Next.js 16.2 shipped last month with one headline claim: next dev\ is now 400% faster. The official release notes promise 10x HMR on large projects. Turbopack replaces Webpack as the default bundler. I've been running it on five production-grade template repos for two weeks. Here's what that actually feels like in practice. The Boring Answer: Yes, It's Fast Here are the numbers I saw across the