This podcast episode features Aiden Bai, the creator of MillionJS, who shares his coding journey and the creation of MillionJS. The episode emphasizes the significance of supportive communities like Hack Club and discusses MillionJS's focus on performance as an accessibility issue. Aiden explains MillionJS's unique approach in optimizing the use of the Virtual DOM and the role of blocks in building single-page applications. The episode also covers best practices for splitting components into blocks in React and explores the potential of Million's compiler. Additionally, the conversation delves into the challenges of prioritizing performance in web development and highlights the future plans for MillionJS. The episode concludes with insights on the impact of MillionJS on the React community and the speaker's perspective on venture funding and the development industry.
Takeaways
• Aiden Bai started coding in fifth grade and developed a passion for it, which led to the creation of MillionJS.
• Hack Club is a community that provides support and validation for high school coders like Aiden.
• MillionJS focuses on performance as an accessibility issue, aiming to improve web performance for all users.
• MillionJS utilizes a specialized approach called Block Virtual DOM to optimize the use of the Virtual DOM.
• Blocks in MillionJS are higher-level abstractions that provide a decoupled approach to rendering and updating the DOM in single-page applications.
• MillionJS offers a compiler that transforms React components into a format compatible with the Million runtime.
• The compiler allows developers to write hooks and props while ensuring efficiency in the Million runtime.
• Prioritizing performance in web development can be challenging, but tools like MillionJS can help shift the focus to performance without extensive conversations.
• MillionJS has the potential to impact the React community and drive the adoption of performance optimizations.
• Venture funding may not always be the preferred path for developers, as open-source projects, sponsorships, and grants can provide support.
• The community and contributors play a vital role in MillionJS, and adoption and translation efforts are significant factors for success.
• MillionJS appeals to young developers on platforms like Twitter and Discord, and community building is crucial.
• The availability of resources like the Million library, Discord, and GitHub contributes to the growth of the Million community.
