Next.js: Turbopack Gets Smart, HMR Gets Stable

Today brings 20 merged PRs and 25 commits focused heavily on Turbopack improvements and developer experience. Major highlights include inline loader configuration via import attributes, comprehensive HMR fixes for module factories, and better debugging with React owner stacks in prerender errors.

Duration: PT4M4S

Episode overview

This episode is a short developer briefing from Next.js.

It explains recent repository work in plain language.

  • Show: Next.js
  • Published: 2026-02-14T11:14:16Z
  • Audio duration: PT4M4S

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Hey there, amazing developers! Welcome back to another episode of the Next.js podcast. I'm here with your daily dose of what's happening in the framework we all love, and honestly, today feels like one of those days where everything just clicks into place. We've got 20 merged pull requests and 25 additional commits,…

Let me start with the headline feature that's got me genuinely excited. Tobias just landed support for inline loader configuration via import attributes in Turbopack. This is huge! You know how you've always had to configure webpack loaders globally in your next config? Well, now you can apply them right at the…

Speaking of Turbopack improvements, JJ tackled a really tricky HMR issue that's been causing those mysterious "module factory is not available" errors. The fix involved preserving group factory consistency for compressed modules - basically making sure that when Turbopack is juggling multiple module versions during…

The debugging story got a major upgrade too. There's now support for React owner stacks in prerender errors when you use the `--debug-prerender` flag. Hendrik put together this really thoughtful solution that captures exactly which component…

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