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title: "Building a Modern Navigation Library: The Hard Parts"
description: "At reactCon, Satyajit Sahoo explores the design choices behind React Navigation 8 and the challenges of creating a navigation library that works across platforms."
url: https://www.callstack.com/events/building-a-modern-navigation-library-the-hard-parts-2
updated: 2026-10-24T08:39:19.266Z
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# Building a Modern Navigation Library: The Hard Parts

At reactCon, Satyajit Sahoo explores the design choices behind React Navigation 8 and the challenges of creating a navigation library that works across platforms.

_Talk · 10/7/2026, 14:50 PM - 15:30 PM · Berlin, Germany · Category: React Native_

Organizer: reactCon Berlin

Speakers: Satyajit Sahoo (Software Engineer @ Callstack)

[Event page](https://www.nextappcon.com/reactcon)

Satya takes attendees through the work behind React Navigation 8, from the thinking behind its Static API to the choice between native and custom primitives. He’ll cover type-safe navigation for complex app structures, how React features such as `startTransition` and Activity fit in, and the differences that arise when navigation must work across platforms.

The talk shows how these decisions affect developer experience, cross-platform support, and the library’s ability to adopt modern React features.