tRPC
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tRPC lets your frontend import and call backend functions with full TypeScript autocomplete — no REST endpoints, no OpenAPI spec, no code gen. If you rename a function on the server, TypeScript errors on the client immediately. It's magic that only works because TypeScript.
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