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Turbopack for development is now stable and ready for wider use.
Compared to the previous Next.js compiler, Turbopack is up to 50% faster for initial compilation.
Turbopack is up to 90% faster for code updates with Fast Refresh compared to the previous Next.js compiler.
Next.js is introducing a new `useCache` directive for explicit, opt-in caching.
Next.js is introducing two new APIs, `CacheTag` and `CacheLife`, for cache revalidation.
The new caching APIs (`useCache`, `CacheTag`, `CacheLife`) are intended to replace older APIs like `unstable_cache` and route config options such as `dynamic`, `fetch_cache`, and `revalidate`.
The `useCache` API is a foundational component for the future implementation of Partial Prerendering in Next.js.
Next.js will add support for the Node.js runtime in its middleware.
Over 4,000 pull requests were merged for Next.js in the year prior to the conference.
The Next.js project welcomed over 570 new community contributors in the past year.
The Next.js npm package receives 7 million downloads per week.
25% of websites using Next.js have upgraded to the App Router.