React Today and Tomorrow
The React Conf 2018 keynote where Sophie Alpert and Dan Abramov introduce Hooks and explain why class components had become a dead end.
Building a Custom React Renderer
Sophie Alpert·2019·React ConfSophie Alpert builds a tiny React renderer live on stage, demystifying reconciliation by writing it from scratch.
Beyond React 16
Dan Abramov·2018·JSConfIcelandDan Abramov demos the React team's first sketches of async rendering and Suspense — the prototypes that would later become Concurrent Mode.
The Wet Codebase
Dan Abramov·2019·DeconstructAbramov on what DRY actually costs once you've lived with a too-clever abstraction — and why writing the same code twice is sometimes the right answer.
Concurrent Rendering in React
Andrew Clark, Brian Vaughn·2018·React ConfAndrew Clark and Brian Vaughn unveil React.lazy, Suspense, and Concurrent Mode — and the scheduler that makes interruptible rendering possible.
Rich Harris on frameworks, the web, and the edge
Rich Harris·2023·Svelte Society NYCHarris revisits the SPA-vs-MPA argument through the lens of edge runtimes — and pushes back on the idea that SSR-everywhere is a victory for users.
Have Single-Page Apps Ruined the Web?
Rich Harris·2021·Jamstack ConfRich Harris pushes back on the SPA-vs-MPA dichotomy and sketches transitional apps — server-rendered, JS-enhanced, and progressively interactive.