From 71aee7c2e7a99b8e8340d62075ebda627e575509 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Matt Carroll Date: Wed, 15 Oct 2025 01:41:08 -0700 Subject: [PATCH 1/6] Add React Conf 2025 recap blog post --- src/components/Layout/Page.tsx | 4 +- .../blog/2025/10/16/react-conf-2025-recap.md | 95 +++++++++++++++++++ src/content/blog/index.md | 6 ++ src/sidebarBlog.json | 7 ++ 4 files changed, 110 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) create mode 100644 src/content/blog/2025/10/16/react-conf-2025-recap.md diff --git a/src/components/Layout/Page.tsx b/src/components/Layout/Page.tsx index 89c25f46f31..aa39fe5fc2b 100644 --- a/src/components/Layout/Page.tsx +++ b/src/components/Layout/Page.tsx @@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import {useRouter} from 'next/router'; import {SidebarNav} from './SidebarNav'; import {Footer} from './Footer'; import {Toc} from './Toc'; -import SocialBanner from '../SocialBanner'; +// import SocialBanner from '../SocialBanner'; import {DocsPageFooter} from 'components/DocsFooter'; import {Seo} from 'components/Seo'; import PageHeading from 'components/PageHeading'; @@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ export function Page({ /> )} - + {/* */} + +Last week we hosted React Conf 2025, a two-day conference in Henderson, Nevada where 700+ attendees gathered in-person to discuss the latest in UI engineering and celebrate 10 years of React Native. + + + +--- + +At React Conf 2025, day 1 we announced new canary features like [<ViewTransition />](https://react.dev/reference/react/ViewTransition) and [Fragment Refs](https://react.dev/reference/react/Fragment#fragmentinstance), 19.2 features like [<Activity />](https://react.dev/reference/react/Activity), [useEffectEvent](https://react.dev/reference/react/useEffectEvent), [Performance Tracks](https://react.dev/reference/dev-tools/react-performance-tracks), and [Partial Pre-Rendering](https://react.dev/blog/2025/10/01/react-19-2#partial-pre-rendering). We also announced [React Compiler v1.0](https://react.dev/blog/2025/10/07/react-compiler-1) and the [React Foundation](https://react.dev/blog/2025/10/07/introducing-the-react-foundation). On day 2 we announced the [Async React Working Group](https://github.com/reactwg/async-react), React Native [0.82 will be new architecture only](https://reactnative.dev/blog/2025/10/08/react-native-0.82#new-architecture-only), [experimental Hermes V1 support](https://reactnative.dev/blog/2025/10/08/react-native-0.82#experimental-hermes-v1), and new [DOM Node APIs](https://reactnative.dev/blog/2025/10/08/react-native-0.82#dom-node-apis). + +The entire [day 1](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyVRg2QR6LA&t=1067s) and [day 2](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9OcztRyDl0&t=2299s) streams are available online and you can view photos from the event [here](https://conf.react.dev/photos). In this post, we'll summarize the talks and announcements from the event. + +## Day 1 {/*day-1*/} + +_Watch the full day 1 stream [here.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyVRg2QR6LA&t=1067s)_ + +React Conf emcee [Michael Chan](https://x.com/chantastic) kicked off day 1 and [Seth Webster](https://x.com/sethwebster), the head of React, introduced the conference. To start the keynote, [Joe Savona](x.com/en_js) shared the updates from the team and community since the last React Conf including [React 19](https://react.dev/blog/2024/12/05/react-19), [over 6B lifetime React downloads](https://npm-stat.com/charts.html?package=react&from=2015-01-01&to=2025-10-07), and [owner stacks](https://react.dev/reference/react/captureOwnerStack). + +[Mofei Zhang](x.com/zmofei) and [Jack Pope](x.com/__jackpope) announced new [React 19.2](https://react.dev/blog/2025/10/01/react-19-2) and [Canary channel](/community/versioning-policy#canary-channel) features including: + +* [<ViewTransition />](https://react.dev/reference/react/ViewTransition) — a new component for native browser animations deeply integrated with React's concurrent rendering. See [Chance Strickland’s](x.com/chancethedev) talk [View Transitions and Activity](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyVRg2QR6LA&t=4870s) for more on how to build smooth, native-feeling animations. +* [<Activity />](https://react.dev/reference/react/Activity) component to manage visibility. See [Chance Strickland’s](x.com/chancethedev) talk [View Transitions and Activity](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyVRg2QR6LA&t=4870s) for more on how to efficiently manage hidden content. +* [Performance Tracks](https://react.dev/reference/dev-tools/react-performance-tracks) — a new profiling tool in DevTools. For a deep dive on [Performance Tracks](https://react.dev/reference/dev-tools/react-performance-tracks) see [Ruslan Lesiutin’s](x.com/ruslanlesiutin) talk [Profiling with React Performance tracks](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyVRg2QR6LA&t=8276s). +* [Fragment Refs](https://react.dev/reference/react/Fragment#fragmentinstance) — a new composition pattern for platform APIs without extra wrappers. +* [useEffectEvent](https://react.dev/reference/react/useEffectEvent) to extract non-reactive logic from your Effects. +* [Partial Pre-Rendering](https://react.dev/blog/2025/10/01/react-19-2#partial-pre-rendering) to pre-render part of an app ahead of time, and resume rendering it later. + + + +[Lauren Tan](x.com/potetotes) announced that [React Compiler v1.0 is now available](https://react.dev/blog/2025/10/07/react-compiler-1) and recommends new apps use React Compiler and all apps use the React Compiler-powered ESLint plugin. In [In case you missed the memo](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyVRg2QR6LA&t=9534s), [Cody Olsen](https://bsky.app/profile/codey.bsky.social) from Sanity shared how adopting React Compiler improved performance by 20-30% and caught subtle bugs through its advanced static analysis and ESLint rules. [Seth Webster](https://x.com/sethwebster) announced the formation of the [React Foundation](https://react.dev/blog/2025/10/07/introducing-the-react-foundation). + +The rest of the talks from day 1 include: + +* [Exploring React Performance](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyVRg2QR6LA&t=20274s) by [Joe Savona](http://x.com/en_js) details the research the React team has been working on to improve React performance and the importance of data modeling +* [Modern Emails using React](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyVRg2QR6LA&t=25521s) by [Zeno Rocha](x.com/zenorocha) ([Resend](https://resend.com/)) +* [Building an MCP Server](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyVRg2QR6LA&t=24204s) by [James Swinton](x.com/JamesSwintonDev) ([AG Grid](https://www.ag-grid.com/?utm_source=react-conf&utm_medium=react-conf-homepage&utm_campaign=react-conf-sponsorship-2025)) +* [Why React Native Apps Make All the Money](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyVRg2QR6LA&t=24917s) by [Perttu Lähteenlahti](x.com/plahteenlahti) ([RevenueCat](https://www.revenuecat.com/)) +* [The invisible craft of great UX](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyVRg2QR6LA&t=23400s) by [Michał Dudak](x.com/michaldudak) ([MUI](https://mui.com/)) +* [React and AI](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyVRg2QR6LA&t=18741s) panel with [Christopher Chedeau](x.com/vjeux), [Kent C. Dodds](x.com/kentcdodds), [Shawn Wang](x.com/swyx), [Lee Robinson](x.com/leerob), and [Theo Browne](x.com/theo) +* [React Team Q&A](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyVRg2QR6LA&t=26304s) hosted by [Shruti Kapoor](x.com/shrutikapoor08), featuring [Mofei Zhang](http://x.com/zmofei), [Joe Savona](http://x.com/en_js), [Ruslan Lesiutin](http://x.com/ruslanlesiutin), [Lauren Tan](http://x.com/potetotes), [Ricky Hanlon](x.com/rickhanlonii), [Jack Pope](http://x.com/__jackpope), and [Seth Webster](https://x.com/sethwebster). + +Watch day 1 here: + + + +## Day 2 {/*day-2*/} + +_Watch the full day 2 stream [here.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9OcztRyDl0&t=2299s)_ + +[Jorge Cohen](x.com/JorgeWritesCode) & [Nicola Corti](x.com/cortinico) kicked off day 2 highlighting React Native’s incredible growth with 4M weekly downloads (100% growth YoY), and some notable app migrations from Shopify, Zalando, and HelloFresh, award winning apps like RISE, RUNNA, and Partyful, and AI apps from Mistral, Replit, and v0. + +[Riccardo Cipolleschi](x.com/CipolleschiR) announced [React Native 0.82 will be New Architecture only](https://reactnative.dev/blog/2025/10/08/react-native-0.82#new-architecture-only)**,** and [experimental Hermes V1 support](https://reactnative.dev/blog/2025/10/08/react-native-0.82#experimental-hermes-v1). [Ruben Norte](https://bsky.app/profile/rubennorte.bsky.social) and [Alex Hunt](x.com/huntie) finished out the keynote by announcing new web-aligned [DOM](https://reactnative.dev/blog/2025/10/08/react-native-0.82#dom-node-apis) & [Performance](https://reactnative.dev/blog/2025/10/08/react-native-0.82#web-performance-apis-canary) APIs, a new network panel & desktop app. + +[Ricky Hanlon](http://x.com/rickhanlonii) closed the conference with the continuation of his Async React talk ([part 1](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyVRg2QR6LA&t=18741s), [part 2](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9OcztRyDl0&t=29073s)), demonstrating how transitions, use-optimistic, suspense, and view transitions work together. He announced the [Async React Working Group](https://github.com/reactwg/async-react) to help the community adopt these patterns in routers, data libraries, and design components. + + +### Community & React team talks {/*community--react-team-talks*/} + + + +* [React Native, Amplified](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9OcztRyDl0&t=5737s) by **Giovanni Laquidara** and **Eric Faisl** talked about how to build with React for [Vega OS](https://developer.amazon.com/apps-and-games/vega)—a new operating system that powers Amazon’s new devices. +* [React Everywhere: Bringing React Into Native Apps](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9OcztRyDl0&t=18213s) by Mike Grabowski showed how to add React Native to existing iOS/Android apps with minimal changes +* [Reimagining Lists in React Native](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9OcztRyDl0&t=10382s) by Luna Wei introduced Virtual View, a new primitives for lists that manages visibility with mode-based rendering (hidden/pre-render/visible) +* [React Strict DOM](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9OcztRyDl0&t=9026s) by Nicolas Gallagher talked about Meta's approach to using web code on native + + +### React Framework & Build tool talks {/*react-framework--build-tool-talks*/} + +The second half of day 2 had a series of talks from a variety of React frameworks and build tools capped off with a Q&A panel hosted by [Jack Herrington](jherr) with representatives from [Parcel](https://parceljs.org/) ([Devon Govett](http://x.com/devonovett)), [Next.js](https://nextjs.org/) ([Josh Story](https://x.com/joshcstory)), [Expo](https://expo.dev/) ([Evan Bacon](http://baconbrix)), [React Router](https://reactrouter.com/) ([Kent C. Dodds](http://x.com/kentcdodds)), [RedwoodSDK](https://rwsdk.com/) ([Peter Pistorius](http://x.com/appfactory)), [Rock](https://www.rockjs.dev/) ([Michał Pierzchała](https://x.com/thymikee)) and [TanStack](https://tanstack.com/) ([Tanner Linsley](http://tannerlinsley)). + + + +* [How Parcel Bundles React Server Components](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9OcztRyDl0&t=19538s) by [Devon Govett](http://x.com/devonovett) +* [Designing Page Transitions](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9OcztRyDl0&t=20640s) by [Delba de Oliveira](x.com/delba_oliveira) +* [Build Fast, Deploy Faster — Expo in 2025](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9OcztRyDl0&t=21350s) by [Evan Bacon](http://baconbrix) +* [The React Router take on RSC](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9OcztRyDl0&t=22367s) by [Kent C. Dodds](http://x.com/kentcdodds) +* [RedwoodSDK: Web Standards Meet Full-Stack React](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9OcztRyDl0&t=24992s) by [Peter Pistorius](http://x.com/appfactory) and [Aurora Scharff](x.com/aurorascharff) +* [TanStack Start](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9OcztRyDl0&t=26065s) by [Tanner Linsley](http://tannerlinsley) + +Watch day 2 here: + + + + diff --git a/src/content/blog/index.md b/src/content/blog/index.md index a3054227590..007e17ce8df 100644 --- a/src/content/blog/index.md +++ b/src/content/blog/index.md @@ -12,6 +12,12 @@ You can also follow the [@react.dev](https://bsky.app/profile/react.dev) account
+ + +Last week we hosted React Conf 2025, a two-day conference in Henderson, Nevada where 700+ attendees gathered in-person to discuss the latest in UI engineering. This was our first in-person conference since 2019, and we were thrilled to be able to bring the community together again ... + + + We're releasing the compiler's first stable release today, plus linting and tooling improvements to make adoption easier. diff --git a/src/sidebarBlog.json b/src/sidebarBlog.json index be88c3b4a44..56aa0ee2caf 100644 --- a/src/sidebarBlog.json +++ b/src/sidebarBlog.json @@ -11,6 +11,13 @@ "path": "/blog", "skipBreadcrumb": true, "routes": [ + { + "title": "React Conf 2025 Recap", + "titleForHomepage": "React Conf 2025 Recap", + "icon": "blog", + "date": "October 16, 2025", + "path": "/blog/2025/10/16/react-conf-2025-recap" + }, { "title": "React Compiler v1.0", "titleForHomepage": "React Compiler v1.0", From 794173a7f9ed09bba6c1553890e890de4a513187 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Matt Carroll Date: Wed, 15 Oct 2025 02:07:29 -0700 Subject: [PATCH 2/6] Fix X links --- .../blog/2025/10/16/react-conf-2025-recap.md | 34 +++++++++---------- 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-) diff --git a/src/content/blog/2025/10/16/react-conf-2025-recap.md b/src/content/blog/2025/10/16/react-conf-2025-recap.md index 05400bf716d..dee2815da99 100644 --- a/src/content/blog/2025/10/16/react-conf-2025-recap.md +++ b/src/content/blog/2025/10/16/react-conf-2025-recap.md @@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ date: 2025/10/16 description: Last week we hosted React Conf 2025, a two-day conference in Henderson, Nevada where 700+ attendees gathered in-person to discuss the latest in UI engineering. In this post, we'll summarize the talks and announcements from the event. --- -Oct 16, 2025 by [Matt Carroll](x.com/mattcarrollcode). +Oct 16, 2025 by [Matt Carroll](https://x.com/mattcarrollcode). --- @@ -25,30 +25,30 @@ The entire [day 1](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyVRg2QR6LA&t=1067s) and [day _Watch the full day 1 stream [here.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyVRg2QR6LA&t=1067s)_ -React Conf emcee [Michael Chan](https://x.com/chantastic) kicked off day 1 and [Seth Webster](https://x.com/sethwebster), the head of React, introduced the conference. To start the keynote, [Joe Savona](x.com/en_js) shared the updates from the team and community since the last React Conf including [React 19](https://react.dev/blog/2024/12/05/react-19), [over 6B lifetime React downloads](https://npm-stat.com/charts.html?package=react&from=2015-01-01&to=2025-10-07), and [owner stacks](https://react.dev/reference/react/captureOwnerStack). +React Conf emcee [Michael Chan](https://x.com/chantastic) kicked off day 1 and [Seth Webster](https://x.com/sethwebster), the head of React, introduced the conference. To start the keynote, [Joe Savona](https://x.com/en_js) shared the updates from the team and community since the last React Conf including [React 19](https://react.dev/blog/2024/12/05/react-19), [over 6B lifetime React downloads](https://npm-stat.com/charts.html?package=react&from=2015-01-01&to=2025-10-07), and [owner stacks](https://react.dev/reference/react/captureOwnerStack). -[Mofei Zhang](x.com/zmofei) and [Jack Pope](x.com/__jackpope) announced new [React 19.2](https://react.dev/blog/2025/10/01/react-19-2) and [Canary channel](/community/versioning-policy#canary-channel) features including: +[Mofei Zhang](https://x.com/zmofei) and [Jack Pope](https://x.com/__jackpope) announced new [React 19.2](https://react.dev/blog/2025/10/01/react-19-2) and [Canary channel](/community/versioning-policy#canary-channel) features including: -* [<ViewTransition />](https://react.dev/reference/react/ViewTransition) — a new component for native browser animations deeply integrated with React's concurrent rendering. See [Chance Strickland’s](x.com/chancethedev) talk [View Transitions and Activity](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyVRg2QR6LA&t=4870s) for more on how to build smooth, native-feeling animations. -* [<Activity />](https://react.dev/reference/react/Activity) component to manage visibility. See [Chance Strickland’s](x.com/chancethedev) talk [View Transitions and Activity](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyVRg2QR6LA&t=4870s) for more on how to efficiently manage hidden content. -* [Performance Tracks](https://react.dev/reference/dev-tools/react-performance-tracks) — a new profiling tool in DevTools. For a deep dive on [Performance Tracks](https://react.dev/reference/dev-tools/react-performance-tracks) see [Ruslan Lesiutin’s](x.com/ruslanlesiutin) talk [Profiling with React Performance tracks](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyVRg2QR6LA&t=8276s). +* [<ViewTransition />](https://react.dev/reference/react/ViewTransition) — a new component for native browser animations deeply integrated with React's concurrent rendering. See [Chance Strickland’s](https://x.com/chancethedev) talk [View Transitions and Activity](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyVRg2QR6LA&t=4870s) for more on how to build smooth, native-feeling animations. +* [<Activity />](https://react.dev/reference/react/Activity) component to manage visibility. See [Chance Strickland’s](https://x.com/chancethedev) talk [View Transitions and Activity](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyVRg2QR6LA&t=4870s) for more on how to efficiently manage hidden content. +* [Performance Tracks](https://react.dev/reference/dev-tools/react-performance-tracks) — a new profiling tool in DevTools. For a deep dive on [Performance Tracks](https://react.dev/reference/dev-tools/react-performance-tracks) see [Ruslan Lesiutin’s](https://x.com/ruslanlesiutin) talk [Profiling with React Performance tracks](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyVRg2QR6LA&t=8276s). * [Fragment Refs](https://react.dev/reference/react/Fragment#fragmentinstance) — a new composition pattern for platform APIs without extra wrappers. * [useEffectEvent](https://react.dev/reference/react/useEffectEvent) to extract non-reactive logic from your Effects. * [Partial Pre-Rendering](https://react.dev/blog/2025/10/01/react-19-2#partial-pre-rendering) to pre-render part of an app ahead of time, and resume rendering it later. -[Lauren Tan](x.com/potetotes) announced that [React Compiler v1.0 is now available](https://react.dev/blog/2025/10/07/react-compiler-1) and recommends new apps use React Compiler and all apps use the React Compiler-powered ESLint plugin. In [In case you missed the memo](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyVRg2QR6LA&t=9534s), [Cody Olsen](https://bsky.app/profile/codey.bsky.social) from Sanity shared how adopting React Compiler improved performance by 20-30% and caught subtle bugs through its advanced static analysis and ESLint rules. [Seth Webster](https://x.com/sethwebster) announced the formation of the [React Foundation](https://react.dev/blog/2025/10/07/introducing-the-react-foundation). +[Lauren Tan](https://x.com/potetotes) announced that [React Compiler v1.0 is now available](https://react.dev/blog/2025/10/07/react-compiler-1) and recommends new apps use React Compiler and all apps use the React Compiler-powered ESLint plugin. In [In case you missed the memo](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyVRg2QR6LA&t=9534s), [Cody Olsen](https://bsky.app/profile/codey.bsky.social) from Sanity shared how adopting React Compiler improved performance by 20-30% and caught subtle bugs through its advanced static analysis and ESLint rules. [Seth Webster](https://x.com/sethwebster) announced the formation of the [React Foundation](https://react.dev/blog/2025/10/07/introducing-the-react-foundation). The rest of the talks from day 1 include: * [Exploring React Performance](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyVRg2QR6LA&t=20274s) by [Joe Savona](http://x.com/en_js) details the research the React team has been working on to improve React performance and the importance of data modeling -* [Modern Emails using React](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyVRg2QR6LA&t=25521s) by [Zeno Rocha](x.com/zenorocha) ([Resend](https://resend.com/)) -* [Building an MCP Server](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyVRg2QR6LA&t=24204s) by [James Swinton](x.com/JamesSwintonDev) ([AG Grid](https://www.ag-grid.com/?utm_source=react-conf&utm_medium=react-conf-homepage&utm_campaign=react-conf-sponsorship-2025)) -* [Why React Native Apps Make All the Money](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyVRg2QR6LA&t=24917s) by [Perttu Lähteenlahti](x.com/plahteenlahti) ([RevenueCat](https://www.revenuecat.com/)) -* [The invisible craft of great UX](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyVRg2QR6LA&t=23400s) by [Michał Dudak](x.com/michaldudak) ([MUI](https://mui.com/)) -* [React and AI](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyVRg2QR6LA&t=18741s) panel with [Christopher Chedeau](x.com/vjeux), [Kent C. Dodds](x.com/kentcdodds), [Shawn Wang](x.com/swyx), [Lee Robinson](x.com/leerob), and [Theo Browne](x.com/theo) -* [React Team Q&A](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyVRg2QR6LA&t=26304s) hosted by [Shruti Kapoor](x.com/shrutikapoor08), featuring [Mofei Zhang](http://x.com/zmofei), [Joe Savona](http://x.com/en_js), [Ruslan Lesiutin](http://x.com/ruslanlesiutin), [Lauren Tan](http://x.com/potetotes), [Ricky Hanlon](x.com/rickhanlonii), [Jack Pope](http://x.com/__jackpope), and [Seth Webster](https://x.com/sethwebster). +* [Modern Emails using React](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyVRg2QR6LA&t=25521s) by [Zeno Rocha](https://x.com/zenorocha) ([Resend](https://resend.com/)) +* [Building an MCP Server](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyVRg2QR6LA&t=24204s) by [James Swinton](https://x.com/JamesSwintonDev) ([AG Grid](https://www.ag-grid.com/?utm_source=react-conf&utm_medium=react-conf-homepage&utm_campaign=react-conf-sponsorship-2025)) +* [Why React Native Apps Make All the Money](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyVRg2QR6LA&t=24917s) by [Perttu Lähteenlahti](https://x.com/plahteenlahti) ([RevenueCat](https://www.revenuecat.com/)) +* [The invisible craft of great UX](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyVRg2QR6LA&t=23400s) by [Michał Dudak](https://x.com/michaldudak) ([MUI](https://mui.com/)) +* [React and AI](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyVRg2QR6LA&t=18741s) panel with [Christopher Chedeau](https://x.com/vjeux), [Kent C. Dodds](https://x.com/kentcdodds), [Shawn Wang](https://x.com/swyx), [Lee Robinson](https://x.com/leerob), and [Theo Browne](https://x.com/theo) +* [React Team Q&A](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyVRg2QR6LA&t=26304s) hosted by [Shruti Kapoor](https://x.com/shrutikapoor08), featuring [Mofei Zhang](http://x.com/zmofei), [Joe Savona](http://x.com/en_js), [Ruslan Lesiutin](http://x.com/ruslanlesiutin), [Lauren Tan](http://x.com/potetotes), [Ricky Hanlon](https://x.com/rickhanlonii), [Jack Pope](http://x.com/__jackpope), and [Seth Webster](https://x.com/sethwebster). Watch day 1 here: @@ -58,9 +58,9 @@ Watch day 1 here: _Watch the full day 2 stream [here.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9OcztRyDl0&t=2299s)_ -[Jorge Cohen](x.com/JorgeWritesCode) & [Nicola Corti](x.com/cortinico) kicked off day 2 highlighting React Native’s incredible growth with 4M weekly downloads (100% growth YoY), and some notable app migrations from Shopify, Zalando, and HelloFresh, award winning apps like RISE, RUNNA, and Partyful, and AI apps from Mistral, Replit, and v0. +[Jorge Cohen](https://x.com/JorgeWritesCode) & [Nicola Corti](https://x.com/cortinico) kicked off day 2 highlighting React Native’s incredible growth with 4M weekly downloads (100% growth YoY), and some notable app migrations from Shopify, Zalando, and HelloFresh, award winning apps like RISE, RUNNA, and Partyful, and AI apps from Mistral, Replit, and v0. -[Riccardo Cipolleschi](x.com/CipolleschiR) announced [React Native 0.82 will be New Architecture only](https://reactnative.dev/blog/2025/10/08/react-native-0.82#new-architecture-only)**,** and [experimental Hermes V1 support](https://reactnative.dev/blog/2025/10/08/react-native-0.82#experimental-hermes-v1). [Ruben Norte](https://bsky.app/profile/rubennorte.bsky.social) and [Alex Hunt](x.com/huntie) finished out the keynote by announcing new web-aligned [DOM](https://reactnative.dev/blog/2025/10/08/react-native-0.82#dom-node-apis) & [Performance](https://reactnative.dev/blog/2025/10/08/react-native-0.82#web-performance-apis-canary) APIs, a new network panel & desktop app. +[Riccardo Cipolleschi](https://x.com/CipolleschiR) announced [React Native 0.82 will be New Architecture only](https://reactnative.dev/blog/2025/10/08/react-native-0.82#new-architecture-only)**,** and [experimental Hermes V1 support](https://reactnative.dev/blog/2025/10/08/react-native-0.82#experimental-hermes-v1). [Ruben Norte](https://bsky.app/profile/rubennorte.bsky.social) and [Alex Hunt](https://x.com/huntie) finished out the keynote by announcing new web-aligned [DOM](https://reactnative.dev/blog/2025/10/08/react-native-0.82#dom-node-apis) & [Performance](https://reactnative.dev/blog/2025/10/08/react-native-0.82#web-performance-apis-canary) APIs, a new network panel & desktop app. [Ricky Hanlon](http://x.com/rickhanlonii) closed the conference with the continuation of his Async React talk ([part 1](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyVRg2QR6LA&t=18741s), [part 2](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9OcztRyDl0&t=29073s)), demonstrating how transitions, use-optimistic, suspense, and view transitions work together. He announced the [Async React Working Group](https://github.com/reactwg/async-react) to help the community adopt these patterns in routers, data libraries, and design components. @@ -82,10 +82,10 @@ The second half of day 2 had a series of talks from a variety of React framework * [How Parcel Bundles React Server Components](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9OcztRyDl0&t=19538s) by [Devon Govett](http://x.com/devonovett) -* [Designing Page Transitions](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9OcztRyDl0&t=20640s) by [Delba de Oliveira](x.com/delba_oliveira) +* [Designing Page Transitions](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9OcztRyDl0&t=20640s) by [Delba de Oliveira](https://x.com/delba_oliveira) * [Build Fast, Deploy Faster — Expo in 2025](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9OcztRyDl0&t=21350s) by [Evan Bacon](http://baconbrix) * [The React Router take on RSC](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9OcztRyDl0&t=22367s) by [Kent C. Dodds](http://x.com/kentcdodds) -* [RedwoodSDK: Web Standards Meet Full-Stack React](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9OcztRyDl0&t=24992s) by [Peter Pistorius](http://x.com/appfactory) and [Aurora Scharff](x.com/aurorascharff) +* [RedwoodSDK: Web Standards Meet Full-Stack React](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9OcztRyDl0&t=24992s) by [Peter Pistorius](http://x.com/appfactory) and [Aurora Scharff](https://x.com/aurorascharff) * [TanStack Start](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9OcztRyDl0&t=26065s) by [Tanner Linsley](http://tannerlinsley) Watch day 2 here: From 1bf4693e3e62cc573279e42d4395fd611f5a5997 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Matt Carroll Date: Wed, 15 Oct 2025 09:06:31 -0700 Subject: [PATCH 3/6] Fix links and formatting --- .../blog/2025/10/16/react-conf-2025-recap.md | 46 ++++++++----------- 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+), 28 deletions(-) diff --git a/src/content/blog/2025/10/16/react-conf-2025-recap.md b/src/content/blog/2025/10/16/react-conf-2025-recap.md index dee2815da99..4049b8dc7c2 100644 --- a/src/content/blog/2025/10/16/react-conf-2025-recap.md +++ b/src/content/blog/2025/10/16/react-conf-2025-recap.md @@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ Last week we hosted React Conf 2025, a two-day conference in Henderson, Nevada w --- -At React Conf 2025, day 1 we announced new canary features like [<ViewTransition />](https://react.dev/reference/react/ViewTransition) and [Fragment Refs](https://react.dev/reference/react/Fragment#fragmentinstance), 19.2 features like [<Activity />](https://react.dev/reference/react/Activity), [useEffectEvent](https://react.dev/reference/react/useEffectEvent), [Performance Tracks](https://react.dev/reference/dev-tools/react-performance-tracks), and [Partial Pre-Rendering](https://react.dev/blog/2025/10/01/react-19-2#partial-pre-rendering). We also announced [React Compiler v1.0](https://react.dev/blog/2025/10/07/react-compiler-1) and the [React Foundation](https://react.dev/blog/2025/10/07/introducing-the-react-foundation). On day 2 we announced the [Async React Working Group](https://github.com/reactwg/async-react), React Native [0.82 will be new architecture only](https://reactnative.dev/blog/2025/10/08/react-native-0.82#new-architecture-only), [experimental Hermes V1 support](https://reactnative.dev/blog/2025/10/08/react-native-0.82#experimental-hermes-v1), and new [DOM Node APIs](https://reactnative.dev/blog/2025/10/08/react-native-0.82#dom-node-apis). +At React Conf 2025 we announced new canary features like [<ViewTransition />](https://react.dev/reference/react/ViewTransition) and [Fragment Refs](https://react.dev/reference/react/Fragment#fragmentinstance), 19.2 features like [<Activity />](https://react.dev/reference/react/Activity), [useEffectEvent](https://react.dev/reference/react/useEffectEvent), [Performance Tracks](https://react.dev/reference/dev-tools/react-performance-tracks), and [Partial Pre-Rendering](https://react.dev/blog/2025/10/01/react-19-2#partial-pre-rendering) on day 1. We also announced [React Compiler v1.0](https://react.dev/blog/2025/10/07/react-compiler-1) and the [React Foundation](https://react.dev/blog/2025/10/07/introducing-the-react-foundation). On day 2, we announced the [Async React Working Group](https://github.com/reactwg/async-react), [React Native 0.82 will be new architecture only](https://reactnative.dev/blog/2025/10/08/react-native-0.82#new-architecture-only), [experimental Hermes V1 support](https://reactnative.dev/blog/2025/10/08/react-native-0.82#experimental-hermes-v1), and new [DOM Node APIs](https://reactnative.dev/blog/2025/10/08/react-native-0.82#dom-node-apis). The entire [day 1](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyVRg2QR6LA&t=1067s) and [day 2](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9OcztRyDl0&t=2299s) streams are available online and you can view photos from the event [here](https://conf.react.dev/photos). In this post, we'll summarize the talks and announcements from the event. @@ -29,26 +29,24 @@ React Conf emcee [Michael Chan](https://x.com/chantastic) kicked off day 1 and [ [Mofei Zhang](https://x.com/zmofei) and [Jack Pope](https://x.com/__jackpope) announced new [React 19.2](https://react.dev/blog/2025/10/01/react-19-2) and [Canary channel](/community/versioning-policy#canary-channel) features including: -* [<ViewTransition />](https://react.dev/reference/react/ViewTransition) — a new component for native browser animations deeply integrated with React's concurrent rendering. See [Chance Strickland’s](https://x.com/chancethedev) talk [View Transitions and Activity](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyVRg2QR6LA&t=4870s) for more on how to build smooth, native-feeling animations. +* [<ViewTransition />](https://react.dev/reference/react/ViewTransition) — a new component for native browser animations deeply integrated with React's concurrent rendering. See [Chance Strickland’s](https://x.com/chancethedev) talk [View Transitions and Activity](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyVRg2QR6LA&t=4870s) for more on how to build smooth, native-feeling animations. * [<Activity />](https://react.dev/reference/react/Activity) component to manage visibility. See [Chance Strickland’s](https://x.com/chancethedev) talk [View Transitions and Activity](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyVRg2QR6LA&t=4870s) for more on how to efficiently manage hidden content. * [Performance Tracks](https://react.dev/reference/dev-tools/react-performance-tracks) — a new profiling tool in DevTools. For a deep dive on [Performance Tracks](https://react.dev/reference/dev-tools/react-performance-tracks) see [Ruslan Lesiutin’s](https://x.com/ruslanlesiutin) talk [Profiling with React Performance tracks](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyVRg2QR6LA&t=8276s). * [Fragment Refs](https://react.dev/reference/react/Fragment#fragmentinstance) — a new composition pattern for platform APIs without extra wrappers. * [useEffectEvent](https://react.dev/reference/react/useEffectEvent) to extract non-reactive logic from your Effects. * [Partial Pre-Rendering](https://react.dev/blog/2025/10/01/react-19-2#partial-pre-rendering) to pre-render part of an app ahead of time, and resume rendering it later. - - [Lauren Tan](https://x.com/potetotes) announced that [React Compiler v1.0 is now available](https://react.dev/blog/2025/10/07/react-compiler-1) and recommends new apps use React Compiler and all apps use the React Compiler-powered ESLint plugin. In [In case you missed the memo](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyVRg2QR6LA&t=9534s), [Cody Olsen](https://bsky.app/profile/codey.bsky.social) from Sanity shared how adopting React Compiler improved performance by 20-30% and caught subtle bugs through its advanced static analysis and ESLint rules. [Seth Webster](https://x.com/sethwebster) announced the formation of the [React Foundation](https://react.dev/blog/2025/10/07/introducing-the-react-foundation). The rest of the talks from day 1 include: -* [Exploring React Performance](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyVRg2QR6LA&t=20274s) by [Joe Savona](http://x.com/en_js) details the research the React team has been working on to improve React performance and the importance of data modeling +* [Exploring React Performance](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyVRg2QR6LA&t=20274s) by [Joe Savona](https://x.com/en_js) details the research the React team has been working on to improve React performance and the importance of data modeling * [Modern Emails using React](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyVRg2QR6LA&t=25521s) by [Zeno Rocha](https://x.com/zenorocha) ([Resend](https://resend.com/)) * [Building an MCP Server](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyVRg2QR6LA&t=24204s) by [James Swinton](https://x.com/JamesSwintonDev) ([AG Grid](https://www.ag-grid.com/?utm_source=react-conf&utm_medium=react-conf-homepage&utm_campaign=react-conf-sponsorship-2025)) * [Why React Native Apps Make All the Money](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyVRg2QR6LA&t=24917s) by [Perttu Lähteenlahti](https://x.com/plahteenlahti) ([RevenueCat](https://www.revenuecat.com/)) * [The invisible craft of great UX](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyVRg2QR6LA&t=23400s) by [Michał Dudak](https://x.com/michaldudak) ([MUI](https://mui.com/)) * [React and AI](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyVRg2QR6LA&t=18741s) panel with [Christopher Chedeau](https://x.com/vjeux), [Kent C. Dodds](https://x.com/kentcdodds), [Shawn Wang](https://x.com/swyx), [Lee Robinson](https://x.com/leerob), and [Theo Browne](https://x.com/theo) -* [React Team Q&A](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyVRg2QR6LA&t=26304s) hosted by [Shruti Kapoor](https://x.com/shrutikapoor08), featuring [Mofei Zhang](http://x.com/zmofei), [Joe Savona](http://x.com/en_js), [Ruslan Lesiutin](http://x.com/ruslanlesiutin), [Lauren Tan](http://x.com/potetotes), [Ricky Hanlon](https://x.com/rickhanlonii), [Jack Pope](http://x.com/__jackpope), and [Seth Webster](https://x.com/sethwebster). +* [React Team Q&A](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyVRg2QR6LA&t=26304s) hosted by [Shruti Kapoor](https://x.com/shrutikapoor08), featuring [Mofei Zhang](https://x.com/zmofei), [Joe Savona](https://x.com/en_js), [Ruslan Lesiutin](https://x.com/ruslanlesiutin), [Lauren Tan](https://x.com/potetotes), [Ricky Hanlon](https://x.com/rickhanlonii), [Jack Pope](https://x.com/__jackpope), and [Seth Webster](https://x.com/sethwebster). Watch day 1 here: @@ -60,36 +58,28 @@ _Watch the full day 2 stream [here.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9OcztRyDl0 [Jorge Cohen](https://x.com/JorgeWritesCode) & [Nicola Corti](https://x.com/cortinico) kicked off day 2 highlighting React Native’s incredible growth with 4M weekly downloads (100% growth YoY), and some notable app migrations from Shopify, Zalando, and HelloFresh, award winning apps like RISE, RUNNA, and Partyful, and AI apps from Mistral, Replit, and v0. -[Riccardo Cipolleschi](https://x.com/CipolleschiR) announced [React Native 0.82 will be New Architecture only](https://reactnative.dev/blog/2025/10/08/react-native-0.82#new-architecture-only)**,** and [experimental Hermes V1 support](https://reactnative.dev/blog/2025/10/08/react-native-0.82#experimental-hermes-v1). [Ruben Norte](https://bsky.app/profile/rubennorte.bsky.social) and [Alex Hunt](https://x.com/huntie) finished out the keynote by announcing new web-aligned [DOM](https://reactnative.dev/blog/2025/10/08/react-native-0.82#dom-node-apis) & [Performance](https://reactnative.dev/blog/2025/10/08/react-native-0.82#web-performance-apis-canary) APIs, a new network panel & desktop app. - -[Ricky Hanlon](http://x.com/rickhanlonii) closed the conference with the continuation of his Async React talk ([part 1](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyVRg2QR6LA&t=18741s), [part 2](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9OcztRyDl0&t=29073s)), demonstrating how transitions, use-optimistic, suspense, and view transitions work together. He announced the [Async React Working Group](https://github.com/reactwg/async-react) to help the community adopt these patterns in routers, data libraries, and design components. - - -### Community & React team talks {/*community--react-team-talks*/} +[Riccardo Cipolleschi](https://x.com/CipolleschiR) announced [React Native 0.82 will be New Architecture only](https://reactnative.dev/blog/2025/10/08/react-native-0.82#new-architecture-only), and [experimental Hermes V1 support](https://reactnative.dev/blog/2025/10/08/react-native-0.82#experimental-hermes-v1). [Ruben Norte](https://bsky.app/profile/rubennorte.bsky.social) and [Alex Hunt](https://x.com/huntie) finished out the keynote by announcing new web-aligned [DOM](https://reactnative.dev/blog/2025/10/08/react-native-0.82#dom-node-apis) & [Performance](https://reactnative.dev/blog/2025/10/08/react-native-0.82#web-performance-apis-canary) APIs, and a new network panel & desktop app. +[Ricky Hanlon](https://x.com/rickhanlonii) closed the conference with the continuation of his Async React talk ([part 1](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyVRg2QR6LA&t=10907s), [part 2](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9OcztRyDl0&t=29073s)), demonstrating how [transitions](https://react.dev/reference/react/useTransition), [useOptimistic](https://react.dev/reference/react/useOptimistic), [<Suspense>](https://react.dev/reference/react/Suspense), and [<ViewTransition />](https://react.dev/reference/react/ViewTransition) work together. He announced the [Async React Working Group](https://github.com/reactwg/async-react) to help the community adopt these patterns in routers, data libraries, and design components. +### Community & React team talks {/*community-and-react-team-talks*/} -* [React Native, Amplified](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9OcztRyDl0&t=5737s) by **Giovanni Laquidara** and **Eric Faisl** talked about how to build with React for [Vega OS](https://developer.amazon.com/apps-and-games/vega)—a new operating system that powers Amazon’s new devices. -* [React Everywhere: Bringing React Into Native Apps](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9OcztRyDl0&t=18213s) by Mike Grabowski showed how to add React Native to existing iOS/Android apps with minimal changes -* [Reimagining Lists in React Native](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9OcztRyDl0&t=10382s) by Luna Wei introduced Virtual View, a new primitives for lists that manages visibility with mode-based rendering (hidden/pre-render/visible) -* [React Strict DOM](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9OcztRyDl0&t=9026s) by Nicolas Gallagher talked about Meta's approach to using web code on native +* [React Native, Amplified](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9OcztRyDl0&t=5737s) by [Giovanni Laquidara](https://x.com/giolaq) and [Eric Faisl](https://x.com/efahsl) talked about how to build with React for [Vega OS](https://developer.amazon.com/apps-and-games/vega)—a new operating system that powers Amazon’s new devices. +* [React Everywhere: Bringing React Into Native Apps](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9OcztRyDl0&t=18213s) by [Mike Grabowski](https://x.com/grabbou) showed how to add React Native to existing iOS/Android apps with minimal changes +* [Reimagining Lists in React Native](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9OcztRyDl0&t=10382s) by [Luna Wei](https://x.com/lunaleaps) introduced Virtual View, a new primitive for lists that manages visibility with mode-based rendering (hidden/pre-render/visible) +* [React Strict DOM](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9OcztRyDl0&t=9026s) by [Nicolas Gallagher](https://nicolasgallagher.com/) talked about Meta's approach to using web code on native +### React framework & build tool talks {/*react-framework-and-build-tool-talks*/} -### React Framework & Build tool talks {/*react-framework--build-tool-talks*/} +The second half of day 2 had a series of talks from a variety of React frameworks and build tools capped off with [a Q&A panel](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9OcztRyDl0&t=26812s) hosted by [Jack Herrington](https://x.com/jherr) with representatives from [Parcel](https://parceljs.org/) ([Devon Govett](https://x.com/devonovett)), [Next.js](https://nextjs.org/) ([Josh Story](https://x.com/joshcstory)), [Expo](https://expo.dev/) ([Evan Bacon](https://x.com/baconbrix)), [React Router](https://reactrouter.com/) ([Kent C. Dodds](https://x.com/kentcdodds)), [RedwoodSDK](https://rwsdk.com/) ([Peter Pistorius](https://x.com/appfactory)), [Rock](https://www.rockjs.dev/) ([Michał Pierzchała](https://x.com/thymikee)) and [TanStack](https://tanstack.com/) ([Tanner Linsley](https://x.com/tannerlinsley)). -The second half of day 2 had a series of talks from a variety of React frameworks and build tools capped off with a Q&A panel hosted by [Jack Herrington](jherr) with representatives from [Parcel](https://parceljs.org/) ([Devon Govett](http://x.com/devonovett)), [Next.js](https://nextjs.org/) ([Josh Story](https://x.com/joshcstory)), [Expo](https://expo.dev/) ([Evan Bacon](http://baconbrix)), [React Router](https://reactrouter.com/) ([Kent C. Dodds](http://x.com/kentcdodds)), [RedwoodSDK](https://rwsdk.com/) ([Peter Pistorius](http://x.com/appfactory)), [Rock](https://www.rockjs.dev/) ([Michał Pierzchała](https://x.com/thymikee)) and [TanStack](https://tanstack.com/) ([Tanner Linsley](http://tannerlinsley)). - - - -* [How Parcel Bundles React Server Components](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9OcztRyDl0&t=19538s) by [Devon Govett](http://x.com/devonovett) +* [How Parcel Bundles React Server Components](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9OcztRyDl0&t=19538s) by [Devon Govett](https://x.com/devonovett) * [Designing Page Transitions](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9OcztRyDl0&t=20640s) by [Delba de Oliveira](https://x.com/delba_oliveira) -* [Build Fast, Deploy Faster — Expo in 2025](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9OcztRyDl0&t=21350s) by [Evan Bacon](http://baconbrix) -* [The React Router take on RSC](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9OcztRyDl0&t=22367s) by [Kent C. Dodds](http://x.com/kentcdodds) -* [RedwoodSDK: Web Standards Meet Full-Stack React](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9OcztRyDl0&t=24992s) by [Peter Pistorius](http://x.com/appfactory) and [Aurora Scharff](https://x.com/aurorascharff) -* [TanStack Start](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9OcztRyDl0&t=26065s) by [Tanner Linsley](http://tannerlinsley) +* [Build Fast, Deploy Faster — Expo in 2025](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9OcztRyDl0&t=21350s) by [Evan Bacon](https://x.com/baconbrix) +* [The React Router take on RSC](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9OcztRyDl0&t=22367s) by [Kent C. Dodds](https://x.com/kentcdodds) +* [RedwoodSDK: Web Standards Meet Full-Stack React](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9OcztRyDl0&t=24992s) by [Peter Pistorius](https://x.com/appfactory) and [Aurora Scharff](https://x.com/aurorascharff) +* [TanStack Start](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9OcztRyDl0&t=26065s) by [Tanner Linsley](https://x.com/tannerlinsley) Watch day 2 here: - - From 88cc738a1eb79e71f4e5ecd5fc046199f6258a7b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Rick Hanlon Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2025 11:54:19 -0400 Subject: [PATCH 4/6] revamp --- .../blog/2025/10/16/react-conf-2025-recap.md | 100 ++++++++++++------ src/content/blog/index.md | 2 +- 2 files changed, 66 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-) diff --git a/src/content/blog/2025/10/16/react-conf-2025-recap.md b/src/content/blog/2025/10/16/react-conf-2025-recap.md index 4049b8dc7c2..062dfe374a3 100644 --- a/src/content/blog/2025/10/16/react-conf-2025-recap.md +++ b/src/content/blog/2025/10/16/react-conf-2025-recap.md @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ title: "React Conf 2025 Recap" author: Matt Carroll date: 2025/10/16 -description: Last week we hosted React Conf 2025, a two-day conference in Henderson, Nevada where 700+ attendees gathered in-person to discuss the latest in UI engineering. In this post, we'll summarize the talks and announcements from the event. +description: Last week we hosted React Conf 2025, in this post, we summarize the talks and announcements from the event... --- Oct 16, 2025 by [Matt Carroll](https://x.com/mattcarrollcode). @@ -11,68 +11,83 @@ Oct 16, 2025 by [Matt Carroll](https://x.com/mattcarrollcode). -Last week we hosted React Conf 2025, a two-day conference in Henderson, Nevada where 700+ attendees gathered in-person to discuss the latest in UI engineering and celebrate 10 years of React Native. +Last week we hosted React Conf 2025 where we announced the [React Foundation](/blog/2025/10/07/introducing-the-react-foundation) and showcased new features coming to React and React Native. --- -At React Conf 2025 we announced new canary features like [<ViewTransition />](https://react.dev/reference/react/ViewTransition) and [Fragment Refs](https://react.dev/reference/react/Fragment#fragmentinstance), 19.2 features like [<Activity />](https://react.dev/reference/react/Activity), [useEffectEvent](https://react.dev/reference/react/useEffectEvent), [Performance Tracks](https://react.dev/reference/dev-tools/react-performance-tracks), and [Partial Pre-Rendering](https://react.dev/blog/2025/10/01/react-19-2#partial-pre-rendering) on day 1. We also announced [React Compiler v1.0](https://react.dev/blog/2025/10/07/react-compiler-1) and the [React Foundation](https://react.dev/blog/2025/10/07/introducing-the-react-foundation). On day 2, we announced the [Async React Working Group](https://github.com/reactwg/async-react), [React Native 0.82 will be new architecture only](https://reactnative.dev/blog/2025/10/08/react-native-0.82#new-architecture-only), [experimental Hermes V1 support](https://reactnative.dev/blog/2025/10/08/react-native-0.82#experimental-hermes-v1), and new [DOM Node APIs](https://reactnative.dev/blog/2025/10/08/react-native-0.82#dom-node-apis). +React Conf 2025 was held October 7-9, 2025 in Henderson, Nevada. -The entire [day 1](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyVRg2QR6LA&t=1067s) and [day 2](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9OcztRyDl0&t=2299s) streams are available online and you can view photos from the event [here](https://conf.react.dev/photos). In this post, we'll summarize the talks and announcements from the event. +The entire [day 1](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyVRg2QR6LA&t=1067s) and [day 2](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9OcztRyDl0&t=2299s) streams are available online and you can view photos from the event [here](https://conf.react.dev/photos). -## Day 1 {/*day-1*/} +In this post, we'll summarize the talks and announcements from the event. -_Watch the full day 1 stream [here.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyVRg2QR6LA&t=1067s)_ -React Conf emcee [Michael Chan](https://x.com/chantastic) kicked off day 1 and [Seth Webster](https://x.com/sethwebster), the head of React, introduced the conference. To start the keynote, [Joe Savona](https://x.com/en_js) shared the updates from the team and community since the last React Conf including [React 19](https://react.dev/blog/2024/12/05/react-19), [over 6B lifetime React downloads](https://npm-stat.com/charts.html?package=react&from=2015-01-01&to=2025-10-07), and [owner stacks](https://react.dev/reference/react/captureOwnerStack). +## Day 1 Keynote {/*day-1-keynote*/} + +_Watch the full day 1 stream [here.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyVRg2QR6LA&t=1067s)_ -[Mofei Zhang](https://x.com/zmofei) and [Jack Pope](https://x.com/__jackpope) announced new [React 19.2](https://react.dev/blog/2025/10/01/react-19-2) and [Canary channel](/community/versioning-policy#canary-channel) features including: +In the day 1 keynote, Joe Savona shared the updates from the team and community since the last React Conf and highlights from React 19.0 and 19.1. -* [<ViewTransition />](https://react.dev/reference/react/ViewTransition) — a new component for native browser animations deeply integrated with React's concurrent rendering. See [Chance Strickland’s](https://x.com/chancethedev) talk [View Transitions and Activity](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyVRg2QR6LA&t=4870s) for more on how to build smooth, native-feeling animations. -* [<Activity />](https://react.dev/reference/react/Activity) component to manage visibility. See [Chance Strickland’s](https://x.com/chancethedev) talk [View Transitions and Activity](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyVRg2QR6LA&t=4870s) for more on how to efficiently manage hidden content. -* [Performance Tracks](https://react.dev/reference/dev-tools/react-performance-tracks) — a new profiling tool in DevTools. For a deep dive on [Performance Tracks](https://react.dev/reference/dev-tools/react-performance-tracks) see [Ruslan Lesiutin’s](https://x.com/ruslanlesiutin) talk [Profiling with React Performance tracks](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyVRg2QR6LA&t=8276s). -* [Fragment Refs](https://react.dev/reference/react/Fragment#fragmentinstance) — a new composition pattern for platform APIs without extra wrappers. -* [useEffectEvent](https://react.dev/reference/react/useEffectEvent) to extract non-reactive logic from your Effects. +Mofei Zhang highlighted the new features in React 19.2 including: +* [``](https://react.dev/reference/react/Activity) component to manage visibility. +* [`useEffectEvent`](https://react.dev/reference/react/useEffectEvent) to fire events from Effects. +* [Performance Tracks](https://react.dev/reference/dev-tools/react-performance-tracks) — a new profiling tool in DevTools. * [Partial Pre-Rendering](https://react.dev/blog/2025/10/01/react-19-2#partial-pre-rendering) to pre-render part of an app ahead of time, and resume rendering it later. -[Lauren Tan](https://x.com/potetotes) announced that [React Compiler v1.0 is now available](https://react.dev/blog/2025/10/07/react-compiler-1) and recommends new apps use React Compiler and all apps use the React Compiler-powered ESLint plugin. In [In case you missed the memo](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyVRg2QR6LA&t=9534s), [Cody Olsen](https://bsky.app/profile/codey.bsky.social) from Sanity shared how adopting React Compiler improved performance by 20-30% and caught subtle bugs through its advanced static analysis and ESLint rules. [Seth Webster](https://x.com/sethwebster) announced the formation of the [React Foundation](https://react.dev/blog/2025/10/07/introducing-the-react-foundation). +Jack Pope announced new features in Canary including: -The rest of the talks from day 1 include: +* [``](https://react.dev/reference/react/ViewTransition) — a new component to animate page transitions. +* [Fragment Refs](https://react.dev/reference/react/Fragment#fragmentinstance) — a new way to interact with the DOM nodes wrapped by a Fragment. -* [Exploring React Performance](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyVRg2QR6LA&t=20274s) by [Joe Savona](https://x.com/en_js) details the research the React team has been working on to improve React performance and the importance of data modeling -* [Modern Emails using React](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyVRg2QR6LA&t=25521s) by [Zeno Rocha](https://x.com/zenorocha) ([Resend](https://resend.com/)) -* [Building an MCP Server](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyVRg2QR6LA&t=24204s) by [James Swinton](https://x.com/JamesSwintonDev) ([AG Grid](https://www.ag-grid.com/?utm_source=react-conf&utm_medium=react-conf-homepage&utm_campaign=react-conf-sponsorship-2025)) -* [Why React Native Apps Make All the Money](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyVRg2QR6LA&t=24917s) by [Perttu Lähteenlahti](https://x.com/plahteenlahti) ([RevenueCat](https://www.revenuecat.com/)) -* [The invisible craft of great UX](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyVRg2QR6LA&t=23400s) by [Michał Dudak](https://x.com/michaldudak) ([MUI](https://mui.com/)) -* [React and AI](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyVRg2QR6LA&t=18741s) panel with [Christopher Chedeau](https://x.com/vjeux), [Kent C. Dodds](https://x.com/kentcdodds), [Shawn Wang](https://x.com/swyx), [Lee Robinson](https://x.com/leerob), and [Theo Browne](https://x.com/theo) -* [React Team Q&A](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyVRg2QR6LA&t=26304s) hosted by [Shruti Kapoor](https://x.com/shrutikapoor08), featuring [Mofei Zhang](https://x.com/zmofei), [Joe Savona](https://x.com/en_js), [Ruslan Lesiutin](https://x.com/ruslanlesiutin), [Lauren Tan](https://x.com/potetotes), [Ricky Hanlon](https://x.com/rickhanlonii), [Jack Pope](https://x.com/__jackpope), and [Seth Webster](https://x.com/sethwebster). +Lauren Tan announced [React Compiler v1.0](https://react.dev/blog/2025/10/07/react-compiler-1) and recommended all apps use the compiler for benefits like: +* [Automatic memoization](learn/react-compiler/introduction#what-does-react-compiler-do) with an advanced Compiler that understands React code. +* [New lint rules](learn/react-compiler/installation#eslint-integration) powered by the Compiler to teach best practices. +* [Default support](/learn/react-compiler/installation#basic-setup) for new apps in Vite, Next.js, and Expo. +* [Migration guides](/learn/react-compiler/incremental-adoption) for existing apps migrating to the Compiler. + +Finally, Seth Webster gave a surprise announcement of the [React Foundation](/blog/2025/10/07/introducing-the-react-foundation) to steward React's open source development and community. Watch day 1 here: -## Day 2 {/*day-2*/} +## Day 2 Keynote {/*day-2-keynote*/} _Watch the full day 2 stream [here.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9OcztRyDl0&t=2299s)_ -[Jorge Cohen](https://x.com/JorgeWritesCode) & [Nicola Corti](https://x.com/cortinico) kicked off day 2 highlighting React Native’s incredible growth with 4M weekly downloads (100% growth YoY), and some notable app migrations from Shopify, Zalando, and HelloFresh, award winning apps like RISE, RUNNA, and Partyful, and AI apps from Mistral, Replit, and v0. +Jorge Cohen and Nicola Corti kicked off day 2 highlighting React Native’s incredible growth with 4M weekly downloads (100% growth YoY), and some notable app migrations from Shopify, Zalando, and HelloFresh, award winning apps like RISE, RUNNA, and Partyful, and AI apps from Mistral, Replit, and v0. + +Riccardo Cipolleschi shared two major announcements for React Native: +- [React Native 0.82 will be New Architecture only](https://reactnative.dev/blog/2025/10/08/react-native-0.82#new-architecture-only). +- [Experimental Hermes V1 support](https://reactnative.dev/blog/2025/10/08/react-native-0.82#experimental-hermes-v1). -[Riccardo Cipolleschi](https://x.com/CipolleschiR) announced [React Native 0.82 will be New Architecture only](https://reactnative.dev/blog/2025/10/08/react-native-0.82#new-architecture-only), and [experimental Hermes V1 support](https://reactnative.dev/blog/2025/10/08/react-native-0.82#experimental-hermes-v1). [Ruben Norte](https://bsky.app/profile/rubennorte.bsky.social) and [Alex Hunt](https://x.com/huntie) finished out the keynote by announcing new web-aligned [DOM](https://reactnative.dev/blog/2025/10/08/react-native-0.82#dom-node-apis) & [Performance](https://reactnative.dev/blog/2025/10/08/react-native-0.82#web-performance-apis-canary) APIs, and a new network panel & desktop app. +Ruben Norte and Alex Hunt finished out the keynote by announcing: +- [New web-aligned DOM APIs](https://reactnative.dev/blog/2025/10/08/react-native-0.82#dom-node-apis) for improved compatibility with React on the web. +- [New Performance APIs](https://reactnative.dev/blog/2025/10/08/react-native-0.82#web-performance-apis-canary) with a new network panel and desktop app. -[Ricky Hanlon](https://x.com/rickhanlonii) closed the conference with the continuation of his Async React talk ([part 1](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyVRg2QR6LA&t=10907s), [part 2](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9OcztRyDl0&t=29073s)), demonstrating how [transitions](https://react.dev/reference/react/useTransition), [useOptimistic](https://react.dev/reference/react/useOptimistic), [<Suspense>](https://react.dev/reference/react/Suspense), and [<ViewTransition />](https://react.dev/reference/react/ViewTransition) work together. He announced the [Async React Working Group](https://github.com/reactwg/async-react) to help the community adopt these patterns in routers, data libraries, and design components. +Watch day 2 here: + + -### Community & React team talks {/*community-and-react-team-talks*/} -* [React Native, Amplified](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9OcztRyDl0&t=5737s) by [Giovanni Laquidara](https://x.com/giolaq) and [Eric Faisl](https://x.com/efahsl) talked about how to build with React for [Vega OS](https://developer.amazon.com/apps-and-games/vega)—a new operating system that powers Amazon’s new devices. -* [React Everywhere: Bringing React Into Native Apps](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9OcztRyDl0&t=18213s) by [Mike Grabowski](https://x.com/grabbou) showed how to add React Native to existing iOS/Android apps with minimal changes -* [Reimagining Lists in React Native](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9OcztRyDl0&t=10382s) by [Luna Wei](https://x.com/lunaleaps) introduced Virtual View, a new primitive for lists that manages visibility with mode-based rendering (hidden/pre-render/visible) -* [React Strict DOM](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9OcztRyDl0&t=9026s) by [Nicolas Gallagher](https://nicolasgallagher.com/) talked about Meta's approach to using web code on native +## React team talks {/*react-team-talks*/} -### React framework & build tool talks {/*react-framework-and-build-tool-talks*/} +Throughout the conference, there were talks from the React team including: +* [Async React Part I](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyVRg2QR6LA&t=10907s) and [Part II](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9OcztRyDl0&t=29073s) [(Ricky Hanlon)](https://x.com/rickhanlonii): showed what's possible using the last 10 years of innovation. +* [Exploring React Performance](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyVRg2QR6LA&t=20274s) [(Joe Savona)](https://x.com/en_js): showed the results of our React performance research. +* [View Transitions and Activity](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyVRg2QR6LA&t=4870s) [(Chance Strickland)](https://x.com/chancethedev): Chance worked with the React team to showcase how to use `` and `` to build fast, native-feeling animations. +* [Profiling with React Performance tracks](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyVRg2QR6LA&t=8276s) [(Ruslan Lesiutin)](https://x.com/ruslanlesiutin) showed how to use the new React Performance Tracks to debug performance issues and build great apps. +* [Reimagining Lists in React Native](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9OcztRyDl0&t=10382s) [(Luna Wei)](https://x.com/lunaleaps) introduced Virtual View, a new primitive for lists that manages visibility with mode-based rendering (hidden/pre-render/visible). +* [React Strict DOM](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9OcztRyDl0&t=9026s) [(Nicolas Gallagher)](https://nicolasgallagher.com/) talked about Meta's approach to using web code on native. -The second half of day 2 had a series of talks from a variety of React frameworks and build tools capped off with [a Q&A panel](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9OcztRyDl0&t=26812s) hosted by [Jack Herrington](https://x.com/jherr) with representatives from [Parcel](https://parceljs.org/) ([Devon Govett](https://x.com/devonovett)), [Next.js](https://nextjs.org/) ([Josh Story](https://x.com/joshcstory)), [Expo](https://expo.dev/) ([Evan Bacon](https://x.com/baconbrix)), [React Router](https://reactrouter.com/) ([Kent C. Dodds](https://x.com/kentcdodds)), [RedwoodSDK](https://rwsdk.com/) ([Peter Pistorius](https://x.com/appfactory)), [Rock](https://www.rockjs.dev/) ([Michał Pierzchała](https://x.com/thymikee)) and [TanStack](https://tanstack.com/) ([Tanner Linsley](https://x.com/tannerlinsley)). +### React framework talks {/*react-framework-talks*/} +The second half of day 1 had a series of talks from React Framework teams including: + +* [React Native, Amplified](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9OcztRyDl0&t=5737s) by [Giovanni Laquidara](https://x.com/giolaq) and [Eric Faisl](https://x.com/efahsl). +* [React Everywhere: Bringing React Into Native Apps](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9OcztRyDl0&t=18213s) by [Mike Grabowski](https://x.com/grabbou). * [How Parcel Bundles React Server Components](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9OcztRyDl0&t=19538s) by [Devon Govett](https://x.com/devonovett) * [Designing Page Transitions](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9OcztRyDl0&t=20640s) by [Delba de Oliveira](https://x.com/delba_oliveira) * [Build Fast, Deploy Faster — Expo in 2025](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9OcztRyDl0&t=21350s) by [Evan Bacon](https://x.com/baconbrix) @@ -80,6 +95,21 @@ The second half of day 2 had a series of talks from a variety of React framework * [RedwoodSDK: Web Standards Meet Full-Stack React](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9OcztRyDl0&t=24992s) by [Peter Pistorius](https://x.com/appfactory) and [Aurora Scharff](https://x.com/aurorascharff) * [TanStack Start](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9OcztRyDl0&t=26065s) by [Tanner Linsley](https://x.com/tannerlinsley) -Watch day 2 here: +## Q&A {/*q-and-a*/} +There were three Q&A panels during the conference: - +* [React Team at Meta Q&A](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyVRg2QR6LA&t=26304s) hosted by [Shruti Kapoor](https://x.com/shrutikapoor08) +* [React Frameworks Q&A](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9OcztRyDl0&t=26812s) hosted by [Jack Herrington](https://x.com/jherr) +* [React and AI Panel](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyVRg2QR6LA&t=18741s) hosted by [Lee Robinson](https://x.com/leerob) + +## And more... {/*and-more*/} + +We also heard talks from the community including: +* [Building an MCP Server](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyVRg2QR6LA&t=24204s) by [James Swinton](https://x.com/JamesSwintonDev) ([AG Grid](https://www.ag-grid.com/?utm_source=react-conf&utm_medium=react-conf-homepage&utm_campaign=react-conf-sponsorship-2025)) +* [Modern Emails using React](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyVRg2QR6LA&t=25521s) by [Zeno Rocha](https://x.com/zenorocha) ([Resend](https://resend.com/)) +* [Why React Native Apps Make All the Money](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyVRg2QR6LA&t=24917s) by [Perttu Lähteenlahti](https://x.com/plahteenlahti) ([RevenueCat](https://www.revenuecat.com/)) +* [The invisible craft of great UX](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyVRg2QR6LA&t=23400s) by [Michał Dudak](https://x.com/michaldudak) ([MUI](https://mui.com/)) + +## Thanks {/*thanks*/} + +TODO \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/src/content/blog/index.md b/src/content/blog/index.md index 007e17ce8df..10d2779098d 100644 --- a/src/content/blog/index.md +++ b/src/content/blog/index.md @@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ You can also follow the [@react.dev](https://bsky.app/profile/react.dev) account -Last week we hosted React Conf 2025, a two-day conference in Henderson, Nevada where 700+ attendees gathered in-person to discuss the latest in UI engineering. This was our first in-person conference since 2019, and we were thrilled to be able to bring the community together again ... +Last week we hosted React Conf 2025. In this post, we summarize the talks and announcements from the event... From 5649b55372197e06afd06da2b87bbf1649ebba9a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Matt Carroll Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2025 12:58:55 -0700 Subject: [PATCH 5/6] Add 'thanks' section and formatting edits --- .../blog/2025/10/16/react-conf-2025-recap.md | 72 ++++++++++++------- 1 file changed, 45 insertions(+), 27 deletions(-) diff --git a/src/content/blog/2025/10/16/react-conf-2025-recap.md b/src/content/blog/2025/10/16/react-conf-2025-recap.md index 062dfe374a3..7bf648cbd28 100644 --- a/src/content/blog/2025/10/16/react-conf-2025-recap.md +++ b/src/content/blog/2025/10/16/react-conf-2025-recap.md @@ -1,11 +1,11 @@ --- title: "React Conf 2025 Recap" -author: Matt Carroll +author: Matt Carroll and Ricky Hanlon date: 2025/10/16 description: Last week we hosted React Conf 2025, in this post, we summarize the talks and announcements from the event... --- -Oct 16, 2025 by [Matt Carroll](https://x.com/mattcarrollcode). +Oct 16, 2025 by [Matt Carroll](https://x.com/mattcarrollcode) and [Ricky Hanlon](https://bsky.app/profile/ricky.fm) --- @@ -17,9 +17,9 @@ Last week we hosted React Conf 2025 where we announced the [React Foundation](/b --- -React Conf 2025 was held October 7-9, 2025 in Henderson, Nevada. +React Conf 2025 was held on October 7-8, 2025, in Henderson, Nevada. -The entire [day 1](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyVRg2QR6LA&t=1067s) and [day 2](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9OcztRyDl0&t=2299s) streams are available online and you can view photos from the event [here](https://conf.react.dev/photos). +The entire [day 1](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyVRg2QR6LA&t=1067s) and [day 2](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9OcztRyDl0&t=2299s) streams are available online, and you can view photos from the event [here](https://conf.react.dev/photos). In this post, we'll summarize the talks and announcements from the event. @@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ _Watch the full day 1 stream [here.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyVRg2QR6LA In the day 1 keynote, Joe Savona shared the updates from the team and community since the last React Conf and highlights from React 19.0 and 19.1. -Mofei Zhang highlighted the new features in React 19.2 including: -* [``](https://react.dev/reference/react/Activity) component to manage visibility. +Mofei Zhang highlighted the new features in React 19.2 including: +* [``](https://react.dev/reference/react/Activity) — a new component to manage visibility. * [`useEffectEvent`](https://react.dev/reference/react/useEffectEvent) to fire events from Effects. * [Performance Tracks](https://react.dev/reference/dev-tools/react-performance-tracks) — a new profiling tool in DevTools. * [Partial Pre-Rendering](https://react.dev/blog/2025/10/01/react-19-2#partial-pre-rendering) to pre-render part of an app ahead of time, and resume rendering it later. @@ -41,13 +41,13 @@ Jack Pope announced new features in Canary including: * [``](https://react.dev/reference/react/ViewTransition) — a new component to animate page transitions. * [Fragment Refs](https://react.dev/reference/react/Fragment#fragmentinstance) — a new way to interact with the DOM nodes wrapped by a Fragment. -Lauren Tan announced [React Compiler v1.0](https://react.dev/blog/2025/10/07/react-compiler-1) and recommended all apps use the compiler for benefits like: -* [Automatic memoization](learn/react-compiler/introduction#what-does-react-compiler-do) with an advanced Compiler that understands React code. -* [New lint rules](learn/react-compiler/installation#eslint-integration) powered by the Compiler to teach best practices. +Lauren Tan announced [React Compiler v1.0](https://react.dev/blog/2025/10/07/react-compiler-1) and recommended all apps use React Compiler for benefits like: +* [Automatic memoization](/learn/react-compiler/introduction#what-does-react-compiler-do) that understands React code. +* [New lint rules](/learn/react-compiler/installation#eslint-integration) powered by React Compiler to teach best practices. * [Default support](/learn/react-compiler/installation#basic-setup) for new apps in Vite, Next.js, and Expo. -* [Migration guides](/learn/react-compiler/incremental-adoption) for existing apps migrating to the Compiler. +* [Migration guides](/learn/react-compiler/incremental-adoption) for existing apps migrating to React Compiler. -Finally, Seth Webster gave a surprise announcement of the [React Foundation](/blog/2025/10/07/introducing-the-react-foundation) to steward React's open source development and community. +Finally, Seth Webster announced the [React Foundation](/blog/2025/10/07/introducing-the-react-foundation) to steward React's open source development and community. Watch day 1 here: @@ -57,11 +57,11 @@ Watch day 1 here: _Watch the full day 2 stream [here.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9OcztRyDl0&t=2299s)_ -Jorge Cohen and Nicola Corti kicked off day 2 highlighting React Native’s incredible growth with 4M weekly downloads (100% growth YoY), and some notable app migrations from Shopify, Zalando, and HelloFresh, award winning apps like RISE, RUNNA, and Partyful, and AI apps from Mistral, Replit, and v0. +Jorge Cohen and Nicola Corti kicked off day 2 highlighting React Native’s incredible growth with 4M weekly downloads (100% growth YoY), and some notable app migrations from Shopify, Zalando, and HelloFresh, award-winning apps like RISE, RUNNA, and Partyful, and AI apps from Mistral, Replit, and v0. Riccardo Cipolleschi shared two major announcements for React Native: -- [React Native 0.82 will be New Architecture only](https://reactnative.dev/blog/2025/10/08/react-native-0.82#new-architecture-only). -- [Experimental Hermes V1 support](https://reactnative.dev/blog/2025/10/08/react-native-0.82#experimental-hermes-v1). +- [React Native 0.82 will be New Architecture only](https://reactnative.dev/blog/2025/10/08/react-native-0.82#new-architecture-only) +- [Experimental Hermes V1 support](https://reactnative.dev/blog/2025/10/08/react-native-0.82#experimental-hermes-v1) Ruben Norte and Alex Hunt finished out the keynote by announcing: - [New web-aligned DOM APIs](https://reactnative.dev/blog/2025/10/08/react-native-0.82#dom-node-apis) for improved compatibility with React on the web. @@ -75,25 +75,25 @@ Watch day 2 here: ## React team talks {/*react-team-talks*/} Throughout the conference, there were talks from the React team including: -* [Async React Part I](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyVRg2QR6LA&t=10907s) and [Part II](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9OcztRyDl0&t=29073s) [(Ricky Hanlon)](https://x.com/rickhanlonii): showed what's possible using the last 10 years of innovation. -* [Exploring React Performance](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyVRg2QR6LA&t=20274s) [(Joe Savona)](https://x.com/en_js): showed the results of our React performance research. -* [View Transitions and Activity](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyVRg2QR6LA&t=4870s) [(Chance Strickland)](https://x.com/chancethedev): Chance worked with the React team to showcase how to use `` and `` to build fast, native-feeling animations. +* [Async React Part I](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyVRg2QR6LA&t=10907s) and [Part II](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9OcztRyDl0&t=29073s) [(Ricky Hanlon)](https://x.com/rickhanlonii) showed what's possible using the last 10 years of innovation. +* [Exploring React Performance](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyVRg2QR6LA&t=20274s) [(Joe Savona)](https://x.com/en_js) showed the results of our React performance research. +* [View Transitions and Activity](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyVRg2QR6LA&t=4870s) [(Chance Strickland)](https://x.com/chancethedev) — Chance worked with the React team to showcase how to use `` and `` to build fast, native-feeling animations. * [Profiling with React Performance tracks](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyVRg2QR6LA&t=8276s) [(Ruslan Lesiutin)](https://x.com/ruslanlesiutin) showed how to use the new React Performance Tracks to debug performance issues and build great apps. * [Reimagining Lists in React Native](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9OcztRyDl0&t=10382s) [(Luna Wei)](https://x.com/lunaleaps) introduced Virtual View, a new primitive for lists that manages visibility with mode-based rendering (hidden/pre-render/visible). * [React Strict DOM](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9OcztRyDl0&t=9026s) [(Nicolas Gallagher)](https://nicolasgallagher.com/) talked about Meta's approach to using web code on native. -### React framework talks {/*react-framework-talks*/} +## React framework talks {/*react-framework-talks*/} -The second half of day 1 had a series of talks from React Framework teams including: +The second half of day 2 had a series of talks from React Framework teams including: -* [React Native, Amplified](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9OcztRyDl0&t=5737s) by [Giovanni Laquidara](https://x.com/giolaq) and [Eric Faisl](https://x.com/efahsl). +* [React Native, Amplified](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9OcztRyDl0&t=5737s) by [Giovanni Laquidara](https://x.com/giolaq) and [Eric Fahsl](https://x.com/efahsl). * [React Everywhere: Bringing React Into Native Apps](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9OcztRyDl0&t=18213s) by [Mike Grabowski](https://x.com/grabbou). -* [How Parcel Bundles React Server Components](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9OcztRyDl0&t=19538s) by [Devon Govett](https://x.com/devonovett) -* [Designing Page Transitions](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9OcztRyDl0&t=20640s) by [Delba de Oliveira](https://x.com/delba_oliveira) -* [Build Fast, Deploy Faster — Expo in 2025](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9OcztRyDl0&t=21350s) by [Evan Bacon](https://x.com/baconbrix) -* [The React Router take on RSC](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9OcztRyDl0&t=22367s) by [Kent C. Dodds](https://x.com/kentcdodds) -* [RedwoodSDK: Web Standards Meet Full-Stack React](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9OcztRyDl0&t=24992s) by [Peter Pistorius](https://x.com/appfactory) and [Aurora Scharff](https://x.com/aurorascharff) -* [TanStack Start](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9OcztRyDl0&t=26065s) by [Tanner Linsley](https://x.com/tannerlinsley) +* [How Parcel Bundles React Server Components](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9OcztRyDl0&t=19538s) by [Devon Govett](https://x.com/devonovett). +* [Designing Page Transitions](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9OcztRyDl0&t=20640s) by [Delba de Oliveira](https://x.com/delba_oliveira). +* [Build Fast, Deploy Faster — Expo in 2025](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9OcztRyDl0&t=21350s) by [Evan Bacon](https://x.com/baconbrix). +* [The React Router's take on RSC](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9OcztRyDl0&t=22367s) by [Kent C. Dodds](https://x.com/kentcdodds). +* [RedwoodSDK: Web Standards Meet Full-Stack React](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9OcztRyDl0&t=24992s) by [Peter Pistorius](https://x.com/appfactory) and [Aurora Scharff](https://x.com/aurorascharff). +* [TanStack Start](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9OcztRyDl0&t=26065s) by [Tanner Linsley](https://x.com/tannerlinsley). ## Q&A {/*q-and-a*/} There were three Q&A panels during the conference: @@ -112,4 +112,22 @@ We also heard talks from the community including: ## Thanks {/*thanks*/} -TODO \ No newline at end of file +Thank you to all the staff, speakers, and participants, who made React Conf 2025 possible. There are too many to list, but we want to thank a few in particular. + +Thank you to [Matt Carroll](https://x.com/mattcarrollcode) for planning the entire event and building the conference website. + +Thank you to [Michael Chan](https://x.com/chantastic) for MCing React Conf with incredible dedication and energy, delivering thoughtful speaker intros, fun jokes, and genuine enthusiasm throughout the event. Thank you to [Jorge Cohen](https://x.com/JorgeWritesCode) for hosting the livestream, interviewing each speaker, and bringing the in-person React Conf experience online. + +Thank you to [Mateusz Kornacki](https://x.com/mat_kornacki), [Mike Grabowski](https://x.com/grabbou), [Kris Lis](https://www.linkedin.com/in/krzysztoflisakakris/) and the team at [Callstack](https://www.callstack.com/) for co-organizing React Conf and providing design, engineering, and marketing support. Thank you to the [ZeroSlope team](https://zeroslopeevents.com/contact-us/): Sunny Leggett, Tracey Harrison, Tara Larish, Whitney Pogue, and Brianne Smythia for helping to organize the event. + +Thank you to [Jorge Cabiedes Acosta](https://github.com/jorge-cab), [Gijs Weterings](https://x.com/gweterings), [Tim Yung](https://x.com/yungsters), and [Jason Bonta](https://x.com/someextent) for bringing questions from the Discord to the livestream. Thank you to [Lynn Yu](https://github.com/lynnshaoyu) for leading the moderation of the Discord. Thank you to [Seth Webster](https://x.com/sethwebster) for welcoming us each day; and to [Christopher Chedeau](https://x.com/vjeux), [Kevin Gozali](https://x.com/fkgozali), and [Pieter De Baets](https://x.com/Javache) for joining us with a special message during the after-party. + +Thank you to [Kadi Kraman](https://x.com/kadikraman), [Beto](https://x.com/betomoedano) and [Nicolas Solerieu](https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicolas-solerieu/) for building the conference mobile app. Thank you [Wojtek Szafraniec](https://x.com/wojteg1337) for help with the conference website. Thank you to [Mustache](https://www.mustachepower.com/) & [Cornerstone](https://cornerstoneav.com/) for the visuals, stage, and sound; and to the Westin Hotel for hosting us. + +Thank you to all the sponsors who made the event possible: [Amazon](https://www.developer.amazon.com), [MUI](https://mui.com/), [Vercel](https://vercel.com/), [Expo](https://expo.dev/), [RedwoodSDK](https://rwsdk.com), [Ag Grid](https://www.ag-grid.com), [RevenueCat](https://www.revenuecat.com/), [Resend](https://resend.com), [Mux](https://www.mux.com/), [Old Mission](https://www.oldmissioncapital.com/), [Arcjet](https://arcjet.com), [Infinite Red](https://infinite.red/), and [RenderATL](https://renderatl.com). + +Thank you to all the speakers who shared their knowledge and experience with the community. + +Finally, thank you to everyone who attended in person and online to show what makes React, React. React is more than a library, it is a community, and it was inspiring to see everyone come together to share and learn together. + +See you next time! From 2a57a4e379b238111d8ecc55f14c99967f4f1106 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ricky Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2025 16:12:12 -0400 Subject: [PATCH 6/6] Update src/content/blog/2025/10/16/react-conf-2025-recap.md --- src/content/blog/2025/10/16/react-conf-2025-recap.md | 6 +++--- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/src/content/blog/2025/10/16/react-conf-2025-recap.md b/src/content/blog/2025/10/16/react-conf-2025-recap.md index 7bf648cbd28..8476b02aad3 100644 --- a/src/content/blog/2025/10/16/react-conf-2025-recap.md +++ b/src/content/blog/2025/10/16/react-conf-2025-recap.md @@ -77,11 +77,11 @@ Watch day 2 here: Throughout the conference, there were talks from the React team including: * [Async React Part I](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyVRg2QR6LA&t=10907s) and [Part II](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9OcztRyDl0&t=29073s) [(Ricky Hanlon)](https://x.com/rickhanlonii) showed what's possible using the last 10 years of innovation. * [Exploring React Performance](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyVRg2QR6LA&t=20274s) [(Joe Savona)](https://x.com/en_js) showed the results of our React performance research. -* [View Transitions and Activity](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyVRg2QR6LA&t=4870s) [(Chance Strickland)](https://x.com/chancethedev) — Chance worked with the React team to showcase how to use `` and `` to build fast, native-feeling animations. -* [Profiling with React Performance tracks](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyVRg2QR6LA&t=8276s) [(Ruslan Lesiutin)](https://x.com/ruslanlesiutin) showed how to use the new React Performance Tracks to debug performance issues and build great apps. * [Reimagining Lists in React Native](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9OcztRyDl0&t=10382s) [(Luna Wei)](https://x.com/lunaleaps) introduced Virtual View, a new primitive for lists that manages visibility with mode-based rendering (hidden/pre-render/visible). +* [Profiling with React Performance tracks](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyVRg2QR6LA&t=8276s) [(Ruslan Lesiutin)](https://x.com/ruslanlesiutin) showed how to use the new React Performance Tracks to debug performance issues and build great apps. * [React Strict DOM](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9OcztRyDl0&t=9026s) [(Nicolas Gallagher)](https://nicolasgallagher.com/) talked about Meta's approach to using web code on native. - +* [View Transitions and Activity](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyVRg2QR6LA&t=4870s) [(Chance Strickland)](https://x.com/chancethedev) — Chance worked with the React team to showcase how to use `` and `` to build fast, native-feeling animations. +* [In case you missed the memo](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyVRg2QR6LA&t=9525s) [(Cody Olsen)](https://bsky.app/profile/codey.bsky.social) - Cody worked with the React team to adopt the Compiler at Sanity Studio, and shared how it went. ## React framework talks {/*react-framework-talks*/} The second half of day 2 had a series of talks from React Framework teams including: