#84: Zod v4, JSX over the Wire, React Query Magic, State of AI, Next.js Migration

JSX Over The Wire – Dan Abramov unpacks why sending UI from the server, rather than just raw data, makes so much sense. He covers the journey from REST to BFFs, and lands on React Server Components as the next logical step, where the server assembles a component tree with data already in place

Toast messages in React Server Components – A clever way to set up toast notifications in a Next.js app using with Server Components, cookies, server actions, and the Sonner library

Auth in less than 5 minutes – Civic Auth comes with multiple SSO options, optional embedded wallets, and user management, implemented with just a few lines of code.

View Transition API and its Integration in NextJS – Next.js now supports the View Transition API (behind a flag), making native page and element animations way easier. This article explains how the API works and demonstrates how you can use it through practical examples

Under the Hood of React Query: A Deep Dive into Its Internal Mechanics – A look at the internals of TanStack Query. From how it manages cache to how it keeps your data fresh. The guide includes a lightweight implementation you can try out yourself

Migrating Grep from Create React App to Next.js – Grep is a website that allows developers to quickly search code across public git repositories. Recently Vercel moved the codebase behind Grep from Create React App to Next.js and it paid off. Search is faster, the UI is smoother, and mobile works better. React Server Components and Partial Prerendering cut FCP by 70%

React Trends in 2025 – Explores the major updates for 2025, including the mainstream adoption of Server Components, the introduction of Server Functions, and React 19’s form enhancements

Firebase Studio – Google dropped their AI prototyping tool. Create the first version of your Next.js app in prototyping mode, then switch to code when you’re ready to polish things up. Deploy to Firebase with one click. It’s free and definitely worth a try.

Anime.js v4 – One of the best animation libraries finally got a new release after 5 years. The latest version adds a modular API, scroll-linked animations, draggables, WAAPI support, and a bunch of other cool stuff

Introducing Zod 4 beta – Zod 4 is out in beta and it’s a monster upgrade: 2–7x faster parsing, 2x smaller bundles, and a new @zod/mini package for ultra-tiny builds. Also, error handling is way simpler, string formats are now top-level, first-party JSON Schema conversion and a much more functional, tree-shakable API

More:

• WebTUI – a modular CSS library that brings the beauty of Terminal UIs to the browser
• React Aria: April 11, 2025 Release – Custom calendar systems, up to 22% smaller bundle size, React Suspense in collections
• Tiptap UI Components – React components & templates for building rich text editor UIs with Tiptap

State of AI – The first State of AI developer survey results are out! See how much developers are spending on AI and which tools they actually find useful

Your frontend, backend, and database now in one Cloudflare Worker – A rundown of Cloudflare’s latest features for Workers, including static asset hosting, support for more frameworks, and better Node.js compatibility.

Prisma ORM 6.6.0: ESM Support, D1 Migrations & MCP Server – Version 6.6 comes packed with exciting features: ESM support via a new generator, Early Access support for Cloudflare D1 and Turso migrations, an MCP server for managing databases directly in your favorite AI tools, and more

► React Query API Design: Lessons Learned – In this talk Dominik shares how some of the API decisions in React Query shaped its DX. What went right, what didn’t, and the takeaways from it.

One year of Cursor, v0, Replit, Lovable, and Bolt pro plans for 200$ – Not exactly Next.js related, but this seemed worth sharing: Lenny’s Newsletter is currently offering a year of Cursor, v0, Replit, Lovable, and Bolt pro plans if you sign up for their yearly subscription ($200/year). No affiliation, just thought some of you might find this interesting.