Next.js 14, Netlify Now Supports Bun And More Big Releases. This Week In Web Development (October 27, 2023).

CTRL ALT News — Sat, 28 Oct 2023 08:39:46 +0000

Hello friends! The weekend is getting close, but I am still ready with a set of web developer news from last week. Although things have been slow this week, I still found some of the best stories for you all to enjoy! Have a great weekend 😃!

Next.js Conf

Vercel, the team behind Next.js, among other products, is back with their annual “Next.js Conf” conference. This year they have another stacked panel, everyone from “Guillermo Rauch”, the CEO of Vercel, to ThePrimegen and Theo3.gg, well-known figures in the content creation space around Next.js.

This year’s conference highlights are Next.js 14, and the Turbopack build-tool.

Next.js 14

The highlight of highlights at the Next.js conference this year is the announcement of Next.js 14. Some of the key features in Next.js 14 include:

Turbopack (Stable) - Next.js's underlying Rust-based compiler is now stable. In benchmarks, it improved local server startup time by up to 53% and code update speed with Fast Refresh by up to 94%.

Server Actions - Allows calling functions on the server directly from React components. This simplifies server-side interactions like submitting forms.

Partial Prerendering - A new optimization that sends a fast initial HTML response with static content, then streams in dynamic content. This combines the benefits of static generation and server-side rendering.

Faster Builds - Next.js 14 has an 80% smaller function footprint for basic apps, resulting in faster builds.

New Learn Course - Next.js released a free interactive course covering topics like authentication, databases, and more.

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NodeJS Levels Up, And ChatGPT Is Getting Artsy. This Week In Web Development (October 20, 2023)

CTRL ALT News — Sat, 21 Oct 2023 10:33:39 +0000

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Another weekend is approaching (Yay! 😊), but I still want to tell you about the latest news in the web dev world.

I have got some exciting updates from Netlify, Node.js, ChatGPT, and TanStack Query to cover. Netlify launched a new composable web platform that makes building dynamic sites faster and simpler. Node.js released version 21 with performance optimizations and new capabilities like WebSocket support. ChatGPT now integrates Dall-E 3 so you can generate custom images with just a text prompt. And TanStack Query's long-awaited version 5 massively improves its React data fetching API.

Netlify Composable Web Platform

Netlify just released a new composable web platform that's got developers pumped. It lets you build sites faster and ship web projects more efficiently by connecting all your CMSs and data sources into one unified content layer. The platform also optimizes and accelerates deployment with its front-end cloud solution. Non-developers can even create and publish content through the new intuitive visual editor. Basically, Netlify's composable architecture lets you build dynamic sites and scale them easily without getting locked into any one framework or vendor—this thing's future-proof and built for speed.

Learn more here and here.

NodeJS Going To Version 21

Node.js just released version 21 and it's looking juicy for developers. This release brings major upgrades like the V8 JavaScript engine bumping up to 11.8 for a speed boost. There's also built-in support for the WebSocket protocol so you can build real-time apps more easily. Node.js v21 makes fetch() and WebStreams stable, and adds glob pattern matching for running tests. Plus experimental flags let you flip between CommonJS and ES Modules more flexibly. With performance optimizations across streams, HTTP, and more - Node.js keeps getting faster. Overall v21 brings improved stability and better standard support.

Learn more here.