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16.1.0-rc.0 (2023-06-08)

compiler

| Commit | Description | | -- | -- | | | do not remove comments in component styles (#50346) | | | error when reading compiled input transforms metadata in JIT mode (#50600) |

core

| Commit | Description | | -- | -- | | | incorrectly throwing error for self-referencing component (#50559) | | | wait for HTTP in ngOnInit correctly before server render (#50573) |

http

| Commit | Description | | -- | -- | | | Introduction of the fetch Backend for the HttpClient (#50247) |

platform-server

| Commit | Description | | -- | -- | | | surface errors during rendering (#50587) |