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Stories of the Week
SolidJS 1.8 - Bifröst
The latest release from SolidJS emphasizes strengthening foundational elements rather than introducing new features. As the transition from SolidJS 1.x to 2.0 is underway, the team has unveiled their new reactive experiments under @solidjs/signals. This update targets advancing projects like SolidStart by refining core components, notably Async and Resources.
- Serialization, bridging server-client interactions, received significant attention.
- Insights from Google Chrome Aurora-backed benchmarks have informed these changes, with a shift towards a more flexible and generic serialization approach, largely credited to
@lxsmnsyc. - This new approach offers deeper de-duplication of serialized data, benefiting features like Islands and recursive structures.
- Insights from Google Chrome Aurora-backed benchmarks have informed these changes, with a shift towards a more flexible and generic serialization approach, largely credited to
- Hydration enhancements in Solid 1.8 focus on resolving historical issues, such as element duplication.
- The update ensures the DOM's consistency during hydration, even amidst streaming interruptions.
- Additionally, performance optimizations minimize redundant attribute or prop settings during hydration.
- On the template front, SolidJS continues its trajectory of compactness initiated in 1.7.
- The 1.8 release, with contributions from
@intrnl, removes unnecessary quotes, leading to more concise templates.
- The 1.8 release, with contributions from
In essence, while this release may not boast a plethora of new features, it fortifies the foundational structure of SolidJS, promising improved efficiency and performance for future iterations.
Quick Links
- Server Components - What Are RSCs and How Are They Different?
- Builder.io - Hydration, the Saboteur of Lazy Loading
- TanStack - Announcing TanStack Query v5
- Chris Fallin - Fast(er) JavaScript on WebAssembly
- Thomas Steiner - API Improvements for working with files in the browser
- Astro - 3.3: Picture component
- Ian Nuttall - Programmatic SEO in Next.js
Podcasts of the Week
- PodRocket - Modern CSS in Real Life with Chris Coyier
- PodRocket - SolidJS for React developers with Erik Rasmussen
- DevtoolsFM - Emanuele Stoppa - Biome
- DevtoolsFM - Aiden Bai - Million.js
- Frontend End - The Remix Architecture
- JS Party - Party on PartyKit
- Whiskey, Web, and Whatnot - The Framework Wars, Certifications, and Cincinnati Chili with Dr. Kate Holterhoff
- Web Rush - The AI Landscape
- JavaScript Jabber - View Transitions API with Noam Rosenthal
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