February 2022 Summaries

Vercel has launched Next.js 12.1, a new version of its popular React framework that includes on-demand Incremental Static Regeneration (ISR), allowing developers to build real-time dynamic websites with statically generated performance. This feature enables building real-time guestbooks and other dynamic sites without needing dynamic routes, using webhooks to trigger page rebuilds in real-time. The example uses Vercel, Next.js, Svix, and Clerk to demonstrate how to implement this functionality, showcasing the potential of combining these services to achieve high-performance and automation capabilities.

Twitter announced that Zapier, an online automation tool, can now automatically build a Zapier integration directly from your Svix account, allowing customers to easily create workflows on top of your service. This integration requires setting up event types with schemas and examples, installing the Zapier CLI globally, generating integration keys, building and deploying the integration package, and configuring authentication schemes like OAuth2 or Session-based authentication. The integration is available for testing and can be released live on the Zapier website. Advanced customizations are also possible within the Zapier platform.