hear how Astro's about to get even better in our latest episode!
Use Million.js to speed up your React apps ⚡️, new CSS animation features to add to your toolkit ✨, Bun launches v1 🍞, and so much more.
Today we've got news about Google's latest offering in the cloud-based IDE race, a slick new open source component library for React apps, and a helpful debugger for React Server Components.
Is Jamstack dead? Is HTML over in favor of HTMX? Do we need another coding AI assistant? Listen to our latest episode where we talk about all these web dev news topics and more.
Want to keep up with frontend development news fast? Check out the new Front-end Fire podcast with hosts Jack Herrington, TJ VanToll, and Paige Niedringhaus where we cover three frontend news topics each week! We'll even bring on a guest now and again to talk about new releases!