TMiR 2025-07: Vercel shakeups, new React Compiler docs

About this episode

The episode discusses recent updates in the React ecosystem, including Vercel's changes and new documentation for the React Compiler.

New Releases RN Reanimated v4 RN Ignite toolkit v11 Main Content Compiler docs are merged! ( live docs , and config API ) Expo docs say it’s “on hold”, but Evan Bacon says Expo 54 may enable the Compiler by default Oh no — more function directives , “use memo” and “use no memo” DIRECTIVES Good thread on some history Some tech discussion on the complexities of making React Compiler work with Oxlint Directive prologues and JavaScript dark matter Node API Support for React Native Vercel shaking things up Leerob is at Cursor now — Five Things [he] Learned at Vercel SWC creator leaves, focusing on SWC for a while Sam Selikoff just joined to do content and stuff Nuxt acquired Netlify Staff Eng Philippe Serhal replies to the Vercel Deployment Adapters RFC from April Ryan Carniato’s “react and signals” React Native Unistyles 3.0 Released React Router and RSCs: The Path Forward Parcel writeup for Server Components WIP Vite RSC plugin support ⚡ Lightning round ⚡ Corbin’s “History of React Through Code” deep dive TkDodo’s thoughts on when useCallback is useless eslint-config-prettier compromised as part of an NPM supply chain attack Expo Router demo by Evan Bacon AI + RSCs + Expo Router…

People in this episode

Hosts: Mark Erikson, Mo Khazali, Carl Vitullo

Topics covered

• React Compiler
• Vercel updates
• React Native
• Expo
• JavaScript
• SWC
• Server Components

Keywords

• React
• Vercel
• Expo
• JavaScript
• React Native
• SWC
• Server Components
• RN Reanimated
• RN Ignite

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Vercel, Expo, Netlify, Cursor, SWC

Products: RN Reanimated v4, RN Ignite toolkit v11, React Compiler, React Native Unistyles 3.0, Nitro Image library

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