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React Conf 2024, & BIG releases! This week in web dev (January 19th, 2024)

Hello friend 👋 ! I am once again back with another roundup of exciting news from this past week. The weeks have been slow, but I still managed to find some news for you, including React Conf 2024, and some exciting new releases!

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January 19th, 2024

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Meta is back with React Conf (2024, of course). React Conf is a two-day event open to React developers of all calibers, to share knowledge and improve the React community.

This time it is taking place in Henderson, Nevada, May 15th-16th.

It is possible to sign up for notifications, but tickets are not for sale yet.

Expo released SDK 50, bringing updates like improved Camera and SQLite APIs, a new CLI tool for checking app compatibility, and plugins for popular libraries like Apollo Client and React Navigation. Support was expanded to more platforms, with basic Expo modules now working on macOS and tvOS. The release also makes upgrades easier with a new native project helper.

Astro 4.2 brings experimental support for prerendering pages using the Speculation Rules API, allowing for faster page loads. Routing priority was also reworked for injected routes to provide more predictable matching.

Other highlights include a new redirectToDefaultLocale config option for internationalized sites, improved accessibility rules in the Astro Dev Toolbar, and customizable image optimization from remark plugins working with Markdown.

The release contained multiple bug fixes and marks Astro's first release featuring mainly community-contributed features.