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From the Builder Blog
Learn how to convert Figma designs to React Native code with just one click. (About 900 words)
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Learn how visual editing bridges the gap between design and development, enabling faster iterations and improved collaboration in web development workflows. (About 1400 words)
Interesting tidbits
Jonathan Creamer shares how his team reduced their Git repo size by 94% improving clone times and overall repository management.
Dive into headless, boneless, and skinless UI. It's a neat look at how UI abstractions are evolving.
Robin Malfait shows a pattern for conditional React hooks, allowing developers to use hooks conditionally without violating React's rules of hooks.
Aurora Scharff tackled the headache of managing complex search param filtering in Next.js App Router.
Learn how to create engaging, performance-optimized scroll animations without JavaScript.
Boba Ekang compares the two contrasting approaches to React's new full-stack architecture
Eric Bailey demonstrates creating content-aware components using CSS :has(), Grid, and quantity queries, showcasing adaptive layouts based on content amount.
Tools, libs, utils
Next.js 15 introduces significant updates including stable Turbopack, React 19 support, async request APIs, new caching semantics, and the @next/codemod CLI for easier upgrades.
The React Compiler, a build-time tool that optimizes React apps through automatic memoization, is now in Beta.
React Native 0.76 enables the New Architecture by default, introduces stable React Native DevTools, adds new boxShadow and filter style props, and improves Metro's resolution speed.
React Navigation 7.0 introduces a new static API, screen preloading, layout props, improved web integration, and enhanced features like searchbar support and sidebar options for Bottom Tab Navigator.
Svelte 5 introduces runes for fine-grained reactivity and the new Svelte CLI for creating, enhancing, and upgrading Svelte projects.
NativeWind v4.1 enhances React Native styling with Tailwind CSS more consistent refreshes, experimental animations and transitions, media query improvements, and better TypeScript integration.