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Vercel Ship 2024 · Guillermo Rauch · May 23, 2024 · 53m

Summary

Ship 2024 focused on the frontend cloud: v0 for generating UI with AI, the AI SDK for building AI-native apps with streamed React Server Components, the Vercel Toolbar with feature flags from any provider, faster functions and partial prerendering, and a Vercel-native Web Application Firewall.

Key themes: Platforms, AI coding, Security · AI-written summary from the published transcript

Where each highlight is said53:04
  1. 8:28

    v0 generates UI from prompts to jumpstart a project, now faster and more reliable

  2. 14:14

    The AI SDK is a TypeScript framework for AI-native apps, used by companies like OpenAI and Perplexity

  3. 26:18

    The Vercel Toolbar lets teams override feature flags from providers such as LaunchDarkly and Optimizely

  4. 35:20

    Bytecode-optimized Vercel Functions cut cold starts by up to 30% for large apps

  5. 43:23

    The Vercel Web Application Firewall was announced as a native part of the platform

Announced

1 available the same day
GAv0 improvementsFaster, more reliable AI UI generation
AnnouncedFeature flags in the Vercel ToolbarWorks with LaunchDarkly, Optimizely, Split
PreviewBytecode-optimized functionsUp to 30% faster cold starts, with select customers
AnnouncedVercel Web Application FirewallNative WAF

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Keynote page: www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHP3aDTP5Qo

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Companies named: LaunchDarkly, OpenAI, Perplexity, Vercel

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