Best of The New Stack — January 2024

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   Where Does the Time Go? Rust’s Problem with Slow Compiles

   Rust's slow compile times have been a frequent complaint among the community. The Oxide team investigated the issue and discovered various factors that contribute to slow compile times in Rust. They found specific tools and techniques to optimize compile times, although more work needs to be done.

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   2024 Predictions by JavaScript Frontend Framework Maintainers

   The post discusses the plans and goals of JavaScript frontend frameworks like Angular, Next.js, React, and Solid for the year 2024. It highlights improvements in fine-grained reactivity and optional Zone.js for Angular, caching and performance improvements for Next.js, adoption of React Server Components, and the upcoming releases of SolidStart and Solid.js 2.0 for Solid.

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   Dev News: Vue 3.4, Nuxt 3.9, and React Server Components Analyzed

   Vue 3.4 released with substantial internal improvements, Nuxt 3.9 comes with Vite 5 and Rollup 4 support and React Server Components are analyzed. Bun v 1.0.21 fixes bugs and Copilot is now available for iOS.

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   Take a Qwik Break from React with Astro

   Explore the differences between React and Qwik, a lighter and less verbose web framework for client-side JavaScript. Consider why you should consider using Qwik instead of React.

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