How a Small Team Built React at Facebook 🚀
Discover how a small team of developers created React, one of the most popular libraries, within Facebook's massive platform.

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1.6M views • Feb 10, 2023

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React is easily one of the single most popular libraries in use today. Given that it was made within a juggernaut like Facebook, you might have assumed it was always destined for success.
But what if we told you that React’s first brush with the public sphere was anything but glamorous? React.js: The Documentary brings you the full story behind the early days of React, focusing on the dedicated group of developers who helped bring it to the world stage. This story is told by an all-star cast of developers like Tom Occhino, Christopher Chedeau, Pete Hunt, Sebastian Markbåge, Dan Abramov, and many more.
Follow the cast:
Adam Wolff: https://twitter.com/dmwlff
Andrew Clark: https://twitter.com/acdlite
Christopher Chedeau: https://twitter.com/Vjeux
Dan Abramov: https://twitter.com/dan_abramov
David Nolen: https://twitter.com/swannodette
Lee Byron: https://twitter.com/leeb
Michael Chan: https://twitter.com/chantastic
Pete Hunt: https://twitter.com/floydophone
Sebastian Markbåge: https://twitter.com/sebmarkbage
Shane O'Sullivan: https://twitter.com/Chofter and https://chofter.com/
Sophie Alpert: https://twitter.com/sophiebits and https://sophiebits.com/
Tom Occhino: https://twitter.com/tomocchino
Tony Casparro: https://twitter.com/IamTonyC
Many people contributed to React throughout the years and this documentary is just a little slice of that history. You can find full acknowledgements here: https://reactjs.org/acknowledgements.html
Thanks to these amazing people for translating subtitles:
Charlie: https://twitter.com/charliesbot
Jose: https://twitter.com/jbetosalinas
Gustavo Gonçalves
And to @itdocru for the Russian dub!
But what if we told you that React’s first brush with the public sphere was anything but glamorous? React.js: The Documentary brings you the full story behind the early days of React, focusing on the dedicated group of developers who helped bring it to the world stage. This story is told by an all-star cast of developers like Tom Occhino, Christopher Chedeau, Pete Hunt, Sebastian Markbåge, Dan Abramov, and many more.
Follow the cast:
Adam Wolff: https://twitter.com/dmwlff
Andrew Clark: https://twitter.com/acdlite
Christopher Chedeau: https://twitter.com/Vjeux
Dan Abramov: https://twitter.com/dan_abramov
David Nolen: https://twitter.com/swannodette
Lee Byron: https://twitter.com/leeb
Michael Chan: https://twitter.com/chantastic
Pete Hunt: https://twitter.com/floydophone
Sebastian Markbåge: https://twitter.com/sebmarkbage
Shane O'Sullivan: https://twitter.com/Chofter and https://chofter.com/
Sophie Alpert: https://twitter.com/sophiebits and https://sophiebits.com/
Tom Occhino: https://twitter.com/tomocchino
Tony Casparro: https://twitter.com/IamTonyC
Many people contributed to React throughout the years and this documentary is just a little slice of that history. You can find full acknowledgements here: https://reactjs.org/acknowledgements.html
Thanks to these amazing people for translating subtitles:
Charlie: https://twitter.com/charliesbot
Jose: https://twitter.com/jbetosalinas
Gustavo Gonçalves
And to @itdocru for the Russian dub!
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