React Summit US 2024 brought React enthusiasts and professionals together in NYC to discuss the latest advancements in React, web development, and AI-driven solutions. With over 50 speakers and workshops, the event catered to developers of all levels. Some of the standout talks were:
Chrome DevTools Updates and React Integrations
During his talk Addy Osmani introduced a new Chrome DevTools features, like Gemini AI for UI edits and debugging, enhanced React DevTools for managing Suspense and server components, and tools like useDebugValue for custom hook debugging.
Abracadabra: The Vanishing Network
Kent C. Dodds explored the evolution from MPAs to React Server Components, showcasing how RSC simplifies workflows by combining server-side fetching with reusable, full-stack components, which offers better performance, scalability, and reduced complexity.
Out-of-Order Streaming in React
React’s out-of-order streaming, which improves perceived performance by dynamically rendering unresolved components using <template> and <script> tags was the topic of Theo Browne’s talk. Applying this hybrid rendering method optimizes SSR for speed and user experience.
React 19 Features
The React 19 preview by Shruti Kapoor introduced async-friendly React actions, new hooks like useActionState and useFormStatus, and a compiler plugin to eliminate useMemo and useCallback. Expect new API for resources and promises, better error descriptions, and improved handling of refs and contexts.
AI’s Role in UI Development
AI-powered applications face many challenges and Jack Herrington explored some of them – mainly context limitations and data management. He proved Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) and local LLMs can integrate AI into UI development without relying on libraries like OpenAI.
All talks will be available here.
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