The performance myths of React Native

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This talk will discuss React Native performance myths and compare real-world React Native apps with pure native development to bust them.

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2023
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Signed, sealed, deployed: shipping React Native apps

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This talk is a crash course covering the process of building and shipping apps and a review of common tools in the React Native ecosystem so you can feel confident deploying and getting back to developing.

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2023
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From Codegen to your first PR in Core

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A walkthrough of Codegen, a pillar of the New Architecture, and how you can contribute to the React Native repository.

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2023
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Building for Microsoft: Stories from React Native Windows maintainers

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An inside look at the journey and challenges of building and using React Native Windows by Microsoft developers.

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2023
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From Electron to React Native

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Why and how we migrated the Messenger desktop app from Electron to React Native, and the challenges and lessons learned along the way.

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2023
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Building a 5-star app

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In this talk, we explore how to leverage tech, UX, and psychology to enhance your app and give it the best possible chance of reaching the top of the app stores!

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2023
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Not your grandparents’ Expo

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Learn how today’s Expo adapts as you need to customize your native projects, speeds up local development, and provides complex build setups to a simple configuration file.

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2023
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Simple by default

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This talk will propose a new model for how we think about "complexity" as we build. If you've ever struggled to convince someone to adopt React, RN, Next.js, etc., this talk is for you.

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2023
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The work that you don't see

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React Native is often subject to drama and a lack of communication, leading to a lack of trust. In my conference talk, I'll shed light on the under-appreciated work of developers improving the technology, with the hope of restoring your faith in its future.

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2023
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Wait, you’re shipping React Native to the web?!

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In this talk, he’ll dive into the skepticism of building React Native Apps for the Web, including everything from design systems and navigation to ExpoGL and Reanimated, from how they’ve successfully built Guild on top of this architecture.

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2023
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The past, present, and future of React Native at Expensify

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The past, present, and future of how Expensify sees React Native.

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2023
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Outrage-Driven Development To Take Your React Native App Up a Level

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Let’s face it, we all have a little bit of outrage inside us. But did you know you can channel that energy into creating amazing React Native apps? Join this talk to learn the basics of “Outrage Driven Development” (ODD) and discover how to become an ODD developer. Don’t suppress your outrage any longer - let’s turn it into a productive force and become ODD masters together! Get ready to revolutionize your app development game with the power of ODD.

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2023
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Scaling teams with federated super apps

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Find out if and how we can overcome challenges from moving fast and efficiently in big teams on a large product with complex functionality.

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2023
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Default to performance

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How Shopify uses multiple strategies for building React Native screens at scale.

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2023
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0 to 1 (Million Downloads): PUMA's Mobile Success Story

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Learn from our experience scaling the PUMA App from zero to a million downloads over 6 months. We will review the tools, tasks, and processes used to get and keep the app working effectively.

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2023
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Gateway to React: the react.dev story

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A behind-the-scenes look at the design and development of the all-new React docs at react.dev and how it changes how people learn to code.

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2023
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Building NTWRK’s livestream shopping application with React Native

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Learn about the team's process at NTWRK building a React Native app and discover how React Native can be reliably used to build complicated applications that heavily lean into media and real-time mechanics.

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2023
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Incorporating screen readers into React Native development for improved accessibility

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VoiceOver is a screen reader built into every Mac and iOS device, allowing users with visual impairments to navigate and interact with their devices using only sound. In this talk, we will explore how to utilize VoiceOver on an iPhone to improve the accessibility of a React Native mobile application. By implementing VoiceOver in a React Native app, developers can ensure that their app is accessible to a wider range of users. We will cover best practices for testing and debugging with VoiceOver, as well as strategies for ensuring a seamless and intuitive user experience for all users.

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2023
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Reviving a Codebase: Our 3-Week React Native Rescue Mission

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Join me in this 10-minute talk as I share my experience of navigating the challenges of rewriting an app's codebase in just three weeks using React Native. By some this could be seen as Mission Impossible, but this is a tale of a success; a rescue mission to create a thriving codebase! I'll delve into the steps we took to identify the need to re-write, the obstacles we were facing without, as well as the process we took to feel empowered in our code base.

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2023
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Server-Driven UI

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Dynamic and Scalable User Experiences

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2023
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2023

Leveling up on the New Architecture

Explore the New Architecture in-depth and equip yourself and your team with knowledge about its impact, as well as common troubleshooting tactics. Gain the confidence to seamlessly adopt it in your app.

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2023

Testing React Native apps

Explore popular testing tools and learn how to troubleshoot and use mental models to gain confidence in deciding what and how to test

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2023

React Native Essentials

Leverage your existing skills to build mobile apps through a hands-on coding session, taking ideas from sketches to code.

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Vlad Novick