TMiR 2026-02: CloudFlare remakes Next with AI; Vercel big mad. We talk too much about AI Agents

About this episode

The episode discusses recent updates in React and related technologies, with a focus on AI developments and community reactions.

Transcript and links (00:00) - This Month in React February 2026 (01:46) - New releases (01:50) - [TS 6.0 beta](https://devblogs.microsoft.com/typescript/announcing-typescript-6-0-beta/)/! (last TS impl release; stricter defaults) (02:34) - [Yarn 6 preview](https://yarn6.netlify.app/blog/2026-01-28-yarn-6-preview/) (rewritten in Rust) (02:52) - [Electrobun](https://blackboard.sh/electrobun/docs/) (Tauri alternative) (03:31) - [React Native Gesture Handler v3](https://blog.swmansion.com/introducing-gesture-handler-3-0-hook-based-api-deeper-reanimated-integration-more-9185b0c8e305) (04:20) - [Next polyfills improved WebStreams and upstreaming to Node](https://vercel.com/blog/we-ralph-wiggumed-webstreams-to-make-them-10x-faster) (05:25) - [Webpack 2026 roadmap](https://webpack.js.org/blog/2026-04-02-roadmap-2026/) (05:53) - [Lodash maintenance roadmap](https://socket.dev/blog/inside-lodash-security-reset) (07:07) - [Gatsby React 19 support](https://www.gatsbyjs.com/docs/reference/release-notes/v5.16/) , [styled-components RSC support](https://styled-components.com/releases#styled-components@6.3.0) (07:54) - [npmx.dev](https://npmx.dev/) (alternate NPM site UI) (08:43)…

People in this episode

Hosts: Mark Erikson, Mo Khazali, Carl Vitullo

Topics covered

• AI
• React updates
• Web development
• JavaScript frameworks
• New releases

Keywords

• CloudFlare
• Vercel
• Next.js
• React Native
• Yarn
• TypeScript
• Webpack
• Gatsby
• AI Agents

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: CloudFlare, Vercel, React Foundation

Products: TS 6.0 beta, Yarn 6, Electrobun, React Native Gesture Handler v3, Next, Webpack 2026, Lodash, Gatsby React 19, styled-components, eslint-plugin-react-render-types

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