Supper Club × Make React 70% Faster! Million.js with 18 Year Old Aiden Bai

In this supper club episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk with Aiden Bai about his work on Million.js that aims to make React a lot faster. How does Million.js make React faster? And most importantly: has Aiden ever used a VCR? Show Notes • 00:35 • Welcome • 00:57 • Introducing Aiden Bai • Aiden Bai • aidenybai on GitHub • @aidenybai on Twitter • Aiden Bai on YouTube • Million.js • 01:57 • What is Million.js? • 03:20 • How does React do rendering now? • 04:31 • How does Million.js make it faster? • 07:37 • What goes into creating a compiler? • 08:24 • How do you go from learning JavaScript to writing compilers? • 11:05 • Wyze WebRTC stream work • 13:13 • What are you using to benchmark and test? • solidjs.com • js-framework-benchmark • xkcd: Compiling • 18:19 • What does a slowly rendering site look like? • 23:54 • How do you handle find on page with large amounts of code? • 25:32 • What does 70% faster with Million.js mean? • Hyper™ • Warp: Your terminal, reimagined • 26:44 • Why are maps slow? • Supper Club × WASM, Fastly Edge, and Polyfill.io with Jake Champion — Syntax Podcast 643 • 28:19 • Benefits of the Macro API • 31:12 • Does Million.js work across the board? • 33:03 • Does it ever break projects? How do you test Million.js? • 35:35 • How do you keep up on your GitHub issues? • 37:40 • What other areas of tech are you interested in working on? • partytown • 39:32 • What was the inspiration for your website? • 43:52 • Supper Club questions • Gruvbox with Material Palette • iTerm2 - macOS Terminal Replacement ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× • Barbie (2023) directed by Greta Gerwig • Reviews, film + cast • Letterboxd • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem (2023) directed by Jeff Rowe • Reviews, film + cast • Letterboxd Shameless Plugs • Million Kitchen Sink Tweet us your tasty treats • Scott’s Instagram • LevelUpTutorials Instagram • Wes’ Instagram • Wes’ Twitter • Wes’ Facebook • Scott’s Twitter • Make sure to include @SyntaxFM • in your tweets • Wes Bos on Bluesky • Scott on Bluesky • Syntax on Bluesky