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React.js Conf 2015 - Beyond the DOM: How Netflix plans to enhance your television experience

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Web developmentSoftware performance & optimization

What it is

Jafar Husain of Netflix explains at React.js Conf 2015 how Netflix runs React-style rendering without the DOM on smart TVs and game consoles. It uses a canvas-like API for performance.

Why Hacker News recommends it

Cited as the primary source on React with a custom rendering backend and on Netflix's Gibbon engine.

  • 2 people recommended it
  • 2 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2015, last 2017

What HN commenters said

  1. “here's a video explaining how to do a custom backend”

    Explains how to do a custom React backend.

    peterhunt, 2015-02 · Recommendation · in “First Impressions Using React Native”

  2. “There's an interesting video by Netflix where they discuss using React in their stack.”

    Netflix discusses React with its own rendering engine on TVs.

    mikeryan, 2015-06 · Recommendation · in “Is ReactJS really fast?”

Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.

Topics: react, netflix, gibbon, custom renderer, smart tv, performance

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