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Date Published
Author
Jason Laster
Word count
605
Language
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None

Summary

Efforts are underway to reduce time-travel start times from 30 seconds to seven seconds by June through the development of incremental snapshots, with a long-term goal of achieving sub-second start times. A significant backend change decoupling static content from dynamic requests has been implemented, reducing load times and paving the way for faster time-travel. The introduction of a highly experimental React Timeline feature allows developers to jump to specific lines of code where re-renders are triggered, though its future integration into debugging workflows is still uncertain. Additionally, the experimental Suspense library aims to simplify data fetching and caching in React, and recent updates have focused on bug fixes and user interface improvements, such as enhanced syntax highlighting and expanded console context menus. Feedback is encouraged as these early-stage developments progress, with a collaborative approach involving the React team envisioned.