React Native at Microsoft: A Journey of Strategic Adaptability and Innovation

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Microsoft runs React Native across Windows, macOS, iOS and Android with production uses in Office apps, Xbox, Skype and Outlook reaching millions daily, and both React Native for Windows and MacOS are shipping. The default JS engine is Hermes (optimized for startup) but teams swap in V8 for raw performance; a headless runtime runs business logic server-side. Brownfield integrations reuse UI and business logic in monorepos, RX Test App and RX Kit are open source, and web APIs (battery, localStorage) are underway to reuse web UI.

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1. 0:00Introduction
2. 1:25What is React Native
3. 7:50Microsoft Apps
4. 9:18Good Strategic Reason
5. 9:36HR Ability
6. 10:22Alive
7. 10:55Cross Industry Synergy
8. 11:35Open Source
9. 13:18Collaboration
10. 14:17Web Code
11. 15:55Recap

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