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913: NEWS: Remix drops React, Safari 26 CSS + mega fast Vite and TypeSCript

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Jun 23, 2025
Wes and CJ dive into the exciting updates from Safari 26, highlighting support for SVG favicons and WebGPU's game-changing potential for graphics. They discuss Remix transitioning away from React, and TypeScript's Native Previews bringing performance boosts. The conversation shifts to recent TC39 proposals, including error detection enhancements and new resource management methods in JavaScript. They wrap up with the launch of Rolldown Vite, promising significant improvements in build performance, and Angular’s latest updates.
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Safari 26 Enables SVG Favicons

  • Safari 26 introduces support for SVG favicons, solving a long-standing limitation for iOS web apps. - This enables any site to be installed as a web app on iPhone and iPad without requiring manifest tags.
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WebGPU Accelerates AI in Browser

  • WebGPU landed in Safari 26, significantly faster than WebGL and better suited for AI computations. - This empowers faster local AI model runs in the browser, such as alt text generation in milliseconds.
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Remix 3 Drops React

  • Remix 3 is dropping React to build a framework based on Preact and web standards, no build tools required. - This radical change aims for minimal dependencies and potential compatibility trade-offs.
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