Don't Blindly Use useTransition Everywhere!

PAPAFAM Newsletter #196

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Don't Blindly Use useTransition Everywhere

The useTransition hook makes UI updates interruptible, but overuse creates messy experiences. Nicolas challenges its overuse, shares some live examples, and suggests alternative approaches.

ElevenLabs UI: shadcn/ui-Based Components for Multimodal Agent Use Cases

A unique library that includes React components aimed specifically at agent and audio apps, with orbs, waveforms, voice agents, audio players, etc. View the components on the docs site, which includes some working, interactive examples.

JavaScript Engines Zoo: Learn About Over 100 JS Engines

See how various engines compare, sort them by performance, or click on an engine’s name to learn more about its development, history, and end users. The project’s repo also has Dockerfiles for trying each of them out.

Expo for React Native in 2025: A Perspective

Expo is essentially becoming to React Native what Next.js became to React. But is it well suited for you? Jack weighs the pros and cons.

Your URL is Your State

If a site supports it, a URL can, in many cases, elegantly reflect state through its various components. Ahmad looks into this ‘overlooked power.’ Includes examples in plain JavaScript and using React Router.

Ink 6.5: Build Interactive CLI Apps using React

A very widely used terminal-based React renderer for building reactive terminal apps using components. v6.5 is notable for adding an incremental rendering option.

Build an AI Newsletter SaaS w/ Next.js 16 + More!

Join me as I show you how to build an AI Newsletter SaaS from scratch with Next.js 16, MongoDB, Prisma, OpenAI, AI SDK, Stripe, Clerk + More!

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