#82: Kilpi, Easier Self Deployments, Supabase UI, oRPC, RIP Styled Components, Long Running Tasks on Vercel

RFC: Deployment Adapters API – Big News: Vercel is making standalone Next.js deployments way easier with a new deployment adapters API. This will give other hosting platforms like Cloudflare, Netlify, or even your own server a consistent way to work with Next.js. Vercel will use the same interface for deployments on their infrastructure. It’s still in the RFC stage, but I’ll keep you posted as things evolve.

React 19.1.0 – The release adds Owner Stacks, a handy debugging feature to see which components are rendering others. Suspense boundaries now work across client, server, and hydration. There’s also a new experimental API, called unstable_prerender, for prerendering React Server Components on the server.

How Clerk integrates with a Next.js application using Supabase – Supabase breaks the norms of traditional software architecture, but can still save you development hours and potentially increase the security of your Next.js application. Learn more in our latest blog post.

How we run Next.js today – and what should change – Netlify shares the challenges of supporting Next.js outside Vercel’s ecosystem. They’re pushing for better collaboration, open standards, and a more transparent roadmap. The article came out before the mentioned RFC for the Deployment API. So it seems like things are getting better.

React.memo Demystified: When It Helps and When It Hurts – Memoization in React can be tricky. This post explains how React.memo, useMemo, and useCallback work, when they’re useful, and when they’re just making things harder.

Keeping Costs in Check When Hosting Next.js on Vercel – Vercel makes hosting Next.js apps easy, but keeping costs under control takes some strategy. This post covers everything from reducing serverless function invocations to optimizing bandwidth and image transformations. Plus, tips on using Vercel’s monitoring tools.

Kilpi: Authorization made simple – Kilpi is an open-source, framework-agnostic, server-first TypeScript library that simplifies authorization with type-safe policies, async support, and protected queries. Read this introduction post to learn more.

React Email 4.0 – This update brings a linter to catch broken links, a spam score tool to keep your emails clean, a HTML/CSS-compatibility checker powered by Can I Email, and a responsive preview to test layouts on any device. Oh, and 8 new components to make your emails pop.

oRPC (v1.0.0-beta.5) – oRPC makes it easy to build APIs that are end-to-end type-safe and adhere to OpenAPI standards. The latest release brings typesafe error handling, a new useServerAction hook, and the createFormAction utility for handling form submissions.

Supabase UI – A collection of components and blocks built on the shadcn/ui library that connect your front-end to your Supabase back-end via a single command.

RIP Styled-Components. Now What? – Styled-components are officially in maintenance mode. React’s API changes and the rise of tools like Tailwind CSS and Vanilla Extract have made it obsolete. If you’re still holding on, this post has a list of alternatives to help you move on.

The state of the front-end and full-stack job market – An interesting snapshot of the industry. Tim analyzed 595 job openings to spot trends in tech, pay, and experience. React and Next.js dominate, and Tailwind leads styling tools. You’ll be surprised to learn which tech leads the compensation chart…

Vercel Open Source Program – Vercel is supporting open source projects with $3,600 in platform credits, community guidance, and additional benefits. Applications for the Spring 2025 cohort are open until April 11th. If your project is hosted on Vercel and actively maintained, you’re eligible to apply.

𝕏 Long Running Compute Primitives coming to Vercel – Vercel is working on an API for running arbitrary compute, perfect for agentic AI and long-running tasks. Built on top of Vercel’s build infrastructure, optimized for instant boots. It’s currently in early access