What’s up in React Native Performance in 2024 | React Universe On Air #36

In this episode of React Universe On Air (formerly known as The React Native Show Podcast), we’re diving into what’s new and important in React Native performance optimization in 2024.

To give you a maximum dose of practical knowledge, Łukasz has sat down with two guests whom you might know from the contributions to our Ultimate Guide to React Native Optimization:
💜 Kadi Kraman, Software Developer at Expo
💜 Maciej Jastrzębski, Expert Software Engineer at Callstack

Together, they take a closer look at the biggest performance news and challenges of 2023, the role of the community in helping developers build performance cross-platform apps, performance differences between React Native and native applications, and what 2024 holds for this aspect of software development.

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Chapters
00:00 Intro
00:15 Today’s topic
01:00 Our guests
01:30 Biggest performance challenges in 2023
02:13 React Hooks APIs
04:20 Performance-oriented mindset
09:44 The Ultimate Guide to React Native Optimization: 2024 Edition
10:18 Why do we need yearly updates?
14:03 Expo’s contribution to Guide
18:08 Expo’s libraries that help boost performance
21:55 Community libraries created with performance in mind
26:38 Can React Native apps be as performant as native ones?
35:29 All sides of React Native performance
37:00 Future of React Native performance
40:19 Wrap-up