Beyond React
summary
Claims a React subset becomes a portable data format that compiles to native code, with a working toolchain: an editor called Lona Studio, a dot.component JSON intermediate, and a compiler that emits Swift, React Native and other targets. Demo shows flexbox converted to Auto Layout, live-updating previews, over‑the‑air component loading, and generated controlled inputs; most features run successfully though the system is very beta. Source lives at Airbnb/Lona and the code is open source.
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chapters (8)
- 0:00The challenges of React adoption
- 1:37Decoupling React patterns
- 4:04Translating components to Swift
- 8:01React as a compile-time format
- 10:46API and data structure design
- 13:59Introducing Lona
- 16:18Visual component editing
- 21:36The future of cross-platform UI
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