We’re React-ing to a discussion with 3 developers at Netflix about React: Ryan Burgess, Jem Young, and Naoufal Kadhom. Why did Netflix choose React? We also cover the reason behind Netflix’s obsession with A/B testing?

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5:00 What is React and what makes it compelling for Netflix?

8:05 What are the conditions for ending an A/B test?

10:02 Are you doing component swapping or micro text swapping? And why is React good for that?

12:10 What’s the React stew at Netflix?

13:10 Do you use router? Do you use Redux?

14:20 Should people looking to work at Netflix learn React?

17:00 Is the buy in for React too high to change away from it if needed?

18:30 Even if you could prove Svelte to be better, it’d be hard to convince Netflix to change wouldn’t it?

20:01 What’s React native?

21:12 Is it a split code base or is it a shared base?

25:15 What’s the world of writing code for TV?

27:10 Is the markup decent?

29:01 What about styling?

33:30 Is changing a style later a headache in React?

36:03 Dave’s issues with loading Netflix on his Xbox One

39:10 Is the future going to be rough for React with cheaper, smaller devices with less memory and CPU?

42:39 Do we need to be worrying about React Fiber?

48:15 Is there QA for days before you ship stuff at Netflix?

48:50 Who else is using React well these days?

50:00 Would you say that the role of a front-end developer should now include the ability to use JS frameworks?

55:40 What should I do for the future?

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Show DescriptionWe're React-ing to a discussion with 3 developers at Netflix about React. Why did Netflix choose React? We also cover the reason behind Netflix's obsession with A/B testing?