--- title: "Nerv - A Fast React 16-Compatible React Alternative" publication: "JavaScript Weekly" issue: 368 published_at: "2018-01-12" canonical_url: "https://javascriptweekly.com/issues/368" --- Nerv - A Fast React 16-Compatible React Alternative This week's JavaScript news — [Read this e-mail on the Web](http://javascriptweekly.com/issues/368) JavaScript WeeklyIssue 368 — January 12, 2018[TC39 to Recommend 'Consistently Explicit Semicolon Use'?](https://github.com/tc39/ecma262/pull/1062)..rather than relying on automatic semicolon insertion, as future language developments may affect the situations where ASI works. Brendan Eich [signalled his dissent](https://twitter.com/BrendanEich/status/951554266535141377), causing some debate - with many thinking TC39 could recommend the use of a linter instead. 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