July 2023 Summaries

This article guides developers through migrating an existing Vite app to Next.js. The reasons for switching include slow initial page loading time, no automatic code splitting, network waterfalls, fast and intentional loading states, choosing the data fetching strategy, middleware support, Server Component support, and built-in optimizations. The migration steps involve installing Next.js dependency, creating a Next.js config file, updating TypeScript configuration, creating the Root Layout, creating the Entrypoint Page, updating static image imports, migrating environment variables, updating scripts in package.json, cleaning up Vite related artifacts, and optimizing further with Next.js features like pre-rendering (SSR), React Router to Next.js App Router migration, ESLint configuration update, image optimization, font optimization, and third-party script optimization.

Inngest has secured $3 million in funding led by GGV Capital to develop a reliable workflow platform for developers. The company aims to simplify the process of shipping background jobs and workflows, which are currently time-consuming and frustrating tasks for software teams. Inngest's platform combines several components, including a local development server, an SDK, and a fully managed platform that replaces legacy queues, event streams, workers, and subscribers. The company plans to use the new capital to expand its team and enhance its functionality with features such as real-time event forwarding, batch processing, and support for additional programming languages.

Event Batching is a new feature in Inngest that allows users to handle data at scale by processing events in batches. This approach is more cost-effective and efficient when dealing with high-volume, repetitive data, especially when external systems impose strict rate limits or databases struggle under heavy load. By using batching, engineers can build more reliable systems without having to deal with the complexity of distributed systems. Inngest's mission is to empower developers in this way, and Event Batching brings them one step closer to achieving that goal.