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Issue #72

Wes bought AI tokens on the black market. It went about as well as you'd expect.
TanStack quietly walked away from React Server Components, and built two new libraries just to make the breakup work.
There's a new HTTP method for the first time in years.
Claude Code got caught doing something weird with hidden messages in its own output.

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A compiler for regular hooks-based React

Octane compiles standard, hooks-based React components as-is. It's built by the same developer behind RippleJS and InfernoJS.

TanStack stopped using RSC

The TanStack team removed React Server Components from tanstack.com and built two new libraries to make the switch work.

GeaJS: a new reactive UI compiler

GeaJS says it's the first fully reactive UI framework with its own compiler, aiming to solve reactivity differently than React does.

New HTTP Query method RFC accepted

The HTTP Query method is officially a real thing now. It works like a GET request, but it can have a body and be cached.

Claude Code is doing some funky stuff

Someone dug into Claude Code and found it using prompt steganography, hiding information inside its own responses in a way that's not immediately obvious.

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