Front-End Fire

One Framework, Astro Server Islands, and WordPress Steals a WP Engine Plugin


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In the new frameworks based on React, we introduce you to One. It is a Vite-powered project claiming to support React web apps and React Native apps all in one.

Next, Host Jack Herrington shares an update on how Astro’s Server Islands work after trying them out for himself. Similar to React’s Suspense components, Astro’s Server Islands allow any component that relies on server data to render with a “fallback” (like a loader or skeleton component) in the browser until the data is returned and the full HTML can render.

And as we cannot go a week without talking about the latest WordPress and WP Engine drama (listen to our last 3 episodes for full details), the latest kerfuffle involves WordPress seizing control of one of WP Engine’s most popular plugins hosted on the WordPress Plugin Directory and pushing a forked version of the plugin that WordPress is in control of under the same name.

News:

  • Paige - One, the new React framework built on Vite
  • Jack - Astro Server Islands (take 2)
  • TJ - WordPress starts taking over WP Engine plugins

Bonus News:

  • Google inks nuclear deal for next-generation reactors
  • Express 5 and Zustand 5

Fire Starters:

What Makes Us Happy this Week:

  • Paige - Trying new things: like a voiceover workshop
  • Jack - Hue smart plugs
  • TJ - Only Murders in the Building season 4

Thanks 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 Tweet us on X @front_end_fire and BlueSky.

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