Next.js 14.2

◆ Turbopack (RC): 99.8% of tests passing for `next dev --turbo`
◆ Build / Production Improvements: Reduced memory usage
◆ Caching Improvements: Configurable client-side cache revalidation
◆ Errors DX: Better hydration mismatch messages

nextjs.org/blog/next-14-2

Next.js Metadata APIs

Why does Next.js have metadata-specific APIs? You might expect to render <meta> or <link> tags directly from your components.

And you can—that’s supported! However, if you have nested metadata, Next.js provides framework specific APIs. Here’s why.

Why did…

New: Google Gemini + Vercel AI SDK chatbot template ✨

Book a flight, select your seat, check out, and more — all with server-driven, interactive Generative UI components.

Open-source and hackable!

gemini.vercel.ai

You should write online. It turns into a collection of your best ideas.

• leerob.io/blog/devrel
• leerob.io/blog/developer…
• leerob.io/blog/make-some…
• leerob.io/blog/developer…

^ Some of my favorites I frequently share when asked about building products for developers.

Being able to preview social cards with Vercel is a real delighter feature.

Easy for me to test across X / Slack / FB / LinkedIn!

I built a portfolio/blog starter template with:

• React / Next.js
• MDX / Markdown
• Tailwind v4
• Dynamic RSS / Sitemap
• Dynamic OG images
• Syntax highlighting
• Simple design / Geist font

vercel.com/templates/next…

supermaven.com looks interesting 👀

• Free AI Code Completion
• Claims 2x faster than Copilot
• 300,000 token context window on paid plans

Anyone using it?

This is still behind a feature flag, but really looking forward to providing more observability into caching on Vercel 🥳

Now on top of seeing the `fetch` calls that make up a request, their URLs, statuses, and durations, we will also show the underlying cache tags!

We're improving the pricing of our infrastructure products:

◆ Pay exactly for what you use, in granular increments
◆ Lower prices for essentials (bandwidth & functions)
◆ New primitives for easier spend optimization
◆ Our hobby tier remains free

vercel.com/blog/improved-…

This is such a good post. `useOptimistic` 🥰

Love the work Sam Selikoff and Ryan Toronto do for the React community!

buildui.com/posts/instant-…

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