State of React (animations)
summary
React 16.8 hooks power a physics‑based animation stack: useSpring, useTrail, useTransition, useChain control per‑item springs, pass refs to animation controllers, and chain steps with an optional time‑step array so container opens then items animate — this works and runs off requestAnimationFrame with DOM transforms so it stays smooth. React‑spring implements these primitives; orchestration succeeds, but a remaining limitation is no way to delay unmount so exits can wait, an open RFC and ongoing discussion.
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chapters (7)
- 0:00Introduction to React
- 2:13React hooks and state
- 3:53Using React Spring
- 8:41Hook-based animations
- 11:51Orchestrating animations
- 19:37Future challenges
- 22:03Q&A session
