119: Vercel’s Double Feature—Next.js 16 and Ship AI

27/10/2025 47 min Episodio 119
119: Vercel’s Double Feature—Next.js 16 and Ship AI

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Another week, another new AI-browser. This time it’s OpenAI’s turn to introduce ChatGPT Atlas. As with the other AI browsers, Atlas knows the context of open tabs, has an agent that can do things for you, and (maybe its defining feature) it has "memory" built in so conversations can draw on past chats and details when needed.The team behind Vite reveals their path to revenue with command line devtool Vite+. Devs will soon be able to test, lint, format, bundle, and even view their apps’ stats with Vite+, with the performance we expect from a compiler toolchain built completely in Rust. Plus, it’s free for individual users and OSS projects, and has annual licensing prices for startups and enterprises.Vercel held not one but two conferences this week: Next.js Conf and then Ship AI. Next.js 16 was unveiled with improvements to Turbopack, a Next.js DevTools MCP, and updates to Cache Components. And Ship AI covered updates to the AI SDK, Vercel’s AI Gateway and Agents, and more. Chapter Markers:02:05 - ChatGPT Atlas12:38 - Vite+20:21 - Next.js conf and Ship AI28:07 - Claude Code on the web33:02 - The Louvre was robbed38:02 - What’s making us happyNews:Paige - Vite+Jack - Next.js Conf and Ship AI conf updatesTJ - ChatGPT AtlasLightning News:Claude Code on the webThe Louvre was robbedWhat Makes Us Happy this Week:Paige - The Diplomat TV seriesJack - Timers to limit doom scrollingTJ - Claude CodeThanks as always to our sponsor, the Blue Collar Coder channel on YouTube. You can join us in our Discord channel, explore our website and reach us via email, or talk to us on X, Bluesky, or YouTube.Front-end Fire websiteBlue Collar Coder on YouTubeBlue Collar Coder on DiscordReach out via emailTweet at us on X @front_end_fireFollow us on Bluesky @front-end-fire.comSubscribe to our YouTube channel @Front-EndFirePodcast