Experiment with New Architecture of React Native
Article Summary
React Native's New Architecture isn't coming anymore. It's here, and the ecosystem is already moving fast to support it.
Callstack published a comprehensive guide exploring React Native's New Architecture, which has transitioned from experimental to production-ready. The article serves as both a technical primer and a call to action for teams still running on the old architecture.
Key Takeaways
- New Architecture enables concurrent rendering and DOM APIs for React Native
- TurboModules replace legacy native modules with type-safe, codegen-powered bridges
- Fabric renderer eliminates the async bridge bottleneck for UI updates
- Migration requires updating native modules and dependencies to compatible versions
- Major libraries now support the new architecture as the default
Critical Insight
The New Architecture is now the foundation for React Native's future, unlocking performance gains and new capabilities that weren't possible with the old bridge-based system.
