Retiring React Native for Rust - Viktor Charypar - React Native London - August 2023

Viktor Charypar - Technical Director of Red Badger - Retiring React Native in Favour of Rust

Tech Director Victor discusses the frustration with available options for building cross-platform apps in 2023 and explores the idea of retiring React Native in favor of Rust. He shares his experiment and perspective, comparing the trade-offs and challenges in achieving a native feel in React Native apps. Victor introduces Rust, highlighting its benefits and potential to improve the current state of app development. He introduces "Crux," an experimental headless app development framework, showcasing its structure and advantages in simplifying testing and portability. Victor invites viewers to try Crux and provide feedback for further development.

For more details and to try Crux, visit the GitHub repository: https://github.com/redbadger/crux

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[00:00:00] Intro
[00:00:20] Retiring React Native in favour of Rust? Comparison
[00:02:07] About me
[00:02:42] 1. React Native
[00:06:38] 2. Rust
[00:08:32] Running Rust
[00:09:07] Rust Tooling
[00:10:06] Automated Testing
[00:10:59] UI Centric Architecture
[00:12:09] Bed of Nails
[00:13:09] Is there a better architecture? 1. Behaviour.
[00:14:17] Effects
[00:15:08] UI Layout
[00:16:16] Crux
[00:17:47] Demo
[00:26:51] Summary
[00:27:43] Q&A

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