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Dan Abramov: Beyond React 16 | JSConf Iceland

Dan Abramov's JSConf Iceland talk on what came after React 16, with live-coded prototypes of async rendering and time slicing. It previews the ideas that became concurrent mode and suspense.

Why HN readers recommended it

Recommended as the clearest demo of what concurrent rendering solves, including the memorable clock animation.

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Video & recommendation details

Creator / channel
JSConf
Topic
react concurrent rendering
Format
talk
Level
intermediate
HN recommenders in dataset
3
HN mentions in dataset
5
Recommendation years in dataset
2018–2022

These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.

From the original HN conversations

Excerpts from the recorded comments. Follow each source for the full comment and surrounding discussion.

  • The clearest demo that communicates what this solves was given when it was announced last year. That clock animation is pure genius: [VIDEO]

    throwaway_bad on Hacker News · 2019-10
    In React Concurrent Mode
  • Dan Abramov's talk starts 39 minutes into the livestream: [LINK] If you like live coding demos, he also gave a talk at JSConf Iceland where he showed off some future React features, such as asynchronous rendering: [VIDEO]

    ggreer on Hacker News · 2018-10
    In Introducing Hooks
  • Yes, but it scales with the environment and device capabilities. Watch this, it explains it in detail: [VIDEO]

    mlsarecmg on Hacker News · 2019-11
    In React in concurrent mode: 2000 state-connected comps re-rendered at 60FPS

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