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By default, Next.js Server Components re-run every time you navigate, even if the data hasn't changed. For example,

Notice, how when we switch tabs: "this week" and then back to "this month", the data re-fetches all over again.

That’s where staleTimes comes in.

It's an experimental feature in the App Router that lets you cache dynamic segments for a few seconds without losing the benefits of dynamic rendering.

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This caches the data for 30 seconds and we can always increase the time.

And you don’t always need real-time data. Sometimes, "cached for 30 seconds" is perfect.

P.S. I use this in my upcoming Modern Full Stack Next.js Course to speed up navigation and it works beautifully.

If you are not on the waitlist, simply click on this magical link 🪄 to get on the waitlist.

​Vercel AI Gateway Gateway lets you switch between ~100 AI models without needing to manage API keys, rate limits, or provider accounts.

VSCode is now an Open source Editor​

AI First Design is now a thing, check it out here as Zod leads the way

Here's probably a missing tool in your Tech Stack​

​A solid competitor for v0 and is getting really popular

​Relay Style GraphQL - an opinionated way of consuming GraphQL in a React application

Integrate React Server Components in Vite, a pull request is on it's way​

Interviewers should stop asking candidates “why” during coding interviews

Dan Abramov's blog post on Static as a Server - React Server Component runs at the build time during deploy.

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Build and Deploy an AI Agent That Codes Like a Senior Software Engineer | Next.js, OpenAI, Convex

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I Thought My App Was Fast Until I Found This

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