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Ankita Kulkarni

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How you can turn your Video into blog posts using AI

Hey friend, I'm excited to announce the launch of my new AI SaaS project - SpeakEasy AI ↗️. It allows you to convert your video into a blog post. You can upload any video you like, and it will turn into a beautiful, SEO-friendly blog post. If you have been holding off from shipping a SaaS app, now is your chance! Here is the entire course, πŸš€ Important News To better focus on the upcoming Next.js Course launch πŸš€, Frontend Snacks (this newsletter) will transition into a monthly newsletter. It...

Open AI Whisper with UploadThing

Hey friend, I have been heads down creating a free AI SaaS tutorial which is going to be massive on my channel. This will teach you how to ship a AI SaaS. I can't wait to share more. Based on popular demand, I'm running the Next.js Workshop ↗️ for the final time. I won't be running this workshop again. It is a Live 1-day Next.js Workshop that teaches you the best practices to design, build and deploy full-stack production-ready apps. ⏰ When: September 3rd, 9am to 3pm ESTπŸ“ Where: Zoom 🎁 For a...

Hey friend, I gave a talk at React Rally ↗️ on React Framework Showdown and compared Next.js, Remix and Astro. I didn't hold back and gave some hot takes 🌢️. It can be nerve-wracking to give your opinions when you have so many folks in the audience actively working on the frameworks. The talk went really well. I'll let you know once the recording is out. But today's newsletter will focus on parts of the talk. -> I forgot to hit this newsletter's schedule button while travelling, so that's my...

Partial Pre-rendering in Next.js

Hey friend, A few weeks ago I hosted a workshop on Next.js and the workshop was a hit. Towards the end of the workshop, this is all I could hear, " loved this " " learned so much " " increase the price " " create one more " " create a community so we can be your cheerleaders " πŸ₯ΉπŸ₯ΉπŸ₯Ή I also loved connecting with so many of you and teaching live. After a lot of us went remote, it felt like I'm creating content in the void but this workshop makes it very real. More importantly, I had fun and you...

Hey friend, I can't believe I did this. I created a tutorial that is 7 HOURS LONG 😳 on my Youtube channel, the longest one on my channel. ✨ It is an AI-powered Todoist Clone that seamlessly organizes your tasks and predicts what's next using AI In this 7-hour tutorial, you will learn how to create an end-to-end full-stack Todoist clone, with AI features to help you organize and suggest missing items in your list with adding and deleting tasks, adding and deleting projects and more. And I...

Hey friend, I have been working on something very exciting πŸš€. It is a completely free course. Over the years, I have been asked what my best practices for Next.js apps were? What were the learnings after teaching over 10,000 students? well, this simple course will cover a few of those tips. I'll be sharing 10 easy-to-follow HOT tips πŸ”₯ for Next.js apps in 10 days! If you want to be the first to know when I release it, you can sign up here ↗️. Our Weekly Snack: Let's a create a fun GitHub...

React compiler

Hey friend, This is one of the most exciting updates in the React ecosystem: the React Compiler ↗️. I am incredibly excited because we can now use the Next.js 15 RC ↗️ with this compiler and eliminate many React hooks we've been using, such as useCallback, useMemo, memo, and more. If you prefer to watch the video instead, then check out my latest video here πŸ‘‡ How does React Compiler ACTUALLY work? Our Weekly Snack: Is it time to forget useCallback or useMemo? First of all, why are we...

Hey friend, Great news! I've locked in a new date for the Live Next.js Workshop ↗️. I'll be announcing some exciting updates and exclusive Next.js 15 content for the Next.js Workshop Waitlist. Click here to add yourself so you don't miss out ↗️ 🍿 Our Weekly Snack: Next.js 15 and Caching: A Paradigm Shift Previously (Next.js 14), fetch requests automatically defaulted to caching and you had to purge your cache to opt out of caching. Remember this? Caching in Next.js 14 It's the default option...

StyleX vs Tailwind

Hey friend, Today's snack would be focused on React 19. To prepare us for all the changes coming up with React 19, The react team has created a beta upgrade guide ↗️ that covers all the changes here. The next few issues will be dedicated to React 19 changes. Announcement πŸš€ But before we dive in, I would like to let you know that I'm running a Next.js Workshop on May 21 and 22. You get 50% off until end of next week. If you want to level up your Next.js skills, now would be the best time to...

Hey friend, Did you know there are 4 levels of Caching in Next.js? Next.js caches for different reasons. In today's newsletter, we're diving into the world of Next.js caching – a powerful feature that can significantly improve your application's performance. But before we dive into the newsletter, Here is a quick annoucement, I'm running a exclusive live workshop on Next.js. It will be 3-4 hours long. I'm ironing out the final details. You can check the landing page here ↗️. It will make you...