PlanJS & TypeScript
Next.js 16.3 is a free performance upgrade
Up to 90% less memory in long dev sessions, build caching on by default, and up to 22% more server-rendered requests under load.
Blog
Every story Web Programming has published, newest first, each with its primary sources.
PlanJS & TypeScript
Node 20 is end-of-life; Node 26 becomes LTS on October 28
Node 20 has been end-of-life since April 30, 2026. Node 24 moves to maintenance on October 20, and from Node 27 every release becomes LTS.
WatchJS & TypeScript
React 19.3 makes ViewTransition and Fragment refs stable
React 19.3 (September 9) makes two APIs stable, and React DOM adds use(browser()) and Trusted Types support.
PlanPHP & Laravel
PHP support calendar: target 8.4 or 8.5 today
PHP 8.2's security fixes end on December 31, 2026, the same day PHP 8.4's active support ends.
WatchPHP & Laravel
Laracon US: an image manipulation API, Laravel LSP and artisan doctor
The July 29 announcements worth your time, from Blade formatting in Pint to human approval of tool calls in the AI SDK.
WatchJS & TypeScript
ES2026 is approved: getOrInsert, Iterator.concat, RegExp.escape and more
ES2026 was approved on June 30. Temporal and explicit resource management (using) are slated for ES2027.
WatchAI Tools
JetBrains survey: 90% use AI coding agents at work at least weekly
JetBrains surveyed more than 15,000 professional developers from May to July 2026, and 68% use AI coding agents daily.
WatchAI Tools
GitHub Copilot moved to usage-based billing on June 1
"AI Credits" replace premium requests, each plan includes credits equal to its price, and code completions stay free.
WatchAI Tools
Laravel MCP 1.0 ships searchable tool catalogs
With 100 tools, the tool definitions drop from 58,585 bytes to 1,431, which is 97.6% smaller.