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 title: "React Conf 2025 Recap"
-author: Matt Carroll
+author: Matt Carroll and Ricky Hanlon
 date: 2025/10/16
 description: Last week we hosted React Conf 2025, in this post, we summarize the talks and announcements from the event...
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-Oct 16, 2025 by [Matt Carroll](https://x.com/mattcarrollcode).
+Oct 16, 2025 by [Matt Carroll](https://x.com/mattcarrollcode) and [Ricky Hanlon](https://bsky.app/profile/ricky.fm)
 
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@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@ Last week we hosted React Conf 2025 where we announced the [React Foundation](/b
 
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-React Conf 2025 was held October 7-9, 2025 in Henderson, Nevada. 
+React Conf 2025 was held on October 7-8, 2025, in Henderson, Nevada.
 
-The entire [day 1](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyVRg2QR6LA&t=1067s) and [day 2](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9OcztRyDl0&t=2299s) streams are available online and you can view photos from the event [here](https://conf.react.dev/photos).
+The entire [day 1](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyVRg2QR6LA&t=1067s) and [day 2](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9OcztRyDl0&t=2299s) streams are available online, and you can view photos from the event [here](https://conf.react.dev/photos).
 
 In this post, we'll summarize the talks and announcements from the event.
 
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ _Watch the full day 1 stream [here.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyVRg2QR6LA
 
 In the day 1 keynote, Joe Savona shared the updates from the team and community since the last React Conf and highlights from React 19.0 and 19.1.
 
-Mofei Zhang highlighted the new features in React 19.2 including: 
-* [`<Activity />`](https://react.dev/reference/react/Activity) component to manage visibility. 
+Mofei Zhang highlighted the new features in React 19.2 including:
+* [`<Activity />`](https://react.dev/reference/react/Activity)  — a new component to manage visibility.
 * [`useEffectEvent`](https://react.dev/reference/react/useEffectEvent) to fire events from Effects.
 * [Performance Tracks](https://react.dev/reference/dev-tools/react-performance-tracks) — a new profiling tool in DevTools.
 * [Partial Pre-Rendering](https://react.dev/blog/2025/10/01/react-19-2#partial-pre-rendering) to pre-render part of an app ahead of time, and resume rendering it later.
@@ -41,13 +41,13 @@ Jack Pope announced new features in Canary including:
 * [`<ViewTransition />`](https://react.dev/reference/react/ViewTransition) — a new component to animate page transitions.
 * [Fragment Refs](https://react.dev/reference/react/Fragment#fragmentinstance) — a new way to interact with the DOM nodes wrapped by a Fragment.
 
-Lauren Tan announced [React Compiler v1.0](https://react.dev/blog/2025/10/07/react-compiler-1) and recommended all apps use the compiler for benefits like:
-* [Automatic memoization](learn/react-compiler/introduction#what-does-react-compiler-do) with an advanced Compiler that understands React code.
-* [New lint rules](learn/react-compiler/installation#eslint-integration) powered by the Compiler to teach best practices.
+Lauren Tan announced [React Compiler v1.0](https://react.dev/blog/2025/10/07/react-compiler-1) and recommended all apps use React Compiler for benefits like:
+* [Automatic memoization](/learn/react-compiler/introduction#what-does-react-compiler-do) that understands React code.
+* [New lint rules](/learn/react-compiler/installation#eslint-integration) powered by React Compiler to teach best practices.
 * [Default support](/learn/react-compiler/installation#basic-setup) for new apps in Vite, Next.js, and Expo.
-* [Migration guides](/learn/react-compiler/incremental-adoption) for existing apps migrating to the Compiler.
+* [Migration guides](/learn/react-compiler/incremental-adoption) for existing apps migrating to React Compiler.
 
-Finally, Seth Webster gave a surprise announcement of the [React Foundation](/blog/2025/10/07/introducing-the-react-foundation) to steward React's open source development and community.
+Finally, Seth Webster announced the [React Foundation](/blog/2025/10/07/introducing-the-react-foundation) to steward React's open source development and community.
 
 Watch day 1 here:
 
@@ -57,11 +57,11 @@ Watch day 1 here:
 
 _Watch the full day 2 stream [here.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9OcztRyDl0&t=2299s)_
 
-Jorge Cohen and Nicola Corti kicked off day 2 highlighting React Native’s incredible growth with 4M weekly downloads (100% growth YoY), and some notable app migrations from Shopify, Zalando, and HelloFresh, award winning apps like RISE, RUNNA, and Partyful, and AI apps from Mistral, Replit, and v0.
+Jorge Cohen and Nicola Corti kicked off day 2 highlighting React Native’s incredible growth with 4M weekly downloads (100% growth YoY), and some notable app migrations from Shopify, Zalando, and HelloFresh, award-winning apps like RISE, RUNNA, and Partyful, and AI apps from Mistral, Replit, and v0.
 
 Riccardo Cipolleschi shared two major announcements for React Native:
-- [React Native 0.82 will be New Architecture only](https://reactnative.dev/blog/2025/10/08/react-native-0.82#new-architecture-only).
-- [Experimental Hermes V1 support](https://reactnative.dev/blog/2025/10/08/react-native-0.82#experimental-hermes-v1). 
+- [React Native 0.82 will be New Architecture only](https://reactnative.dev/blog/2025/10/08/react-native-0.82#new-architecture-only)
+- [Experimental Hermes V1 support](https://reactnative.dev/blog/2025/10/08/react-native-0.82#experimental-hermes-v1)
 
 Ruben Norte and Alex Hunt finished out the keynote by announcing:
 - [New web-aligned DOM APIs](https://reactnative.dev/blog/2025/10/08/react-native-0.82#dom-node-apis) for improved compatibility with React on the web.
@@ -75,25 +75,25 @@ Watch day 2 here:
 ## React team talks {/*react-team-talks*/}
 
 Throughout the conference, there were talks from the React team including:
-* [Async React Part I](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyVRg2QR6LA&t=10907s) and [Part II](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9OcztRyDl0&t=29073s) [(Ricky Hanlon)](https://x.com/rickhanlonii): showed what's possible using the last 10 years of innovation.
-* [Exploring React Performance](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyVRg2QR6LA&t=20274s) [(Joe Savona)](https://x.com/en_js): showed the results of our React performance research.
-* [View Transitions and Activity](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyVRg2QR6LA&t=4870s) [(Chance Strickland)](https://x.com/chancethedev): Chance worked with the React team to showcase how to use `<Activity />` and `<ViewTranstion />` to build fast, native-feeling animations.
+* [Async React Part I](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyVRg2QR6LA&t=10907s) and [Part II](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9OcztRyDl0&t=29073s) [(Ricky Hanlon)](https://x.com/rickhanlonii) showed what's possible using the last 10 years of innovation.
+* [Exploring React Performance](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyVRg2QR6LA&t=20274s) [(Joe Savona)](https://x.com/en_js) showed the results of our React performance research.
+* [View Transitions and Activity](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyVRg2QR6LA&t=4870s) [(Chance Strickland)](https://x.com/chancethedev) — Chance worked with the React team to showcase how to use `<Activity />` and `<ViewTransition />` to build fast, native-feeling animations.
 * [Profiling with React Performance tracks](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyVRg2QR6LA&t=8276s) [(Ruslan Lesiutin)](https://x.com/ruslanlesiutin) showed how to use the new React Performance Tracks to debug performance issues and build great apps.
 * [Reimagining Lists in React Native](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9OcztRyDl0&t=10382s) [(Luna Wei)](https://x.com/lunaleaps) introduced Virtual View, a new primitive for lists that manages visibility with mode-based rendering (hidden/pre-render/visible).
 * [React Strict DOM](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9OcztRyDl0&t=9026s) [(Nicolas Gallagher)](https://nicolasgallagher.com/) talked about Meta's approach to using web code on native.
 
-### React framework talks {/*react-framework-talks*/}
+## React framework talks {/*react-framework-talks*/}
 
-The second half of day 1 had a series of talks from React Framework teams including:
+The second half of day 2 had a series of talks from React Framework teams including:
 
-* [React Native, Amplified](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9OcztRyDl0&t=5737s) by [Giovanni Laquidara](https://x.com/giolaq) and [Eric Faisl](https://x.com/efahsl).
+* [React Native, Amplified](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9OcztRyDl0&t=5737s) by [Giovanni Laquidara](https://x.com/giolaq) and [Eric Fahsl](https://x.com/efahsl).
 * [React Everywhere: Bringing React Into Native Apps](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9OcztRyDl0&t=18213s) by [Mike Grabowski](https://x.com/grabbou).
-* [How Parcel Bundles React Server Components](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9OcztRyDl0&t=19538s) by [Devon Govett](https://x.com/devonovett)
-* [Designing Page Transitions](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9OcztRyDl0&t=20640s) by [Delba de Oliveira](https://x.com/delba_oliveira)
-* [Build Fast, Deploy Faster — Expo in 2025](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9OcztRyDl0&t=21350s) by [Evan Bacon](https://x.com/baconbrix)
-* [The React Router take on RSC](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9OcztRyDl0&t=22367s) by [Kent C. Dodds](https://x.com/kentcdodds)
-* [RedwoodSDK: Web Standards Meet Full-Stack React](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9OcztRyDl0&t=24992s) by [Peter Pistorius](https://x.com/appfactory) and [Aurora Scharff](https://x.com/aurorascharff)
-* [TanStack Start](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9OcztRyDl0&t=26065s) by [Tanner Linsley](https://x.com/tannerlinsley)
+* [How Parcel Bundles React Server Components](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9OcztRyDl0&t=19538s) by [Devon Govett](https://x.com/devonovett).
+* [Designing Page Transitions](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9OcztRyDl0&t=20640s) by [Delba de Oliveira](https://x.com/delba_oliveira).
+* [Build Fast, Deploy Faster — Expo in 2025](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9OcztRyDl0&t=21350s) by [Evan Bacon](https://x.com/baconbrix).
+* [The React Router's take on RSC](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9OcztRyDl0&t=22367s) by [Kent C. Dodds](https://x.com/kentcdodds).
+* [RedwoodSDK: Web Standards Meet Full-Stack React](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9OcztRyDl0&t=24992s) by [Peter Pistorius](https://x.com/appfactory) and [Aurora Scharff](https://x.com/aurorascharff).
+* [TanStack Start](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9OcztRyDl0&t=26065s) by [Tanner Linsley](https://x.com/tannerlinsley).
 
 ## Q&A {/*q-and-a*/}
 There were three Q&A panels during the conference:
@@ -112,4 +112,22 @@ We also heard talks from the community including:
 
 ## Thanks {/*thanks*/}
 
-TODO
+Thank you to all the staff, speakers, and participants, who made React Conf 2025 possible. There are too many to list, but we want to thank a few in particular.
+
+Thank you to [Matt Carroll](https://x.com/mattcarrollcode) for planning the entire event and building the conference website.
+
+Thank you to [Michael Chan](https://x.com/chantastic) for MCing React Conf with incredible dedication and energy, delivering thoughtful speaker intros, fun jokes, and genuine enthusiasm throughout the event. Thank you to [Jorge Cohen](https://x.com/JorgeWritesCode) for hosting the livestream, interviewing each speaker, and bringing the in-person React Conf experience online.
+
+Thank you to [Mateusz Kornacki](https://x.com/mat_kornacki), [Mike Grabowski](https://x.com/grabbou), [Kris Lis](https://www.linkedin.com/in/krzysztoflisakakris/) and the team at [Callstack](https://www.callstack.com/) for co-organizing React Conf and providing design, engineering, and marketing support. Thank you to the [ZeroSlope team](https://zeroslopeevents.com/contact-us/): Sunny Leggett, Tracey Harrison, Tara Larish, Whitney Pogue, and Brianne Smythia for helping to organize the event.
+
+Thank you to [Jorge Cabiedes Acosta](https://github.com/jorge-cab), [Gijs Weterings](https://x.com/gweterings), [Tim Yung](https://x.com/yungsters), and [Jason Bonta](https://x.com/someextent) for bringing questions from the Discord to the livestream. Thank you to [Lynn Yu](https://github.com/lynnshaoyu) for leading the moderation of the Discord. Thank you to [Seth Webster](https://x.com/sethwebster) for welcoming us each day; and to [Christopher Chedeau](https://x.com/vjeux), [Kevin Gozali](https://x.com/fkgozali), and [Pieter De Baets](https://x.com/Javache) for joining us with a special message during the after-party.
+
+Thank you to [Kadi Kraman](https://x.com/kadikraman), [Beto](https://x.com/betomoedano) and [Nicolas Solerieu](https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicolas-solerieu/) for building the conference mobile app. Thank you [Wojtek Szafraniec](https://x.com/wojteg1337) for help with the conference website. Thank you to [Mustache](https://www.mustachepower.com/) & [Cornerstone](https://cornerstoneav.com/) for the visuals, stage, and sound; and to the Westin Hotel for hosting us.
+
+Thank you to all the sponsors who made the event possible: [Amazon](https://www.developer.amazon.com), [MUI](https://mui.com/), [Vercel](https://vercel.com/), [Expo](https://expo.dev/), [RedwoodSDK](https://rwsdk.com), [Ag Grid](https://www.ag-grid.com), [RevenueCat](https://www.revenuecat.com/), [Resend](https://resend.com), [Mux](https://www.mux.com/), [Old Mission](https://www.oldmissioncapital.com/), [Arcjet](https://arcjet.com), [Infinite Red](https://infinite.red/), and [RenderATL](https://renderatl.com).
+
+Thank you to all the speakers who shared their knowledge and experience with the community.
+
+Finally, thank you to everyone who attended in person and online to show what makes React, React. React is more than a library, it is a community, and it was inspiring to see everyone come together to share and learn together.
+
+See you next time!
