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📨 #151: Remotion, Next.js, SVG-in-JS, TypeScript, Expo, VisionCamera, Conform, TinyBase, i18n, App Clips, ES2023, CommonJS...

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Sébastien Lorber
Sébastien Lorber
Newsletter Editor - Docusaurus maintainer

Hi everyone!

We've got some great releases this week, with Remotion 4 and Expo SDK 49 in beta. Next.js devs are working on DX optimizations. The articles on React + SVG and VisionCamera are super interesting.

Remotion 4 is on ProductHunt today: don't hesitate to vote! 👍

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