React Goes Independent: Inside the New React Foundation

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Oct 13, 2025

React Conf brought exciting news with the launch of a new React foundation, shifting governance away from Meta. The hosts delve into React Compiler 1.0, showcasing its automatic memoization benefits. They also review the upcoming React 19.2 features, like the Activity component and useEffectEvent. Cloudflare's innovative Cap'n Web, a TypeScript RPC system, sparks discussion. Opera’s new AI browser raises eyebrows with its $20 price tag, while the Internet Archive celebrates a monumental one trillion pages archived.

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ANECDOTE

Conference Swag Shapes Developer Loyalty

Jack and TJ share conference swag stories about oversized shirts and high-quality tees.
TJ Mantle recommends good tee quality as a DevRel tactic because developers wear them often.

INSIGHT

React Moves To An Independent Foundation

Moving React and React Native governance to a foundation reduces single-company control and licensing fears.
Jack Harrington says this clears questions about financial future, direction, and licensing for React.

ADVICE

Adopt React Compiler Incrementally

Try the React Compiler 1.0 to reduce manual memoization and unnecessary re-renders.
TJ Mantle recommends adopting it incrementally per component for large apps to monitor effects.

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