Roundup February 2025
React Community Updates, AI Releases
Roundups
Welcome to another roundup of the latest tech updates! February 2025 has been an exciting month filled with significant developments and releases in the tech world
Create React App is Deprecated
The React team has officially deprecated Create React App (CRA) for new applications and provided documentation on migration options, including key considerations when choosing an alternative. The community has long viewed CRA as obsolete and in need of deprecation, making this update and the React team’s announcement a clear confirmation for React users.
When the post and update were released, they faced significant criticism from the community regarding how the message was conveyed. Fortunately, the React team and documentation contributors responded quickly, revising the content and enriching the details on prominent alternative options.
Read More: https://react.dev/blog/2025/02/14/sunsetting-create-react-app
Laravel 12 Release
Laravel 12 is out, and it’s not just about the framework—it comes with Laravel Cloud, a new hosting platform for quick deployments without server management. It also introduces starter kits for React, Vuetify, and Livewire, and a VS Code extension for better development. This release is great for simplifying deployment and enhancing productivity, especially with features like automatic autoscaling and one-click databases.
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State of React Native 2024 Result is Out
The State of React Native 2024 survey results are out, showing a maturing ecosystem with a focus on stability, performance improvements, and integrating web-based solutions. This survey is crucial for understanding community trends, like which tools are gaining popularity and what challenges developers face, helping you make informed decisions for your mobile projects.
Read More: https://results.stateofreactnative.com/en-US/
Le Chat by Mistral AI
Mistral AI’s Le Chat is a new AI assistant designed for both personal and professional use, offering natural conversations, document analysis, and multilingual support. It’s fast (really fast, try it out yourself), with features like Flash Answers, and competes with ChatGPT, making it a versatile tool for tasks like data analysis or content creation.
Read More: https://mistral.ai/en/news/all-new-le-chat
Try it here: https://chat.mistral.ai
Grok 3
xAI’s Grok 3 is billed as the world’s smartest AI, available for free with enhanced access for premium users. It excels in reasoning, math, coding, and introduces DeepSearch for information synthesis and “Think” for advanced reasoning.
Read More: https://x.ai/blog/grok-3
Try it here: https://grok.com
Claude Sonnet 3.7
Anthropic’s Claude 3.7 Sonnet is their most intelligent model yet, with hybrid reasoning for quick or extended thinking, and it introduces Claude Code, a coding tool in limited preview. It’s optimized for real-world tasks, reducing unnecessary refusals by 45%, making it a powerful option for developers needing advanced AI assistance.
Read More: https://www.anthropic.com/news/claude-3-7-sonnet
HeroUI Chat
HeroUI Chat is an AI-powered tool for generating beautiful UIs by describing what you want, built on HeroUI and ready for production. It’s perfect for developers without design experience, offering a one-click deploy option. This tool simplifies UI creation, making it faster and more accessible for prototyping.
Try it here: https://heroui.chat/
Alternatives:
Mantine v8 Alpha
Mantine, a React UI library, has released version 8.0 alpha with new features like submenus in the Menu component, a TimePicker, and updates to Date components.
Read More: https://alpha.mantine.dev/changelog/8-0-0/
Yaak 2.0
Yaak, an API client tool, has launched version 2.0 with big updates like directory sync for YAML data, an integrated Git UI, WebSocket support, and authentication plugins for OAuth 2.0 and JWT. Performance is improved, and there’s even a Vim mode for input fields, making it a more powerful tool for API management.
Read More: https://yaak.app/blog/2025.1.1
React Router v7.2.0 Release
React Router v7.2.0 is out with a type-safe href utility, unstable Split Route Module, Vite Environment API support, and improved pre-rendering for SPA mode.
Read More: https://github.com/remix-run/react-router/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md#v720
Personal Discoveries
Some personal discoveries around February 2025 that might not necessarily the latest or happening or released on February.
Prompt Kit: core building blocks for AI apps, with high-quality, accessible, and customizable components for AI interfaces.
Flags SDK: a free, open-source library by Vercel for using feature flags in Next.js and SvelteKit, ideal for A/B testing and controlled rollouts
Neobrutalism Components: a collection of React Tailwind components styled in the Neobrutalism design aesthetic, based on shadcn/ui.
KL UI: a modern, customizable, and accessible React component library with animated UI components, created by Karrix
PayloadCMS Website Template: a template for quick deployment on Vercel, featuring Next.js, Tailwind, shadcn UI, Layout Builder, Live Preview, and On-demand Revalidation. It’s perfect for building websites efficiently with advanced CMS features
Conclusion
February 2025 has been marked by pivotal updates, especially within the React ecosystem and AI domain. The AI sector is witnessing intensified competition with new models from Mistral, xAI, and Anthropic, each pushing the boundaries of conversational AI.