Leland Richardson

Jetpack Compose is a new declarative UI framework that is being developed in the open for Android. It has a very similar programming model to React, and this talk will dive deep into the internals of both to explain the similarities and differences in the architectures of both, and how React Native might be able to leverage some of this technology long term.

https://speakerdeck.com/lelandrichardson/react-meet-compose

2019

Chain React

React, Meet Compose

React as an idea and a paradigm is interesting in its own right, and should not be tethered to its JavaScript roots. 

Ever consider whether or not React would be possible in other languages? Other platforms? What are the pros and cons of doing so? 

If we had React in multiple languages, would it make sense to change the architecture of React Native?

2018

React Amsterdam

Cross-Language React

React provides an abstraction between the description of a UI and the details of how it's rendered on a given platform. The problem is that `div` and `span` are a hidden dependency on `react-dom`, and similarly, React Native's `View` is an explicit dependency on Native, making both not quite as "cross-platform" as we want them to be. Learn how we as a community can get around these issues, and what we can unlock by doing so.

2017

React as a Platform

React provides an abstraction between the description of a UI and the details of how it’s rendered on a given platform. The problem is that div and span are a hidden dependency on react-dom, and similarly, React Native’s View is an explicit dependency on Native, making both not quite as “cross-platform” as we want them to be. Learn how we as a community can get around these issues, and what we can unlock by doing so.

ReactEurope

React as a Platform: A path towards a truly cross-platform UI

React Conf

React Native in the "Brown Field"

React Native does a lot out of the box, but also provides very powerful abstraction layers that can enable you to get React Native to work for your use case, even if it's not supported out of the box. The bridge, Native Modules, and Native Components are a big part of this. When integrating with large existing native code bases, this becomes more and more important.