Summary of [JSConfUS 2013] Tom Occhino and Jordan Walke: JS Apps at Facebook

00:00:00 - 00:15:00

Tom Occhino and Jordan Walke discuss how React can be used to build stateful components at Facebook. React allows you to define an initial state, bind actions to it, and use reconciliation to make sure the UI is updated whenever data changes. React is a JavaScript library that helps developers speed up their applications.

• 00:00:00 Tom and Jordan talk about how Facebook uses JS apps, with Jordan presenting some technical details. React is used to create declarative UIs, which avoids costly and time-consuming user interface updates.
• 00:05:00 JSX is a lightweight transform that preserves line numbers and line breaks in code, making it easy to lint. React is a way to abstract reusable code and high-level implementation details of an application UI. React is primarily a way to create custom components. React is a transform from properties into a user experience.
• 00:10:00 In this video, Tom Occhino and Jordan Walke discuss how React can be used to build stateful components at Facebook. React allows you to define an initial state, bind actions to it, and use reconciliation to make sure the UI is updated whenever data changes.
• 00:15:00 React is a JavaScript library that helps developers speed up their applications. Facebook uses React to power various parts of its website and applications. React was initially created in 2013 and was open-sourced in 2017.