⚡️ The Latest In React 

⚔️ Next.js vs TanStack
Next.js is powerful, but it’s not perfect. While it excels in certain areas, some developers are moving away due to its limitations. This blog breaks down where Next.js shines, where it falls short, and how TanStack + Vite offer a simpler, more elegant alternative.

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📊 React Trends in 2025
Robin Wieruch’s annual React trends post is here, In his 2025 edition, he breaks down the key developments shaping the React ecosystem.

🎨 Declarative 2D Canvas for React
Konva is a powerful HTML5 Canvas framework that brings interactivity to desktop and mobile apps. It enables high performance animations, layering, event handling, and more, even with thousands of shapes on screen. Originally a fork of KineticJS, Konva makes building dynamic, interactive graphics easier than ever.

🛠️ Common React libraries architecture
React’s ecosystem is packed with tools for state management, routing, forms, and styling, but how do they work under the hood? Many share similar architectural patterns, closely aligned with React’s core principles.

🧠 AI & General Programming

📉 AI is Making Developers Dumb
James highlights a real concern, while LLMs boost productivity, they can also make you dependent. The more you use them, the harder it becomes to think and work without them. This reliance can slowly erode critical thinking and problem solving skills, making AI less of a tool and more of a crutch.

📺️ How Netflix Stores 140 Million Hours of Viewing Data Per Day
Netflix processes massive amounts of time series data from millions of daily streams, tracking what users watch, pause, or revisit. This data powers personalized recommendations and seamless viewing experiences. However, managing such vast, ever-growing information is a major technical challenge, requiring advanced infrastructure to store, analyze, and optimize user interactions efficiently, this blog breaks down their approach.

😶 As an engineer, I’d rather be called stupid than stay silent
Feeling clueless at work? That’s normal. Marko Antanaskovic shares how embracing vulnerability and asking ‘stupid’ questions helped him grow as an engineer. No one knows everything, questions turn unknowns into understanding while also boosting confidence and collaboration.

🏃‍♂️ Stamina is a Quiet Advantage
Stamina isn’t just physical, it’s mental resilience. It’s the ability to stay focused, push through challenges, and persist even when progress isn’t obvious. In a world full of distractions, true stamina means patience, discipline, and the willingness to adapt, whether following instructions or forging your own path.

Quick Links

• This is a controversial one in a React newsletter - but Lusito argues to Stop Using and Recommending React

• Writing static websites with Vite and React.

• Twistail is ANOTHER modular and extensible React components library.

• Parcel v2.14.0 is here and it introduces beta support for React Server Components.

• Google released Gemini Canvas, an interactive workspace where users can collaborate with Gemini to create documents and code.

• React Router error reporting from scratch.

Turning bad React code into senior React code

I posted this video a while back, but I thought I’d reshare it incase you never saw it.

You will see how a senior developer looks and thinks about code in a variety of scenarios, learn about best practices and how to do things the right way.

Check it out below. 👇️