Target date: Apr 26

React Updates

Flow v0.97.0 released Refinement around typeof check of mixed types, LSP support, misc improvements.
React Redux has released v7, this is the fastest React Redux thus far, and v7.1 (redux hooks) is in alpha
React Dev Tools v4 is looking for beta testers, blog post, reddit

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React Amsterdam happend on Apr 10 - 12
- Requisite React by Kent C. Dodds How understanding an abstraction (React) makes us use it better: goes through a few understanding about JSX. A few suggestions on how to gain better understanding: To understand X, try to build X on your own (i.e., hooks, underscore). Dive into the source code (i.e., Suspense, React Lazy he digged out some Suspense usage not encouraged by the React team 😅)
AppsJsConf happened on Apr 4 - 5. It's a new event for Expo and RN developers held in Europe.
- Reasonable React Native Apps by Cem Turan. In 2018 we heard from Thien for ReasonML on Web. That was so last year. Its 2019 now, lets bring ReasonML to RN. Maybe this will evoke some emotions from Thien. Best viewed 1.5x the speed.
- React Native fundamentals for brownfield iOS apps by Karan Thakkar. He explains how to brownfield RN and Native, he also goes on to explain why we have a splashscreen whenever we start an app. I believe this is very similar to how our Shopee's Native Platform & RN work together.
React Native's tweet RN org is starting to flesh out details for potential RN contributors.

Tan Li Hau spoke about History of JS Modules, Slides. Videos Oh man, please update the title of your slides.
Wei delivered her talk This World Mixed and Blended at Talk.CSS #38.