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Deep Dive: Growing to Tech Lead

Growing to Tech Lead

This Deep Dive covers all the aspects of Software Engineer's growth into Tech Lead and Staff positions. Learn directly from distinguished engineers which foundational hard and soft skills you must invest in to accelerate carreer growth.

Become an irreplaceble engineer - attend events, discussions and workshops throughout the year together with your peers and field experts.

  • Talk: 5 Tough Conversations Managers Need to Have
  • Talk: Leadership Insights From Growing 2X in 8 Months
  • Talk: How AI is Impacting Engineering Leadership
  • Talk: Staying Human in the Age of AI: What Tech Leaders Need to Preserve
  • Talk: Thinking Like an Architect
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Deep Dive: AI Assisted Coding

AI Assisted Coding

Learn how to navigate rapidly evolving evolution of developer tools supercharged by AI instruments. From writing efficient prompts, to delegating work via agents and automated code reviews.

Follow this Deep Dive to see what the most productive teams and developers are using in practice and how to apply this in your daily tasks.

  • Talk: Design to Code Using a Custom Design System with AI
  • Talk: The AI-Native Software Engineer
  • Talk: Sub Agent Context Sharing: How to Enable Effective Sub Agents for Coding
  • Workshop: Advanced Claude Code Techniques: Agentic Engineering With Context Driven Development
  • Workshop: Model Context Protocol (MCP) Deep Dive: 2-Hour Interactive Workshop
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Deep Dive: Mastering Full-stack

Mastering Full-stack

With an increasing demand for Software Engineers capable of solving a wider array of tasks, it's crucial to quickly adapt to changing landspace and cover Full-stack fundamentals.

Every year we see more developers identifying themselves as Full-stack, learn what real-life practitioners are focusing in their roles and focus on what's important.

This Deep Dives explores everchanging role of a Full-stack developer in the age of AI assisted development.

  • Talk: React Server Components in Kubernetes: Ship Happens
  • Talk: Node.js: More Threads Than You Think
  • Talk: What Happens When an AI Has Access to a Node.js Environment? Spoiler: Wild Things
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  • Workshop: Exploring Server Side Rendering
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Lynx: Unlock Native for More
React Summit 2025React Summit 2025
32 min
Lynx: Unlock Native for More
Shen's first English talk at a conference introducing Lynx project with viral success, Lynx leveraging web technologies for multi-platform development, bridging web strengths with native capabilities, enhancing development capabilities with native UI elements, instant rendering, MTS enabling man-thread scripting and CSS support, exploration of Tailwind integration, embracing Haskell in Lynx for cross-platform thinking.
Benchmarking State Management Libraries in Data-Heavy React Apps
React Advanced 2025React Advanced 2025
14 min
Benchmarking State Management Libraries in Data-Heavy React Apps
Elina, front-end developer at PhysicsX, compares state management library performance. Data-heavy UI visualization challenges. Recoil replaced; exploring Jotai, Redux Toolkit, Zustand, MobX. Does the library choice significantly impact real app performance? Real timings measurement experiments; safe-to-state time and render time analysis across libraries with various payload sizes. Jotai, MobX, Recoil, and RTK performance focus. Comparing Recoil, Jotai, RTK, Redux, and MobX in state management. User interaction testing for state propagation and highlighting across plots. Performance comparison of state management libraries focusing on rendering and optimization experiments with plot updates. Libraries compared for performance in storing dates and rendering data on plots. Rankings show Recoil, MobX, Jotai around two seconds, Zustand, RTK around four seconds. Consider library fit with your data structure and design state shape and subscription boundaries accordingly.
Why You Should Use Redux in 2024
React Summit 2024React Summit 2024
33 min
Why You Should Use Redux in 2024
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Mark Erickson explains the history, creation, evolution, and benefits of Redux. Redux was designed to make state updates and action history maintenance easy, incorporating functional programming principles. Redux Toolkit was created to simplify Redux usage. Redux is still a valid choice for its consistent pattern and separation of state from UI. The decision to use Redux depends on the specific use case and the need for centralized state management.
Using UDP in the Browser for faster Client/Server Connections
JS GameDev Summit 2023JS GameDev Summit 2023
21 min
Using UDP in the Browser for faster Client/Server Connections
Top Content
This talk introduces geckos.io, a real-time client-server communication library using UDP and WebRTC. The speaker discusses the benefits of UDP for real-time multiplayer games and explains how geckos.io enables UDP connections between browsers and Node.js servers. The deployment process for geckos.io involves opening UDP ports and handling signaling through an HTTP request. The speaker demonstrates how geckos.io works with Docker and showcases the ability to host multiple servers on the same machine. Overall, this talk provides an overview of geckos.io and its applications in real-time communication.
Agentic by Default: Rethinking Developer Workflows with Claude Code
AI Coding Summit 2026AI Coding Summit 2026
29 min
Agentic by Default: Rethinking Developer Workflows with Claude Code
The Talk delves into agent decoding in Cloud Code, emphasizing the importance of planning, acting, and verifying changes systematically. It explores maximizing efficiency through Cloud Code acting as an agent, reasoning, reading, writing code, and using tools for successful outcomes. The discussion covers enhancing task planning, utilizing subagents for specialized assistance, and optimizing tool use with MCP integration. It introduces Cloud Skills, plugins for team collaboration, and efficient tool utilization with parallel workflows. The concept of non-interactive agents, guided autonomy, and steps for experiencing agent decoding are also highlighted.
React at 120FPS: When to Loop
React Summit US 2025React Summit US 2025
30 min
React at 120FPS: When to Loop
This talk explores challenges and architecture decisions for realtime apps in React, focusing on frame updates and performance at high refresh rates. It delves into optimizing frame animation, managing synchronization, achieving frame rate independence, and implementing physics in animations. The discussion includes resolving data sharing issues, decoupling data for improved focus, enhancing simulation with external state, customizing animation behaviors, and optimizing continuous updates with Kuta. The talk also covers experimenting with ball physics, tool optimization, and enhancing rendering performance through Canvas, React3Fiber, Sandpack, and Kuta for animations.
Beyond Vibe Coding: Differentiated Workflows with Antigravity
AI Coding Summit 2026AI Coding Summit 2026
10 min
Beyond Vibe Coding: Differentiated Workflows with Antigravity
Alex Astrum
Rody Davis
2 authors
Alex and Rodi discuss antigravity, a powerful coding agent that unifies Google tools. The agent manager orchestrates multiple agents, providing a higher-level view than just code. Features include an AI editor, agent-controlled Chrome browser, and best practices for agent autonomy and usage. AI steering takes time before feeling intuitive. Anti-gravity offers fast and planning modes for building efficiently. The planning mode allows fine-tuning and execution of complex tasks. Playground validates ideas before full projects. The playground in AntiGravity validates project ideas. Image generation, Nano Banana Pro, and Gemini 3 enhance design output. Skills support deep context tasks. Asynchronous nature enables efficient project development. Browser agent serves as a versatile tool for bug fixing. Manual control and inspiration amidst automation. Transition to agent manager for enhanced visibility and decision-making. Encouragement to explore diverse agent-led experiences and updates for workflow improvement.
Building with Gemini: AI Studio, Antigravity, and Google DeepMind's Latest Models
AI Coding Summit 2026AI Coding Summit 2026
34 min
Building with Gemini: AI Studio, Antigravity, and Google DeepMind's Latest Models
WorkshopFree
Paige Bailey
Paige Bailey
In this hands-on session, we'll dive straight into the practical mechanics of working with Google DeepMind’s latest research and models. We'll explore Google AI Studio, Antigravity, and the Gemini APIs, focusing on how to seamlessly integrate these capabilities into your own projects. If you're l...
Advanced Claude Code Techniques for 2026
AI Coding Summit 2026AI Coding Summit 2026
127 min
Advanced Claude Code Techniques for 2026
Workshop
Cole Medin
Cole Medin
Cole will walk through his agentic coding workflow that allows him to delegate all coding to the agent while still keeping him in the driver's seat (no vibe coding!). The key is to create a structured approach for both the up front planning and the validation - and he'll demonstrate what that loo...
Advanced Cursor Techniques for Building Fullstack Apps
AI Coding Summit 2026AI Coding Summit 2026
119 min
Advanced Cursor Techniques for Building Fullstack Apps
Workshop
Mike Mikula
Mike Mikula
In this workshop, you’ll learn a repeatable process for building full stack apps in Cursor. We’ll start with an idea and use an agent to shape clear requirements. Next, we’ll generate a database schema and set up the build tools. Then we’ll create the backend and frontend, and wire the layers tog...
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WinterTC and How Standards Help Developers
Node Congress 2025Node Congress 2025
5 min
WinterTC and How Standards Help Developers
WinterTC is working on standardizing JS runtimes to avoid vendor lock-in and provide a universal API. This involves defining which web APIs should be included, such as URL and WebAssembly. The goal is to create a definitive list of APIs for server-side JS runtimes.
No Dependencies, No Problem: Streaming AI Over the Phone
JSNation 2025JSNation 2025
6 min
No Dependencies, No Problem: Streaming AI Over the Phone
Marius from Twilio demonstrates building AI agents for phone calls, addressing latency issues by leveraging Twilio's infrastructure and third-party providers like 11 Labs and Google Cloud. Configuration includes WebSocket integration for message handling, static responses, and text-to-speech with 11 Labs. AI integration involves GPT4 or mini model for conversation history storage. A live demo showcases an AI voice assistant with instant responses and latency improvements.
Using Spec-Driven Development for Production Workflows
JSNation US 2025JSNation US 2025
7 min
Using Spec-Driven Development for Production Workflows
We're discussing spec-driven development and the innovative AI IDE, QIRO, that supports this approach. QIRO focuses on structured specifications before coding, aiding developers in creating designs. The QIRO mascot, a playful ghost, symbolizes the essence of spec-driven development. Eric Hanchett discusses QIRO, emphasizing its spec-driven development feature integrated into the IDE. QIRO aids in in-depth feature planning, resembling a structured requirements approach. Coding assistants benefit from detailed examples for efficient development. Exploring Manual Coding Assistance: Creating user requirements, building design documents, and task lists manually. Example of using spec mode in a coding assistant to break down requirements, create designs, and implement features.
It’s Not Magic: Elevate Auth Security with PKCE Best Practices
Node Congress 2025Node Congress 2025
5 min
It’s Not Magic: Elevate Auth Security with PKCE Best Practices
The talk discusses the need to enhance auth security with Pixie Best Practices and the limitations of current standards like OAuth 2 and OpenID Connect. It introduces Pixie as an added layer of security over the authorization code flow and explains how it prevents code injection. Pixie enhances security by connecting client requests with responses from the authorization server, preventing cross-site request forgery attacks. It is recommended for public clients and will be required for all clients in the upcoming OAuth 2.1 spec. The talk also highlights the benefits of Pixie for enhancing security in web apps. Learn more about Pixie and best practices at FusionAuth, where Kim Meida, Senior Director of Developer Relations, provides developer-first auth and auth APIs.
Reimagine Frontend in the Serverless Era
React Summit 2025React Summit 2025
8 min
Reimagine Frontend in the Serverless Era
Evangelia, tech founder of Fioromat Academy, discusses the impact of serverless technologies on frontends, emphasizing a shift towards lightweight, stateless backends split into smaller units and the increased importance of API gateways and serverless functions. The discussion also highlights the significance of optimistic state updates, caching strategies to reduce API calls, resilient connection handling with retries for failed HTTP calls, granular error handling at the component level, and custom fallback UI per component. Overall, the Talk emphasizes the evolving frontend architectures and the necessity of adapting to changes in data structures and technologies.
Optimizing the Path From Design to Production in Engineering Workflows
React Summit US 2025React Summit US 2025
7 min
Optimizing the Path From Design to Production in Engineering Workflows
Akbar, developer advocate at Figma, highlights the importance of exploration, representation, and production in product development. Figma leverages design systems and AI tools for efficient transition from representation to production, optimizing expertise and automating non-critical tasks. Seamless integration between design elements and the app is achieved through tools like Code Connect and Copilot, fostering collaboration between design and code.
From Experiment to Enterprise: Scaling AI Coding Assistants Across Engineering Teams
TechLead Conf London 2025: Adopting AI in Orgs EditionTechLead Conf London 2025: Adopting AI in Orgs Edition
9 min
From Experiment to Enterprise: Scaling AI Coding Assistants Across Engineering Teams
Sharing insights on scaling AI coding assistance & adopting AI native dev tools. Discussing the need for a shift from viewing adoption as a tech problem to a change management challenge. Exploring a tactical framework with three key phases: onboard, adopt, succeed. Emphasizing the importance of onboarding developers, ensuring access to licenses, and setting clear policies to avoid 'shadow AI'. Highlighting the necessity of human infrastructure for successful AI dev tool implementation, including AI advocates, communities of practice, and executive sponsorship. Adoption strategies require a focus on interconnected metrics and all pillars simultaneously. Leadership checklist for post-conference actions involves measuring metrics, distinguishing between strategic and tactical points, and staying connected through platforms like WhatsApp and LinkedIn.
Server Components Wars: PHP Strikes Back
React Summit 2025React Summit 2025
6 min
Server Components Wars: PHP Strikes Back
Edoardo, a senior dev rel at Storyblok, delves into server components' intricacies, urging a better understanding. The evolution from PHP to React marked a shift in web development paradigms, emphasizing server-side rendering and dynamic client interactions. Facebook transitioned from PHP to React, introducing XHP subset. Isomorphic JavaScript and server-side rendering emerged with data requests and content rendering. React server components enable server-side rendering with data fetched from DBMS or CMS, emphasizing patterns for seamless transitions to new frameworks.
A JS Dev's Guide to Not Dismissing Blockchain
JSNation 2025JSNation 2025
6 min
A JS Dev's Guide to Not Dismissing Blockchain
Thanking Git Nation and Algorand team. Exploring blockchain's journey to enlightenment. Algorand's role in blockchain solutions like disintermediation, data integrity, and market access. Highlighting businesses on Algorand mainnet like TravelX, Lofty, and LabTrace. Algorand TypeScript simplifies blockchain development with real TypeScript, avoiding complex assembly language. Examples like asset transfers and key-value storage demonstrate accessibility.
Delivering High-Quality Videos on Your ReactJS Website
React Summit 2025React Summit 2025
7 min
Delivering High-Quality Videos on Your ReactJS Website
Raul from ImageKit discusses optimizing and streaming videos, highlighting challenges like resolutions and codecs. Developers can use ImageKit Video API for seamless integration and quick optimization. ImageKit offers streamlined video hosting with real-time optimization and adaptive streaming. It enables easy access to cloud storage and transformation of videos for better user experience.
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Building & Monetizing a React Native App for Three Platforms in 20 Minutes
React Advanced 2025React Advanced 2025
20 min
Building & Monetizing a React Native App for Three Platforms in 20 Minutes
Perttu demonstrates monetizing a React Native app for multiple platforms, covering challenges and project setup. Revenue Cat simplifies app monetization by handling subscriptions across platforms. The process involves configuring app stores, setting entitlements, and integrating SDK for gated access. Implementation includes building the app for iOS, checking user subscription status, and managing purchases and subscriptions. Testing subscription flow on the web app with Stripe payment portal provides insights into user interactions.
The Ralph Wiggum Method Explained
AI Coding Summit 2026AI Coding Summit 2026
10 min
The Ralph Wiggum Method Explained
Today, exploring Ralph Wiggum AI method's simplicity and persistence. Ralph loops ensure eventual consistency in problem-solving. Challenges in AI chats revolve around context management, emphasizing the importance of effective loop iterations. Basic example of loop iteration and backpressure in Ralph. Using skip permissions can be risky. Running Cloud in a sandbox mode for safety measures. Ralph Wiggum AI Method: Autonomous coding with thorough spec creation. Careful planning needed. Upsides include autonomous operation and clear task handling.
How AI is Impacting Engineering Leadership
TechLead Conf London 2025: Adopting AI in Orgs EditionTechLead Conf London 2025: Adopting AI in Orgs Edition
34 min
How AI is Impacting Engineering Leadership
The speaker discusses the impact of AI on engineering leadership and shares personal journey and goals. Sensationalistic AI predictions induce fear of missing out among engineering leaders, leading to negative perceptions. Unrealistic AI expectations affect motivation and industry sentiment. Strategies for effective AI adoption include starting small, prioritizing culture over tools, and staying informed. Engineering roles are evolving towards a convergence, focusing on human-related skills and problem-solving in the AI era. Balancing code writing and reviewing, supporting junior colleagues, and navigating career progression are crucial for engineering leadership development.
Build Your Team's Automation Layer: The AI Glue Agent Pattern
AI Coding Summit 2026AI Coding Summit 2026
18 min
Build Your Team's Automation Layer: The AI Glue Agent Pattern
Speaker specializing in technical architecture discusses the impact of interruptions on deep focus, productivity, and software development challenges in global organizations. Content adaptation to multiple languages required manual glyph corrections and a structured collaboration plane. Transitioning to automated systems raises the question of why orchestration remains manual, with AI as a glue agent. Strategic stock analysis involves N8n workflows, specialized agents, and structured contracts for consistency. Workflow architecture includes JSON contracts, specialized agents, and structured HTML emails for stock analysis. Workflow reliability focuses on independence, idempotence, and robust frameworks for adaptability. Automation and AI integration emphasize process streamlining and human intervention in decision-making. Intelligent orchestration systems involve encoding intent by humans and AI turning it into action, focusing on clear workflows and architecting for control.
The Cake Is a Lie... And So Is Your Login’s Accessibility
React Advanced 2025React Advanced 2025
100 min
The Cake Is a Lie... And So Is Your Login’s Accessibility
Workshop
Ramona Schwering
Ramona Schwering
Much like the promise of cake in Portal, login forms are everywhere in web development. While they may seem functional at first glance, many users with disabilities encounter a maze of invisible walls, from keyboard traps to inaccessible CAPTCHAs. It's as if GLaDOS designed these forms herself to...
Designing Sandboxed Dev Environments for Coding Agents
AI Coding Summit 2026AI Coding Summit 2026
20 min
Designing Sandboxed Dev Environments for Coding Agents
A demo of an animated goose following the cursor in a unique environment with real-time updates. Advanced models for long-running agents performing complex tasks. Exploring sandbox environments for agent coding, focusing on isolation, containers, networking, and persistence. Challenges in sandbox orchestration, including handling heavy processing, managing sessions, and security concerns. Importance of agent control, Micro VMs for isolation, and networking in sandbox environments. Strategies for efficient sandbox operations with pre-built images, persistent volumes, and warm pools. Utilizing sandbox primitives for simple usage with focus on isolation, networking, and persistence.
Voice Agents Crash Course
AI Coding Summit 2026AI Coding Summit 2026
26 min
Voice Agents Crash Course
Stepan Suvorov, CTO at Roadsoft, discusses the rise of Voice Agents, highlighting market growth, improved models for speech to text and voice generation, reduced latency, and cost-effectiveness. Key components include speech-to-text, LLM analysis, text-to-speech conversion, orchestration, and addressing latency. Delving into essential aspects like voice activity detection, interruption handling, and model selection criteria for Voice Agents. Exploring parameters such as latency, quality, pricing, language support, and voice cloning options. Comparing DIY and managed solutions for Voice Agents, emphasizing flexibility and cost-effectiveness. Discussing cost implications between managed and self-hosted solutions, considering usage volumes and scale. Addressing infrastructure challenges, testing approaches, WAPI limits, model selection, and future plans for voice agents.
Advanced Cursor Techniques for Building Fullstack Apps
AI Coding Summit 2026AI Coding Summit 2026
119 min
Advanced Cursor Techniques for Building Fullstack Apps
Workshop
Mike Mikula
Mike Mikula
In this workshop, you’ll learn a repeatable process for building full stack apps in Cursor. We’ll start with an idea and use an agent to shape clear requirements. Next, we’ll generate a database schema and set up the build tools. Then we’ll create the backend and frontend, and wire the layers tog...
AgentCraft: Putting the Orc in Agent Orchestration
AI Coding Summit 2026AI Coding Summit 2026
10 min
AgentCraft: Putting the Orc in Agent Orchestration
Welcome to AgentCraft with Iddo Salomon, AI lead. Scale up agents for efficient work but consider cognitive overload. Agent orchestrators are crucial for task management and real-time reactions. AgentCraft is a tool inspired by real-time strategy games to manage agents effectively, with features like heroes and buildings. It visualizes repository files through terrain projection, simplifies code inspection, and enhances task management with cloud code support. Task delivery is streamlined with code merging, quests, and hero summoning for project improvement.
How I Build Web Applications in 2026
AI Coding Summit 2026AI Coding Summit 2026
31 min
How I Build Web Applications in 2026
Kent C. Dodds discusses building web applications in 2026, highlighting the importance of user experience and challenges in offline video downloads. Recent AI advancements in the Epic Workshop app enable offline video downloads with features like bulk downloads and quality control. Efficient AI agent management using agents like Cursor transforms workflow. Leveraging Laravel and Ruby on Rails, Ask Mode enhances project understanding by communicating with AI agents. Emphasizing clear task scoping, iterative planning, and agent feedback improves project development. Utilizing MCP tools and agent workflow, including BugBot for code review, optimizes app development. Closing the agent loop and emphasizing architecture's role in utilizing agent input context are crucial. The talk invites developers to become experienced AI agent managers and join the mailing list for updates.
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10 Years of Best of JS
JSNation 2025JSNation 2025
28 min
10 Years of Best of JS
Michael discusses the evolution of JavaScript from its early days to modern server-side capabilities, the impact of jQuery, Node.js, and single-page applications with popular libraries like Backbone and AngularJS. The emergence of UI libraries like React, Vue.js, and Angular, alongside meta frameworks like Next.js, Remix, Veltkit, and Solid with server components. The Best of JS project tracks JavaScript project trends, filters out deprecated projects, and monitors GitHub stars for maintenance. The importance of maintaining project relevance, adding new projects continuously, and classifying projects under meaningful tags. The evolution of TypeScript, tool releases like Deno and Burn, styling evolution from CSS to headless components, and the impact of Tailwind CSS. Analysis of CSS optimization, CLI ecosystem, tooling trends, emerging tools, and JavaScript development trends over the past decade.
Temporal: The Curious Incident of the Wrong Nighttime
JSNation 2025JSNation 2025
25 min
Temporal: The Curious Incident of the Wrong Nighttime
Speaker's involvement in Temporal proposal and TC39 meetings for JavaScript standardization. Date conversion challenges faced in development. Addressing time zone discrepancies with Temporal to prevent bugs. Exploration of Temporal types and design philosophy. Usage of Java's time zone serialization in JavaScript Temporal. Challenges in implementing Temporal proposal and its transformative potential in ECMAScript.
React
Panel Discussion: The State of React
React Summit 2025React Summit 2025
35 min
Panel Discussion: The State of React
Tanner Linsley
Naman Goel
Evan Bacon
Shruti Kapoor
Mark Erikson
Jarred Sumner
Sacha Greif
7 authors
Panelists introduced themselves and discussed React Server Components (RSCs), exploring usage in production and alternative frameworks. Challenges of adopting RSCs and benefits of universal data fetching were highlighted. The complexities of implementing RSCs were discussed, emphasizing the need for better integration. The potential of server components for composability and evolving architecture was explored. The React compiler's impact on performance optimization and component re-rendering was examined. Discussions included enhancing React with compiler features, evolving feature sets, and reimagining state management. Improvements in communication, community engagement, and dependency management within the React ecosystem were emphasized. Recommendations for managing dependencies, component performance, and audience appreciation were shared.
Hands-on React Server Components, Server Functions, and Forms in the Next.js App Router
React Summit US 2025React Summit US 2025
125 min
Hands-on React Server Components, Server Functions, and Forms in the Next.js App Router
Workshop
Aurora Scharff
Aurora Scharff
In this workshop, we will explore React's latest features: Server Components, Server Functions, and forms. Discover how to optimize server-side rendering, build smooth user experiences with React Suspense and Transitions, and enhance application interactivity with Server Functions and new React 1...
The State of React and the Community in 2025
React Summit 2025React Summit 2025
29 min
The State of React and the Community in 2025
Mark Erickson discusses the state of React in 2025, React community debates on React's direction and misconceptions, React's shift towards client-side frameworks and SSR emphasis, React's feature development process at Meta and Vercel, controversy around Vercel's server components involvement, tight relationship between React and Next, React team's emphasis on frameworks for app performance, critique of React's heavy-handed framework recommendation, React team's delay in adding VEET as a recommended tool, challenges with server components' origins and communication, no official signals support planned for React 19, social media impact on React development decisions, React community diversity and server components usage insights, React's evolving black box concept and tradeoffs discussed.
How to React Compiler
React Summit 2025React Summit 2025
20 min
How to React Compiler
Introduction to React compiler, differences from React 19, installation of Babel plug-in React compiler, specifying target React versions, and how React compiler detects and processes component dependencies. Configuring React compiler settings, exploring default options and configurations, utilizing React compiler playground website for configurations, dealing with JSX markup re-computation. React compiler feature for extracting JSX from array map callbacks, limitations of enable function outlining, enabling JSX outlining for separate functions. Function memoization in React compiler, React compiler beta stage, potential errors with React compiler. React compiler error: memorization preservation, hidden messages, validation settings. React compiler: validation tools, hooks treatment, memorization challenges. Changing hooks to functions for React compiler optimization. React Compiler usage considerations and potential optimizations.
TDD in Frontend
React Summit 2025React Summit 2025
121 min
TDD in Frontend
Workshop
Aleksandr Shinkarev
Aleksandr Shinkarev
Tests first, code last!How to develop your frontend that the code isn't falling apart? How to make it scary free to deliver your work results? How to battle bugs that are chasing you at every step you make?I am going to answer these questions during the workshop and show how to foll...
Suspenseful Component Composition
React Summit US 2025React Summit US 2025
12 min
Suspenseful Component Composition
Simeon Griggs discusses Suspenseful Component Composition, the use of fallback props, and the basics of suspense in React applications with a demo showcasing data fetching and layout shifting. Exploring issues with data fetching and suspense boundaries. Addressing the challenges of using suspense boundaries and data fetching for individual rows in React applications. Creating consistent fallback elements for smooth loading experiences in tables by aligning sizes and optimizing data fetching placement. Optimizing data fetching placement for smoother loading experiences. Consider exporting suspense boundary to enhance code cleanliness and be defensive against data fetching errors. Use error boundaries to handle errors in suspenseful data fetching components for a smoother user experience.
React Strict Dom: Cross-Platform React Based on the Web
React Summit US 2025React Summit US 2025
29 min
React Strict Dom: Cross-Platform React Based on the Web
Talk on cross-platform React using ReactStrict DOM to unify web and native React, standardizing for consistent UI development. Fragmentation challenges in React due to lack of standardized styling systems, impacting development efficiency and product consistency. Exploring unsuccessful cross-platform React approaches and the importance of minimizing migration costs. Enabling web developers to build native apps with React Native while enhancing it with web APIs for seamless code migration. Benefits of code sharing for cross-platform apps, AI integration for React Strict DOM, and the future vision for React Native as a web renderer. Unified styling in React Native, Tailwind integration, and UI best practices. Flexibility and readiness in React DOM, potential inclusion in React Foundations, and considerations for reversibility of decisions in React DOM.
Lessons From Adopting React Compiler
React Summit US 2025React Summit US 2025
23 min
Lessons From Adopting React Compiler
Akash Hamilwasia presenting at React Summit 2025, shares React Compiler learnings and works on an AI audio platform. Memoization in React helps optimize UI performance by preventing unnecessary re-renders. React Compiler offers automatic memoization through static code analysis. React rules emphasize purity and immutability. The compiler analyzes and memoizes code changes for optimization. React Compiler package usage improves performance through code analysis. Understanding reactivity issues is crucial for handling React state. Compiler optimization requires correct dependency arrays and usage of external libraries. Measure React Compiler impact using React Profiler for optimization and real user impact analysis.
React Beyond the DOM
React Summit US 2025React Summit US 2025
27 min
React Beyond the DOM
Eric Rasmussen discusses React beyond the DOM, React PDF, Ink tools, and rendering to Markdown. The overview includes React Reconciler, host configuration, state management with real-world entities like light bulbs, and building a traffic light state machine visually. The talk also covers securing third-party JavaScript, expanding React rendering possibilities, advanced tooling for state machines, controlling light bulbs via renderer callbacks, server functions for fetch in the cloud, and potential robot programming with React.
Plug and Play Design: Building Extendable React Applications
React Summit US 2025React Summit US 2025
29 min
Plug and Play Design: Building Extendable React Applications
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