Deconstructing React and The Web Platform Delta
summary
Breaks down what React actually does: how JSX compiles, where attribute and casing differences diverge from the DOM, how virtual DOM batching compares to platform approaches, and why synthetic events add bytes without clear benefit. Shows tag template libraries (HTM/preact) running without a build, cites a 71% custom‑elements conformance figure, demos virtualizers and worker‑dom techniques, and argues which platform proposals (DOM change lists, scheduling) would replace or improve React’s current hacks.
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chapters (5)
- 0:00Start
- 16:37JSX - The Good Parts Declarative
- 26:56Tagged Template Literals - Usage
- 33:24Virtual Dom
- 36:48Synthetic Events
