#89: FFMpeg on Vercel, RSC Imports, RIP Edge Functions, Better Try/Catch, AI Agent development

How Imports Work in RSC – Dan is absolutely on fire with his latest articles. In this one he explains the mechanics of 'use client' and 'use server', and how “poison pill” imports like 'server-only' and 'client-only' prevent code from being used in the wrong environment.

Trigger v4 – Background jobs & AI infrastructure – Trigger v4 is now in beta! With heaps of new features and performance improvements, including: 🔥 Warm starts 💻 Refreshed dashboard ✅ Human-in-the-loop ⚡ Prioritize runs ✋ Pause queues 🧠 MCP server

Composing Server and Client Components: The Modern React's Superpower – A great reminder of how far we've come from the days of <script> tag. Kent shows how composing server and client components is a modern superpower, letting you build rich, interactive UIs without the old-school headaches

The simplest way to add Google sign-in to your Next.js app – Covers the setup of a database with Prisma and the integration of the BetterAuth library to manage user sessions and credentials

👀 Delete edge functions examples – Vercel has begun the process of deprecating Edge Functions in favor of a new Fluid compute model

RFC: Next URL Validation – This RFC imagines a world where URLs are first-class citizens in Next.js, with built-in validation and type-safety. Nothing official but interesting to read

FFmpeg on Vercel – With Vercel's Fluid Compute, you can run FFmpeg right in your API routes. This repo shows you how, with the recommended Vercel function configuration.

Next.js + React Router – A minimal template showcasing React Router integration within Next.js for client-side routing with clean documentation-style pages

oRPC v1.4.0 – Comes with a plugin to deduplicate GET requests and a buffered mode for batch requests, which is useful for serverless platforms. Parsing for arrays in query parameters is improved, and schema validation also got an update

Storybook v9.0.0 – The latest Storybook release adds tag filters for better sidebar organization and story globals to control rendering context. Next.js users benefit from a new Vite integration

Add subscription billing to your SaaS – Subscription plans boost SaaS revenue but are hard to build from scratch. Clerk Billing simplifies it—offering a polished UI and built-in tools to manage plans and gate premium features without custom logic. This article shows how Clerk Billing works and how to implement it in your app.

► Throw Try/Catch in the 🗑️ – Using try/catch for errors gets messy fast. In this talk Dillon shows how using the Result type can help you catch errors in a more stable and clean way

The no-nonsense approach to AI agent development – Learn how to build reliable, domain-specific AI agents by simulating tasks manually, structuring logic with code, and optimizing with real-world feedback. A clear, hands-on approach to practical automation

IE6, AI, and the future of browsing the Web – An interesting take on how AI is forcing Google to change its game. The article claims Chrome is being neglected, and it explores what a future web might look like

Building a Hold to Delete Component – A step-by-step guide to building a hold-to-delete button with CSS including code-samples and a playground for experimentation

Vercel Changelog:

• Middleware insights now available in Vercel Observability
• Vercel Blob insights now available in Observability