React Native Skia with William Candillon | Rocket Ship 035

In this conversation, Simon Grimm interviews William Candillon, the creator of Can It Be Done in React Native, about React Native Skia. They discuss the basics of Skia, the benefits of using Skia in React Native, and the performance improvements in React Native Skia. They also talk about the connection between reanimated and React Native Skia, as well as practical examples of what can be done with React Native Skia. William shares the latest release of React Native Skia and provides resources for developers to get started with it.
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William Candillon
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William Github: github.com/wcandillon
Links
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Takeaways
- React Native Skia is a powerful library that brings the best of Skia to React Native, allowing developers to create high-performance animations and graphics.
- Skia is a 2D graphics library that is used by Flutter and other frameworks. It provides low-level APIs for drawing and rendering graphics.
- React Native Skia improves performance by bypassing the bridge between native and JavaScript threads, allowing for faster animation and rendering.
- The connection between reanimated and React Native Skia allows for advanced animations and interactions in React Native applications.
- Developers can get started with React Native Skia by checking out William Candela's tutorials and the official documentation.
Chapters
00:00 Introduction and Background
00:45 Working on React Native Skia
03:55 Benefits of Skia for React Native
04:22 Improving Performance with React Native Skia
07:20 Integration with Reanimated
11:24 What Can You Do with React Native Skia?
16:35 Examples and Applications of React Native Skia
23:21 Getting Started with React Native Skia
24:35 Conclusion and Where to Find More Information