Evolution of SolidJS and Comparison with React

10min Snip

00:00

Play full episode

Summary

Transcript

Episode notes

The chapter explores the creation and evolution of SolidJS, detailing its fine-grained reactivity approach compared to React's virtual DOM. It discusses the implementation of reactive systems in SolidJS, emphasizing performance optimization and efficient updates. The speaker also addresses the challenges React developers may face when transitioning to SolidJS and the concept of signals in SolidJS.

Solid.js is a popular JavaScript framework known for its reactive and efficient rendering system. Instead of using a Virtual DOM, it compiles its templates to real DOM nodes and updates them with fine-grained reactions.

Ryan Carniato is the creator of SolidJS, and he joins the show to talk about the framework.

Taylor Nodell is a software engineer specializing in front end web technologies. He’s particularly passionate about accessibility and how the internet is changing our relationships to each other. He spends his weekends hiking in the Australian wilderness and making heavy metal.