Revealing all of Next.js 12's Features

Questions

1. Can you tell us about your background and how you landed at Vercel?
2. New Feature highlights
   • Rust Compiler: ~3x faster Fast Refresh and ~5x faster builds
   • Middleware (beta): Enabling full flexibility in Next.js with code over configuration
   • React 18 Support: Native Next.js APIs are now supported, as well as Suspense
   • <Image /> AVIF Support: Opt-in for 20% smaller images
   • Bot-aware ISR Fallback: Optimized SEO for web crawlers
   • Native ES Modules Support: Aligning with the standardized module system
   • URL Imports (alpha): Import packages from any URL, no installs required
   • React Server Components (alpha): Try it today, including SSR streaming
3. Will I notice much speed difference with the Rust Compiler on a smaller site 100 pages?
4. Lets talk a lot about Serverless functions vs. Edge Functions running on V8. It seems like this might have some pretty specific use cases. https://vercel.com/docs/concepts/functions/edge-functions#middleware-use-cases
5. To keep memory low you will probably want to do a lot of streaming of data correct https://vercel.com/docs/concepts/functions/edge-functions#streams

Additional Links

https://nextjs.org/blog/next-12