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React Compiler Explained: Do We Still Need useMemo and useCallback?

October 202610 min readUpdated October 2026

React Compiler is an official build-time optimization tool that automatically memoizes React components, values, and functions. Learn how it works, whether useMemo and useCallback are still necessary, how to configure it with Vite and Next.

React
React compiler
Performance
JavaScript

TanStack Redact: A Smaller Runtime for React Applications

October 20268 min readUpdated October 2026

Explore TanStack Redact, an alternative runtime for React applications designed to reduce client-side JavaScript without rewriting your components or hooks. Learn how it works, compare its performance, explore its limitations, and integrate

React
Next
TanStack
Performance