The Future of React and Server-Side Development

React Server Components are set to fundamentally change how React works, presenting new opportunities and challenges for developers. Today we explore the implications of this shift, along with other trends shaping the future of React and server-side development. React Server Components in a Nutshell | CSS in React Server Components | New Flow Language Features for React

React Development

• Preview.js detects all UI components and Storybook stories in a codebase, supporting Preact, React, Solid, Svelte and Vue. LINK

• Waku is a minimal React framework designed to accelerate development for startups and agencies building small to medium-sized React projects. LINK

• Microsoft uses React Native for cross-platform development due to JavaScript developer availability, React synergy, and more. LINK

Scalability and Performance

• Event Driven Systems are powerful for building robust, distributed systems, but finding the right event granularity is crucial. LINK

• Zx 8.0.0 helps write shell scripts using JavaScript, with improvements for scalability, performance, and developer experience. LINK

• After using over 500 million GPT tokens, lessons emerge about prompt design, API simplicity, hallucination, and the future of AI. LINK

Developer Productivity

• Discord shares insights from migrating to Coder-based cloud development environments, addressing technical and people-related challenges. LINK

• Strategies for engineering leaders to effectively communicate with busy executives in time-constrained meetings. LINK

• Implementing rate limiting in Express for Node.js is essential for controlling request volume and reducing coordinated attacks. LINK

Miscellaneous

• An overview of the unique strengths and use cases of Node.js, Deno, Bun, QuickJS, and Trill.js. LINK

• Software Supply Chain Security has emerged as a critical industry to watch in cybersecurity. LINK

• The fascinating history of ink spans over 25,000 years, from early formulas to Gutenberg's varnish-like ink. LINK
  

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