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Today we discuss Vercel’s latest offering: AI SDK 3.0, which streams React components from LLMs to deliver richer user experiences than text-only chatbots. Then we dive into the world of modern styling as Tailwind CSS drops its latest gem - version 4.0, now open source for community exploration. And then finally we talk about the latest improvements in Safari 17.4. Plus, stay tuned for Elon Musk’s legal saga with OpenAI and the Indian government’s new stance on AI model updates.

News:

• Paige - Tailwind CSS v4 goes open source
• Jack - Vercel’s AI SDK 3.0 with Generative UI support
• TJ - Safari 17.4 upgrades

Bonus News:

• Elon Musk Suing OpenAI
• India requiring government approval for AI model updates

What Makes Us Happy this Week:

• Paige - Springtime is coming
• Jack - Warrior TV series
• TJ - Dune movie

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We discuss JSR, the new package registry from Deno, and whether it can compete with npm. Next, we talk about Parcel’s new support for macros, which is a handy way to embed build-time logic into your code. After that we some get into some BrowserStack legal drama, and wrap up with some BREAKING NEWS about Apple, PWAs, and the EU. Drama!

News:

• Paige - JSR - Deno’s New JavaScript Package Registry
• Jack - Parcel v2.12 supports macros
• TJ - Deque Systems Sues BrowserStack for Intellectual Property Theft
• Jack - React 19’s useOptimistic hook
• TJ - So what exactly did Apple break in the EU?
• BREAKING NEWS: Apple says iOS 17.4 won’t remove Home Screen web apps in the EU after all 

What Makes Us Happy this Week:

• Paige - House of Ninjas series on Netflix
• Jack - Dune 2 and Avatar The Last Airbender on Netflix
• TJ - Product launch at work Notecard LoRa
• White House urges developers to dump C and C++

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News:

• Paige - Hono v4 takes aim at full-stack frameworks
• Jack - Storybook 8
• TJ - An update on Apple breaking PWAs in the EU

Bonus News:

• Google cut a deal with Reddit for AI training data
• Node.js unveils its new mascot Rocket Turtle

What Makes Us Happy this Week:

• Paige - Learning watercolor painting and The Fourth Wing novel
• Jack - Drive to Survive season 6
• TJ - Detroit Red Wings

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Special Guest(s):

• Kelvin Omereshone, lead maintainer of Sails.js and creator of The Boring JavaScript Stack

Main Topic:

• The Boring JavaScript Stack

Relevant Links:

• The Boring Stack repo
• The Boring Stack docs
• Kelvin on Twitter
• Kelvin on YouTube
• Kelvin’s website
• Sailsconf keynote announcing The Boring Stack
• Why the name
• Who is Boring for?
• Sails.js
• Sails repo
• Inertia.js
• Sailscasts

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News:

• Paige - Nx Project Crystal
• Jack - Simple Stack Streaming
• TJ - Apple breaking PWAs in the EU

Bonus News:

• Mozilla downsizes as it refocuses on Firefox and AI

What Makes Us Happy this Week:

• Paige - Mr. & Mrs. Smith TV series
• Jack - The Murderbot Diaries book series
• TJ - Casey Neistat’s video on the Apple Vision Pro

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News:

• Paige - Vite 5.1
• Jack - LLRT and Million Lint
• TJ - Interop 2024 & wpt.fyi

Bonus News:

• React Native visionOS for the Apple Vision Pro
• jQuery 4 beta

What Makes Us Happy this Week:

• Paige - A Court of Mist and Fury book (sequel to A Court of Thorns and Roses)
• Jack - A Libertarian Walks into a Bear book
• TJ - Only Murders in the Building

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Special Guest(s):

• Rachel Nabors, formerly of React at Meta known for their work on reactnative.dev and react.dev 
• Evan Bacon, Engineering Manager at Expo
• Matt Carroll, Developer Advocate React at Meta

Relevant Links:

• The Two Reacts blog post by Dan Abramov
• Rachel Nabors on Twitter, @rachelnabors
• Evan Bacon on Twitter, @Baconbrix
• Matt Carroll on Twitter, @mattcarrollcode

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News:

• Paige - Code editor Zed goes open source
• Jack - “Hey Code” in VS Code
• TJ - Apple changes to iOS, Safari, and the App Store in the EU
  • Mozilla says Apple’s new browser rules are ‘as painful as possible’ for Firefox

Bonus News:

• Open Props

What Makes Us Happy this Week:

• Paige - Kindle Paperwhite 
• Jack - Oura smart ring
• TJ - One Piece on Netflix

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News:

• Paige - New Web Components features from the W3C
• Jack - Code Hike
• TJ - Apple Vision Pro and Apple Vision Pro drama

Bonus News:

• Bun Shell - experimental shell scripting in JS

What Makes Us Happy this Week:

• Paige - ColorIt Mandalas coloring book
• Jack - Brothers Sun TV series
• TJ - Lugeing!

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