React Weekly — issue 1
6/21/2026
Welcome to the inaugural issue of React Weekly — your concise, curated pulse on what’s shipping, shifting, and sparking discussion across the React ecosystem. This week, the spotlight is firmly on React 19’s final stretch toward stable, with RCs landing, tooling catching up, and the community coalescing around new primitives like Actions and the Compiler.
Releases
- React 19 Release Candidate (v19.0.0-rc.1) ↗github.com/facebook/react · First official RC with Actions, Document Metadata, and new compiler preview enabled by default
- Vite v5.4 with React 19 hydration fixes ↗vite.dev · Improved SSR hydration alignment and experimental React Compiler plugin support
- Next.js 14.3 RC ↗nextjs.org · Adds built-in React Server Components streaming, enhanced RSC debugging, and updated Turbopack defaults
Articles & good reads
- What’s New in React 19: A Pragmatic Tour ↗react.dev · Official deep-dive into new APIs, deprecations, and migration guidance
- The React Compiler: Why It Matters Beyond Performance ↗overreacted.io · Dan Abramov explains how automatic memoization reshapes component design patterns
- RFC Deep Dive: React Server Components as a First-Class Primitive ↗github.com/reactjs/rfcs · Community-proposed standardization of RSC boundaries and client/server interop guarantees
Tools & libraries
- Turbopack v1.8 with React 19 dev server enhancements ↗vercel.com · Faster HMR for Server Components and improved error overlays for Actions
- Zod + React Hook Form v3.12 integration hooks ↗zod.dev · New `useForm` wrapper with built-in Zod validation and React 19 Action compatibility
- Waku v1.0 — Lightweight RSC framework for Vite ↗waku.dev · Minimalist, zero-config RSC bundler optimized for React 19's streaming and Actions
Videos & talks
- React Conf 2024 Keynote Recap (YouTube) ↗youtube.com/reactconf · Highlights from the keynote including Compiler rollout timeline and ecosystem partnerships
- Building with Actions: A Live Coding Session ↗egghead.io · Step-by-step implementation of form handling, mutations, and optimistic UI using React 19 Actions
- RSC in Production: Lessons from Shopify’s Hydrogen 2024 Rewrite ↗shopify.engineering · Architectural takeaways and performance benchmarks after migrating to React 19 RSC