Safari 16.0 is out, Astro 1.2.0, Next.js 12.3, Preact 10.11, and more | Front End News #075
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Published: 2022-09-19 03:17:14

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The roundup of this week is a lot lighter compared to the marathon from the last issue. Safari 16 is out and brings many long-awaited features. The highlights of the software update section include Astro 1.2.0, Next.js 12.3, Preact 10.11, and more. And the resources section includes a selection of utilities, templates, and UI elements.

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## Browser news

### WebKit

Safari reaches a new milestone with the release of version 16. This release brings many features long-awaited, such as CSS Subgrid, Container Queries, animatable grids, Web Inspector Extensions, and many more.

- [WebKit Features in Safari 16.0](https://webkit.org/blog/13152/webkit-features-in-safari-16-0/)
- [Safari 16 Release Notes](https://developer.apple.com/documentation/safari-release-notes/safari-16-release-notes)

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## Software updates and releases

- **[Astro 1.2.0](https://github.com/withastro/astro/releases/tag/astro%401.2.0)** - a web framework for building fast, content-focused websites
- **[Bootstrap 5.2.1](https://blog.getbootstrap.com/2022/09/07/bootstrap-5-2-1/)** - a front-end framework for faster and easier web development
- **[Cypress 10.8](https://github.com/cypress-io/cypress/releases/tag/v10.8.0)** - Easy testing for anything in a browser
- **[Fastify 4.6](https://github.com/fastify/fastify/releases/tag/v4.6.0)** - Fast, low overhead web framework for Node
- **[Next.js 12.3](https://nextjs.org/blog/next-12-3)** - The React Framework
for Production
- **[Preact 10.11](https://github.com/preactjs/preact/releases/tag/10.11.0)** - React alternative with the same API
- **[React Router 6.4](https://remix.run/blog/react-router-v6.4)** - Declarative routing for React

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## Front End Resources

- **[BootStarters](https://www.bootstarters.com/)** - free templates for Bootstrap 5
- **[codepng](https://www.codepng.app/)** - Turn your code into awesome pictures
- **[couleur.io](https://couleur.io/)** - a simple tool to help you create harmonizing color palettes
- **[HTML Boilerplates](https://htmlboilerplates.com/)** - Start your web project by generating and downloading your custom HTML Boilerplate.
- **[Uisual](https://uisual.com/)** - Free Landing Page Templates for Startups
- **[uiverse](https://uiverse.io/)** - Universe of UI elements made with HTML & CSS

There's more where that came from. Explore the rest of the [Front End Resource collection](https://frontendnexus.com/resources/).

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## Wrapping things up

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