--- title: React 19 Is Finally Coming | daily.dev description: React 19 has been a long time coming. The Canary process has been going for awhile now, but I think things are ready. I hope at least. From server components... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/react-19-is-finally-coming-pyvs7x5py twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: React 19 Is Finally Coming | daily.dev og:description: React 19 has been a long time coming. The Canary process has been going for awhile now, but I think things are ready. I hope at least. From server components... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/react-19-is-finally-coming-pyvs7x5py og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/PyvS7X5Py.png og:image:alt: React 19 Is Finally Coming og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # React 19 Is Finally Coming **[Theo - t3鈥g](https://daily.dev/sources/t3dotgg)** 路 20 min read 路 417 upvotes 路 25 comments ## Summary React 19 has been a long time coming. The Canary process has been going for awhile now, but I think things are ready. I hope at least. From server components to actions to the death of forwardRef, this is looking pretty hype. SOURCES https://twitter.com/acdlite/status/1758229889595977824 https://react.dev/blog/2024/02/15/react-labs-what-we-have-been-working-on-february-2024 Check out my Twitch, Twitter, Discord more at https://t3.gg S/O Ph4se0n3 for the awesome edit 馃檹 ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Community discussion Top comments from developers on daily.dev. **@reedanderson** 路 25 upvotes > Not sure why multiple comments are complaining about refactors. React has always prioritized backwards compatibility and encouraged incremental adoption of new features. > > You can still write entire applications in class components if you so choose. **@kyoukhana** 路 9 upvotes > Its coming now you need to refactor your code base because there is a new modern way of building a React Application **@paolapog** 路 6 upvotes > I can just imagine the fun in refactoring old codebases, brace youself! **@axelerated** 路 3 upvotes > Probably not the first to think about this, but what if we could also get TL;DRs for videos? **@jordandom** 路 2 upvotes > All the criticisms regarding the need for refactoring and addressing outdated code bases are unfounded. It's important to note that there's no necessity for a refactor of the existing code base. React has recently introduced advancements in bundling technology, where the new bundler will autonomously determine the optimal approach for your code, regardless of whether you've utilized useCallback, memo, or similar techniques. You can find further details on this topic in the following video: > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOQClO3g8-Y&t=34s ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Don鈥檛 just attend KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon, Merge Forward your experience\!](https://daily.dev/posts/don-t-just-attend-kubecon-cloudnativecon-merge-forward-your-experience--l0rpp73x8) 路 CNCF 路 1 upvotes 路 0 comments - [Announcing H2 2026 KCDs](https://daily.dev/posts/announcing-h2-2026-kcds-m96goajm1) 路 CNCF 路 1 upvotes 路 0 comments - [Two months of Open Community Groups](https://daily.dev/posts/two-months-of-open-community-groups-asf52zhbs) 路 CNCF 路 0 upvotes 路 0 comments - [CNCF Unveils Schedule for KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon Europe 2026](https://daily.dev/posts/cncf-unveils-schedule-for-kubecon-cloudnativecon-europe-2026-ikhcoa5cb) 路 CNCF 路 2 upvotes 路 0 comments - [CNCF Debuts KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon Japan 2026 Schedule](https://daily.dev/posts/cncf-debuts-kubecon-cloudnativecon-japan-2026-schedule-xp5pyudub) 路 CNCF 路 1 upvotes 路 0 comments --- Tags: [#webdev](https://daily.dev/tags/webdev), [#react](https://daily.dev/tags/react), [#javascript](https://daily.dev/tags/javascript), [#typescript](https://daily.dev/tags/typescript) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/react-19-is-finally-coming-pyvs7x5py) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"React 19 Is Finally Coming","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/react-19-is-finally-coming-pyvs7x5py","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/react-19-is-finally-coming-pyvs7x5py"},"datePublished":"2024-02-16T11:06:27.836Z","dateModified":"2024-02-16T11:06:25.723Z","description":"React 19 has been a long time coming. 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