The Developer Edition
This week’s email dives deep into exciting dev updates, from Firebase and React 19 to Prisma 6! 🚀
Yo! Happy Friday! 🎉
This week, there’s so much happening for developers that I’m skipping the general news to focus entirely on dev updates! Buckle up! 🚀
🚀 Firebase AI-Powered Goodies
Firebase hosted a Demo Day packed with AI-powered tools, including an AI-driven E2E test generator! 🤖 Check out the highlights—it's a must-watch for any Firebase enthusiast.
✨ React 19 is Stable
React 19 is now officially stable, and the React team dropped an excellent blog post detailing all the new goodies. Go on, treat yourself to some shiny new features! ✨
🌐 Vite 6 Arrives
The wait is over: Vite 6 is here! While it introduces many new features, the dev community is especially hyped about the new Experimental Environment API, which simplifies building SSR-friendly frameworks. 🛠️
🧑🏽🚀 Astro 5.0 Blasts Off
The framework behind my website and this newsletter's homepage—Astro—has released version 5.0. It already adopts Vite 6 under the hood. Gosh, they’re quick! 🚀
🏷️ CSS Wrapped 2024
For those who just finished checking their Spotify Wrapped, the Chrome team published CSS Wrapped 2024, highlighting all the shiny new features added to CSS this year. I’m testing some of them and prepping for a talk on one (details below ⬇️). 🖌️✨
💡 OpenAI’s Launch Week
OpenAI kicked off its 12 days of live streams and product launches with a new $200 ChatGPT Pro subscription. 😶 Check it out to see what’s coming next.
🛠️ Prisma 6 Speeds Ahead
Prisma V6 dropped, focusing on performance and flexibility. Their benchmarks look great—things are speeding up! ☀️
🤖 AI Makes Dev Skills More Valuable
Builder.io shared a reassuring read on Why AI Makes Dev Skills More Valuable. Huge sigh of relief—our skills are still in demand. 😮💨
✨ Personal Updates & Talks
🏢 AI for Frontend Developers
Last week, I was in Bangalore to give a talk on AI for Frontend Developers at Thoughtworks, organized by React Bangalore. The reception was fantastic, and the interest in AI among devs was incredible. 🤩
🎤 Upcoming Talk in Chennai
I’m speaking on CSS Animations with the View Transitions API this month—Dec 19th—at Geeknight Chennai 102nd Edition. If you’re in Chennai, let’s connect at the event! 👋
P.S. The topic I skipped this week was how 2024 is on track to be the hottest year on record. ♨️ A hot take for another time...
Thanks for reading, and happy coding! ✌️✨