My First Few Months With Lynx.js

Presented
WarsawJS Meetup
Speaker
Łukasz Chludziński
Engineering Manager
@
Callstack

So you've heard of React Native, Flutter, maybe even SwiftUI. But what about Lynx.js, the new UI framework coming out of Bytedance (yep, the company behind TikTok)?

Over the past few months, Łukasz has been diving into Lynx.js, building real apps with it, and learning where it shines… and where it still makes you want to scream into a pillow. In this talk, he'ss share:

  • What Lynx.js actually is, and why Bytedance/TikTok are betting big on it
  • The developer experience (good, bad, and "wait, what just happened?")
  • How it handles cross-platform UI at massive scale
  • Lessons he learned as a newcomer, so you don't make the same mistakes

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