Front-End Fire

TJ VanToll, Paige Niedringhaus, Jack Herrington

A weekly show that helps you stay up to date on the latest and greatest in the front-end world.

  1. 6시간 전

    121: Chrome DevTools Gets AI Superpowers

    This week is a news roundup while cohost Jack is away for a hackathon in SF.  First up, is how Chrome DevTools has added AI to its panels. Now users can ask Gemini to explain console errors, make CSS changes via in the elements tab, and explain traces collected in the performance panel. HTMX has also jumped from v2 to v4 (alpha), rebuilding the internals after 5 years of maintaining the project. Upgrades include: going from XMLHttpRequests to fetch, explicit attribute inheritance, and improved history caching. Angular’s meta-framework AnalogJS also just launched 2.0 which offers file-based routing, better Vite ecosystem support, and unified SSR, SSG, and islands-style hydration in one cohesive setup. Rumor has it that next year Apple will be using Gemini to drive Siri, as it continues to try and get Apple Intelligence to work reliably. GitHub has officially disabled classic token creation for npm publishing in an effort to reign in the supply chain attacks we’ve reported on for the last few months.  And last but not least, a company called NEO has a home assistant robot available for preorder now. The robot can clean, fold laundry, do dishes, and so on, but here’s the kicker: it’s a human piloting it remotely. Is this really the robot enhanced future we imagined? Timestamps: 1:16 - Chrome DevTools gets a bunch of AI features8:39 - htmx v4 alpha14:25 - AnalogJS 2.017:09 - Apple allegedly to use Gemini to drive Siri22:13 - GitHub disables classic token creation for npm27:38 - NEO home robot35:58 - What’s making us happyNews: Paige - HTMX goes right from v2 to v4 (alpha)TJ - Chrome DevTools gets a bunch of AI featuresLightning News: AnalogJS 2.0Apple allegedly to use Gemini to drive SiriGitHub’s disabled classic token creation for npmNEO home robotWhat Makes Us Happy this Week: Paige - The Survivalists novelTJ - Pokemon Legends Z–A gameThanks as always to our sponsor, the Blue Collar Coder channel on YouTube. You can join us in our Discord channel, explore our website and reach us via email, or talk to us on X, Bluesky, or YouTube. Front-end Fire websiteBlue Collar Coder on YouTubeBlue Collar Coder on DiscordReach out via emailTweet at us on X @front_end_fireFollow us on Bluesky @front-end-fire.comSubscribe to our YouTube channel @Front-EndFirePodcast

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  2. 11월 3일

    120: Is the AI Bubble About to Burst?

    It’s been almost 3 weeks since the React Compiler hit v1.0 and Jack gives an update on the ease of adding it to a React-based project and immediate performance improvement he’s seen from it.  Popular AI-powered IDE Cursor just released v2.0, and it’s going hard on the agent mode, offering things like: a multi-agent interface where agents can run in parallel working on the same task with different models, and a new frontier model that’s 4x faster. Then the hosts then get existential about whether the AI hype bubble is about to burst, if it’s really capable of stealing anyone’s jobs, and how much you should trust an LLM when making decisions about things like the tech stack for a new project.  Timestamps: 1:43 - React Compiler 1.08:13 - Cursor 2.022:28 - AI discussion on bubbles and more43:13 - What’s making us happyNews: Paige - AI: bubbles and more bubbles, employment impact, and proper useJack - React Compiler 1.0TJ - Cursor 2.0What Makes Us Happy this Week: Paige - Heated Under Desk Foot RestJack - The Toxic Avenger movieTJ - A London reporter interviewed the wrong Bill DeBlasioThanks as always to our sponsor, the Blue Collar Coder channel on YouTube. You can join us in our Discord channel, explore our website and reach us via email, or talk to us on X, Bluesky, or YouTube. Front-end Fire websiteBlue Collar Coder on YouTubeBlue Collar Coder on DiscordReach out via emailTweet at us on X @front_end_fireFollow us on Bluesky @front-end-fire.comSubscribe to our YouTube channel @Front-EndFirePodcast

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  3. 10월 27일

    119: Vercel’s Double Feature—Next.js 16 and Ship AI

    Another week, another new AI-browser. This time it’s OpenAI’s turn to introduce ChatGPT Atlas. As with the other AI browsers, Atlas knows the context of open tabs, has an agent that can do things for you, and (maybe its defining feature) it has "memory" built in so conversations can draw on past chats and details when needed. The team behind Vite reveals their path to revenue with command line devtool Vite+. Devs will soon be able to test, lint, format, bundle, and even view their apps’ stats with Vite+, with the performance we expect from a compiler toolchain built completely in Rust. Plus, it’s free for individual users and OSS projects, and has annual licensing prices for startups and enterprises. Vercel held not one but two conferences this week: Next.js Conf and then Ship AI. Next.js 16 was unveiled with improvements to Turbopack, a Next.js DevTools MCP, and updates to Cache Components. And Ship AI covered updates to the AI SDK, Vercel’s AI Gateway and Agents, and more.  Chapter Markers: 02:05 - ChatGPT Atlas12:38 - Vite+20:21 - Next.js conf and Ship AI28:07 - Claude Code on the web33:02 - The Louvre was robbed38:02 - What’s making us happyNews: Paige - Vite+Jack - Next.js Conf and Ship AI conf updatesTJ - ChatGPT AtlasLightning News: Claude Code on the webThe Louvre was robbedWhat Makes Us Happy this Week: Paige - The Diplomat TV seriesJack - Timers to limit doom scrollingTJ - Claude CodeThanks as always to our sponsor, the Blue Collar Coder channel on YouTube. You can join us in our Discord channel, explore our website and reach us via email, or talk to us on X, Bluesky, or YouTube. Front-end Fire websiteBlue Collar Coder on YouTubeBlue Collar Coder on DiscordReach out via emailTweet at us on X @front_end_fireFollow us on Bluesky @front-end-fire.comSubscribe to our YouTube channel @Front-EndFirePodcast

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  4. 10월 20일

    118: Bun 1.3 - From Runtime to Full-Stack Powerhouse

    Back in May, the Remix cofounders revealed they were reimagining Remix v3 from the ground up, and this past week at Remix Jam, they gave a sneak peek of it. It’s fair to say this new framework shouldn’t be called Remix at all because it’s departed so far from its origins: devs manually update state, it uses signals, routes are defined in a TS doc, and it will ship with a component library, for starters. Will it catch on, who knows? Not to be outdone by React v19.2 last week, Next.js 16 beta debuted (with support for React 19.2 included). In addition to the latest version of React, Next.js 16 has also declared Turbopack, RSC support, and React Compiler all stable, and improved its caching system as well. And Bun is back in the news with the release of Bun 1.3, and it’s a doozy of a minor version release. Bun wants to be a full-stack JavaScript runtime as it now includes a full-stack dev server, built in support for MySQL and Redis DBs, routing, and the ability to package an entire project into one executable for cross-platform support. Well done, Bun team! Chapter Markers: 01:14 - Remix v310:38 - Next.js 16 beta17:35 - Bun 1.324:42 - Firefox 144 released w/view transition support25:19 - HBO changes TV channel names28:00 - W3C has a new logo31:25 - What’s making us happyNews: Paige - Bun 1.3Jack - Remix v3TJ - Next.js 16 betaLightning News: Firefox 144 released w/view transition supportW3C has a new logo and the Gavin Belson signature from Silicon Valley HBO changes TV channel namesWhat Makes Us Happy this Week: Paige - The Gilded Age TV seriesJack - KPop Demon HuntersTJ - Madison, WIThanks as always to our sponsor, the Blue Collar Coder channel on YouTube. You can join us in our Discord channel, explore our website and reach us via email, or talk to us on X, Bluesky, or YouTube. Front-end Fire websiteBlue Collar Coder on YouTubeBlue Collar Coder on DiscordReach out via emailTweet at us on X @front_end_fireFollow us on Bluesky @front-end-fire.com

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  5. 10월 13일

    React Goes Independent: Inside the New React Foundation

    It’s been a big week for React devs as the annual React Conf just wrapped up in Las Vegas.  The biggest news? React and React Native are moving out from under Meta to a new React Foundation with an independent technical governance structure. The React Foundation’s mission will be to support the React community and ecosystem, and a board of directors will steer it going forward. Also in time for React Conf, React 19.2 dropped, and it brings new features like partial pre-rendering, a new useEffectEvent hook, and an component that lets devs prioritize rendering  tomaintain state and make navigation faster. Not to be outdone, Cloudflare announced a new RPC protocol called Cap’n Web, which is a pure TypeScript implementation. What makes Cap’n Web unique is that it supports bi-directional calling, promise pipelining, and lets users design RPC interfaces that look like regular JavaScript APIs. Chapter Markers: 03:18 - React Foundation07:10 - React Compiler 1.0 and React 19.217:13 - Cap’n Web24:19 - Opera Neon27:16 - The EU is considering cookie law changes31:43 - The Internet Archive hits 1 trillion pages33:33 - What’s making us happyLinks: Paige - Cap’n Web pure TypeScript RPC systemJack - Introducing the React FoundationTJ - React 19.2European policymakers may be fixing the cookie banner headache they createdOpera wants you to pay $20 per month for its new AI browserCelebrating 1 Trillion Web Pages Archived What Makes Us Happy this Week: Paige - The Terminal List: Dark Wolf TV seriesJack - Fender Acoustasonic guitarTJ - Portable stadium seat additionThanks as always to our sponsor, the Blue Collar Coder channel on YouTube. You can join us in our Discord channel, explore our website and reach us via email, or talk to us on X, Bluesky, or YouTube. Front-end Fire websiteBlue Collar Coder on YouTubeBlue Collar Coder on DiscordReach out via emailTweet at us on X @front_end_fireFollow us on Bluesky @front-end-fire.comSubscribe to our YouTube channel @Front-EndFirePodcast

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  6. 9월 22일

    npm Under Siege: The “Shai-Hulud” Worm Attack

    The supply chain attacks on npm continue and this week, Crowdstrike’s npm packages fell victim to the “Shai-Hulud” worm.  To mitigate the potential of downloading these malicious packages, consider pinning specific package versions in JS projects and using 2FA to publish new package versions to npm. Also this week, WebAssembly Specification (Wasm) released v3.0. This version dramatically expands the memory Wasm apps can use, supports multiple memory usage, and now allows garbage collection. It’s been a while since we last covered LLM options for folks who want to run their own models locally or in the browser, so Jack gives a quick rundown of some of the best options out today.  There’s WebLLM from MLC, MediaPipe from Google, and ONNX from Microsoft, and although none are easily interchangeable with another, if cost, privacy, or working offline are concerns of your LLM-enabled app, these may be good options to explore. Chapter Markers: 00:58 - npm supply chain attack16:28 - Wasm 3.023:34 - LLM options in the browser34:41 - Jack’s experience at CascadiaJS and a discussion on the value of in-person conferences in 202541:54 - GitHub’s new MCP registry43:26 - Microsoft Paint is getting project files46:54 - What’s making us happyLinks: Paige - “Shai-Hulud” supply chain attack on npm continues against Crowdstrike npm packages and pnpm 10.16 minimumReleaseAge settingJack - LLM options in the browser: WebLLM, MediaPipe, ONNXTJ - Wasm 3.0GitHub’s new MCP registryMicrosoft Paint is getting its own Photoshop-like project filesPaige - Great British Bake Off season 16 is back!Jack - YoyosTJ - phishyurl.comThanks as always to our sponsor, the Blue Collar Coder channel on YouTube. You can join us in our Discord channel, explore our website and reach us via email, or talk to us on X, Bluesky, or YouTube. Front-end Fire websiteBlue Collar Coder on YouTubeBlue Collar Coder on DiscordReach out via emailTweet at us on X @front_end_fireFollow us on Bluesky @front-end-fire.comSubscribe to our YouTube channel @Front-EndFirePodcast

    57분
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