Hacker News new | ask | show | jobs
by mikeryan 3878 days ago
Picking a nit, they don't use React in the browser across all devices. They actually use an internal rendering engine called Gibbon on some devices with client code written JavaScript with React but not rendering to HTML or a browser instead using their internal engine. Interestingly this has become easier with React breaking out React and ReactDOM.

Interesting to note that Netflix must see Gibbon as a competitive advantage, I've been told its not likely to see an open source release.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eNC0mRYGWgc