devtools.fm: Developer Tools, Open Source, Software Development Dan Abramov - Bluesky, Core React Team, RSC, Strict Dom, and the more!
Apr 1, 2024
Dan Abramov, core team member of React, discusses his work on Bluesky, a decentralized social network. Topics include React compiler, server components, and the future of React. Also explores using web APIs in React Native development and evolution of software architecture concerns.
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Open, Composable Social Network Vision
- Blue Sky is an open social network built on a protocol (AT Protocol) that separates app and infrastructure to avoid single-company control.
- It aims to feel like a centralized app while enabling third-party feeds, moderation, and hosting for composable experiences.
Joining Blue Sky To Relearn App Development
- Dan left Meta partly to experience shipping an app with React and React Native firsthand and to improve React from the consumer side.
- He joined Blue Sky because it matched his interest in open social, React usage, and a culture similar to the React team.
Flip The Web/Native Mapping
- React Strict DOM flips React Native/web mapping: write using web primitives and target native to implement those primitives.
- This approach reduces mental overhead for web devs and enables code sharing across platforms with better native support.