React, Next.js, Astro, and More: This Week’s Updates

React Newsletter Article

React

• Next.js PR – Support for Node.js middleware: The latest v15.2 canary has a new experimental.nodeMiddleware flag letting you opt-in for runtime: ‘nodejs’, enabling you to use Node.js APIs in middleware, and remove the constraints of being limited to APIs compatible with the edge runtime.
• Vercel middleware has also been rebuilt from the ground up to support multiple runtimes and run on Fluid compute, a new cost-efficient way for Vercel to run serverless functions.

React Native

• React Native Sortables: A new powerful React Native library for re-ordering items with drag & drop gestures, including features such as:
  • Support for Grid and Flex layouts
  • Support for different item sizes, spacing, and arrangements
  • Auto-scrolling when dragging outside the screen
  • Seamless layout animations
  • Simple API, full TypeScript support
  • Compatible with Expo and both architectures

Other

• Sentry: See what’s broken and where with Sentry. Sentry’s new bi-weekly live demos will show you how to catch, fix and prevent issues fast. Join one of their engineers Thursdays at 1 PM ET for 25-minute tour—no slides, no fluff, just code-level visibility from pre-release to production.
• Clerk: Build a daily workout tracker with Clerk, Convex, and Expo
• Swift: Apple open-sourcing Swift Build engine
• React Native RFC: Oklab color space support
• React Native Core Contributor Summit 2024 Recap: Many contributors met last September to discuss the future of React Native, including various topics such as the release process, the New Architecture, Lean Core 2.0, upcoming support for new Web APIs, and more.

Fun

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