How A Small Team of Developers Created React at Facebook | React.js: The Documentary

A documentary exploring the early history, challenges, and eventual success of React at Facebook, featuring interviews with its creators.

React is easily one of the single most popular libraries in use today. Given that it was made within a juggernaut like Facebook, you might have assumed it was always destined for success. But what if we told you that React’s first brush with the public sphere was anything but glamorous? React.js: The Documentary brings you the full story behind the early days of React, focusing on the dedicated group of developers who helped bring it to the world stage. This story is told by an all-star cast of developers like Tom Occhino, Christopher Chedeau, Pete Hunt, Sebastian Markbåge, Dan Abramov, and many more. Follow the cast: Adam Wolff: twitter.com/dmwlff Andrew Clark: twitter.com/acdlite Christopher Chedeau: twitter.com/Vjeux Dan Abramov: twitter.com/dan_abramov David Nolen: twitter.com/swannodette Lee Byron: twitter.com/leeb Michael Chan: twitter.com/chantastic Pete Hunt: twitter.com/floydophone Sebastian Markbåge: twitter.com/sebmarkbage Shane O'Sullivan: twitter.com/Chofter and chofter.com/ Sophie Alpert: twitter.com/sophiebits and sophiebits.com/ Tom Occhino: twitter.com/tomocchino Tony Casparro: twitter.com/IamTonyC Many people contributed to React throughout the years and this documentary is just a little slice of that history. You can find full acknowledgements here: reactjs.org/acknowledgements.html Thanks to these amazing people for translating subtitles: Charlie: twitter.com/charliesbot Jose: twitter.com/jbetosalinas Gustavo Gonçalves And to @itdocru for the Russian dub!