In mid-2022 I had a great time taking part in a documentary about the JavaScript framework ReactJS by the good people at Honeypot, along with many wonderful engineers who also played a part in its success. The film focuses on the early years in the life of ReactJS, including before it was open sourced and in the year or two afterward.
At time of writing (Dec 2022) I haven’t seen the full film, so I’m not sure how much of my content made it in to the final cut, but I did my best to provide colour into the very early days of ReactJS, where some of it’s early influences came from, and the struggles it faced gaining adoption both inside and outside of Facebook.
It will be released in Feb 2023, and here’s the trailer to whet your appetite
