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What’s up, everyone? Welcome to Next in Dev. In this edition: my 2026 bold predictions and what’s next for me.
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NLV CODES
Here’s what I’m thinking:
Paid course
Revitalized community
Topic expansion
Name change?
PAYLOAD CMS
Here’s what I think will happen:
Payload will remain open source
MCP Plugin and AI tools will be fully fleshed out
Version 4 will be roadmapped but not released
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FIGMA
Here’s what I think will happen:
Payload will be added to a core Figma project and released
Figma will continue to compete with Adobe, not be consumed by it
AI
I think:
The bubble is bursting
The three players that will survive: Google, OpenAI, and Anthropic
THE INTERNET
I think:
Outages will increase in frequency
TANSTACK
I think:
TanStack will not replace Next.js this year
What did I miss? There’s so much happening in modern web dev that I’m sure I have missed something. Please share your thoughts in the comments or reply to this email. I want to address your suggestions and may include them in future newsletters.
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