TMiR 2025-01: Movement on CRA, Redwood.js dead?

Follow us on Bluesky! Job marketFRED data, Layoffs.fyiSponsored by Infinite RedNew releasesReact query 5.63Docusaurus 3.7React Native Audio APIMain ContentCRA deprecation, React team against recommending ViteDan’s “why CRA exists, don’t use it, possible future options” comment from 2023Dan: “turn CRA into a launcher” still on the table, but stuck“CRA is broken and not deprecated” umbrella issueRicky merged the PRs, working on legacy docs SEO redirectsRevealed: React's experimental animations API - Motion BlogMain PRStatic hermes updateReact Native Hosting with EASEverything You Need to Know About Node.js Type StrippingComposable Caching with Next.jsThoughts on What RSC Means for SPAsChrome's 2024 recap for devsShoutout webstatus.dev⚡ Lightning round ⚡Redwood.js 😱A checklist for your tsconfig.jsonRecoil repo archivedBun: first-class support for s3Interpolate auto height for animationsFree javascript; Oracle not voluntarily releasingUnderstanding React Server Components | Tony Alicea
  • (00:00) - This Month In React - January 2025
  • (01:29) - Job market: [FRED data](https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/IHLIDXUSTPSOFTDEVE), [Layoffs.fyi](https://layoffs.fyi/)
  • (03:09) - Sponsored by [Infinite Red](https://infinite.red)
  • (04:17) - New Releases
  • (04:26) - [React query 5.63](https://bsky.app/profile/tkdodo.eu/post/3lfaeteulds2i)
  • (04:45) - [Docusaurus 3.7](https://docusaurus.io/blog/releases/3.7)
  • (05:17) - [React Native Audio API](https://blog.swmansion.com/hello-react-native-audio-api-bb0f10347211)
  • (07:30) - [CRA deprecation, React team against recommending Vite](https://bsky.app/profile/acemarke.dev/post/3lggg6pk7g22o)
  • (09:28) - [Dan’s “why CRA exists, don’t use it, possible future options” comment from 2023](https://github.com/reactjs/react.dev/pull/5487#issuecomment-1409720741)
  • (37:46) - [Revealed: React's experimental animations API - Motion Blog](https://motion.dev/blog/
  • (37:59) - [Main PR](https://github.com/facebook/react/pull/31975)
  • (40:17) - [Static hermes update](https://x.com/tmikov/status/1869945330638442651)
  • (42:38) - [React Native Hosting with EAS](https://expo.dev/blog/expo-announces-eas-hosting-service)
  • (44:44) - [Everything You Need to Know About Node.js Type Stripping](https://satanacchio.hashnode.dev/everything-you-need-to-know-about-nodejs-type-stripping)
  • (47:57) - [Composable Caching with Next.js](https://nextjs.org/blog/composable-caching)
  • (51:56) - [Thoughts on What RSC Means for SPAs](https://blog.axlight.com/posts/thoughts-on-what-rsc-means-for-spas/)
  • (52:44) - [Chrome's 2024 recap for devs](https://developer.chrome.com/blog/chrome-2024-recap)
  • (53:39) - Shoutout [webstatus.dev](https://webstatus.dev/)
  • (54:26) - Redwood.js shutting down?
  • (55:59) - [A checklist for your `tsconfig.json`](https://2ality.com/2025/01/tsconfig-json.html)
  • (56:30) - [Recoil repo archived](https://x.com/dai_shi/status/1875910305802514649)
  • (57:47) - [Bun: first-class support for s3](https://bsky.app/profile/bun.sh/post/3legdozw3nc2p)
  • (58:48) - [Interpolate `auto` height for animations](https://bsky.app/profile/joshwcomeau.com/post/3lf5zwg2ths22)
  • (59:47) - [Free javascript; Oracle not voluntarily releasing](https://bsky.app/profile/deno.land/post/3lfapjn7gns2w)
  • (01:00:31) - [Understanding React Server Components | Tony Alicea](https://tonyalicea.dev/blog/understanding-react-server-components/)
  • (01:02:13) - [Follow us on Bluesky!](https://bsky.app/profile/tmir.reactiflux.com)

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