Inside Next.js

Next.js Weekly: Benchmarking, Turbopack, and TypeScript Cleanup

Inside Next.js·EP 1·0:54·April 13, 2026

A quick look at recent Next.js canary improvements: benchmarking workflows, Turbopack optimizations, and test cleanup by the core team.

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Welcome to Inside Next.js, your weekly update on the framework that powers the modern web.

Chris

Next.js is the React framework for production—routing, rendering, and now a bundle analyzer built right in.

Jessica

This week, the team's been busy. Tim Neutkens shipped a new A/B branch comparison workflow for benchmarking render pipelines.

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Chris

But first, a quick word.

Jessica

Welcome back! Niklas fixed unused TypeScript enum removal in Turbopack's scope hoisting. Sebastian cleaned up dozens of tsconfig files, removing baseUrl across the test suite.

Chris

And there's more—Hamed fixed a broken Bun docs link, Luke cleaned up dead Turbo task functions, and Tobias added portable cache support for DiskFileSystem.

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That's all for this week. Star the repo, check out the canary releases, and we'll catch you next time.

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