In this supper club episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk with Aiden Bai about his work on Million.js that aims to make React a lot faster. How does Million.js make React faster? And most importantly: has Aiden ever used a VCR?

Show Notes

• 00:35 Welcome
• 00:57 Introducing Aiden Bai
• Aiden Bai

aidenybai on GitHub

@aidenybai on Twitter

Aiden Bai on YouTube

Million.js

01:57 What is Million.js?

03:20 How does React do rendering now?

04:31 How does Million.js make it faster?

07:37 What goes into creating a compiler?

08:24 How do you go from learning JavaScript to writing compilers?

11:05 Wyze WebRTC stream work

13:13 What are you using to benchmark and test?

solidjs.com

js-framework-benchmark

xkcd: Compiling

18:19 What does a slowly rendering site look like?

23:54 How do you handle find on page with large amounts of code?

25:32 What does 70% faster with Million.js mean?

Hyper™

Warp: Your terminal, reimagined

26:44 Why are maps slow?

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28:19 Benefits of the Macro API

31:12 Does Million.js work across the board?

33:03 Does it ever break projects? How do you test Million.js?

35:35 How do you keep up on your GitHub issues?

37:40 What other areas of tech are you interested in working on?

partytown

39:32 What was the inspiration for your website?

43:52 Supper Club questions

Gruvbox with Material Palette

iTerm2 - macOS Terminal Replacement

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