Everything I Know About React I Learned From Twitter

Everything I know about React I learned from Twitter Jenn Creighton (@gurlcode) FrontEnd Engineer @ Rent the RunwaY

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React.createElement(”button”, null); @gurlcode

React Element { type: button, props: { … } } @gurlcode

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Fiber { tag child sibling return … } @gurlcode

Fiber { Fiber type tag child sibling return … } @gurlcode

Fiber { Child fiber Fiber type tag child sibling return … } @gurlcode

Fiber { Child fiber Fiber type tag child sibling return … Sibling fiber } @gurlcode

Fiber { Child fiber Parent fiber Fiber type tag child sibling return … Sibling fiber } @gurlcode

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reactInternalInstance @gurlcode

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div h1 C div one-way two-way @gurlcode

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ReactDOM.unstable_createRoot(node) @gurlcode

new ReactRoot ReactDOM.unstable_createRoot(node) @gurlcode

createFiberRoot new ReactRoot ReactDOM.unstable_createRoot(node) @gurlcode

createHostRootFiber createFiberRoot new ReactRoot ReactDOM.unstable_createRoot(node) @gurlcode

HostRoot createFiber fiber { tag: HostRoot } createFiberRoot new ReactRoot ReactDOM.unstable_createRoot(node) @gurlcode

HostRoot createFiber root.current = fiber new ReactRoot ReactDOM.unstable_createRoot(node) @gurlcode

HostRoot createFiber new ReactRoot ReactDOM.unstable_createRoot(node) @gurlcode

HostRoot createFiber this._internalRoot = root ReactDOM.unstable_createRoot(node) @gurlcode

HostRoot createFiber root = ReactRoot @gurlcode

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this._InternalRoot { current: { tag: HostRoot } … } @gurlcode

HostRoot root.render( ReactElement ) @gurlcode

HostRoot ReactRoot.render( ReactElement ) @gurlcode

HostRoot scheduleRootUpdate(current, element) ReactRoot.render( ReactElement ) @gurlcode

HostRoot update = { element: element } ReactRoot.render( ReactElement ) @gurlcode

HostRoot enqueueUpdate(update) scheduleRootUpdate(current, element) ReactRoot.render( ReactElement ) @gurlcode

Fiber { alternate tag child sibling list of state updates return updateQueue } @gurlcode

HostRoot scheduleRootUpdate(current, element) ReactRoot.render( ReactElement ) @gurlcode

HostRoot scheduleWork( ) scheduleWork scheduleRootUpdate(current, element) ReactRoot.render( ReactElement ) @gurlcode

HostRoot scheduleRootUpdate(current, element) ReactRoot.render( ReactElement ) @gurlcode

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HostRoot performWork @gurlcode

HostRoot renderRoot performWork @gurlcode

HostRoot createWorkInProgress(current) renderRoot performWork @gurlcode

HostRoot workInProgress = current.alternate renderRoot performWork @gurlcode

Fiber { Pooled fiber alternate tag child sibling return … } @gurlcode

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HostRoot workInProgress === null renderRoot performWork @gurlcode

HostRoot createFiber(current) workInProgress = current.alternate renderRoot performWork @gurlcode

HostRoot current.alternate = workInProgress renderRoot performWork @gurlcode

HostRoot createWorkInProgress(current) renderRoot performWork @gurlcode

HostRoot nextUnitOfWork = workInProgress performWork @gurlcode

HostRoot workLoop nextUnitOfWork = workInProgress performWork @gurlcode

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fiber @gurlcode

HostRoot workLoop @gurlcode

HostRoot performUnitOfWork workLoop @gurlcode

HostRoot beginWork performUnitOfWork workLoop @gurlcode

HostRoot updateHostRoot beginWork performUnitOfWork workLoop @gurlcode

HostRoot processUpdateQueue updateHostRoot beginWork performUnitOfWork workLoop @gurlcode

HostRoot newState = { element: element } updateHostRoot beginWork performUnitOfWork workLoop @gurlcode

HostRoot fiber.memoizedState = newState updateHostRoot beginWork performUnitOfWork workLoop @gurlcode

Fiber { alternate tag child sibling return memoizedState … current state } @gurlcode

HostRoot nextChild = fiber.memoizedState.element beginWork performUnitOfWork workLoop @gurlcode

HostRoot reconcileChildFibers(child, nextChild) nextChild = fiber.memoizedState.element beginWork performUnitOfWork workLoop @gurlcode

HostRoot workInProgress.child = createFiber( ) div nextChild = fiber.memoizedState.element beginWork performUnitOfWork workLoop @gurlcode

HostRoot div return workInProgress.child beginWork performUnitOfWork workLoop @gurlcode

HostRoot div return workInProgress.child performUnitOfWork workLoop @gurlcode

HostRoot div return workInProgress.child workLoop @gurlcode

HostRoot div nextUnitOfWork = performUnitWork @gurlcode

HostRoot div nextUnitOfWork !== null @gurlcode

HostRoot div workLoop @gurlcode

HostRoot div performUnitOfWork workLoop @gurlcode

HostRoot div beginWork performUnitOfWork workLoop @gurlcode

HostRoot div updateHostComponent beginWork performUnitOfWork workLoop @gurlcode

HostRoot div nextChild = fiber.pendingProps.children beginWork performUnitOfWork workLoop @gurlcode

Fiber { alternate tag child sibling return memoizedState pendingProps … waiting to be applied } @gurlcode

HostRoot reconcileChildFibers(child, nextChild) div updateHostComponent beginWork performUnitOfWork workLoop @gurlcode

reconcileChildrenArray reconcileChildFibers HostRoot div updateHostComponent beginWork performUnitOfWork workLoop @gurlcode

HostRoot child = createFiber( ) reconcileChildFibers div updateHostComponent h1 beginWork performUnitOfWork workLoop @gurlcode

HostRoot child.sibling = createFiber( ) reconcileChildFibers div updateHostComponent h1 C beginWork performUnitOfWork workLoop @gurlcode

HostRoot return child reconcileChildFibers div updateHostComponent h1 C beginWork performUnitOfWork workLoop @gurlcode

HostRoot workInProgress.child = child div updateHostComponent h1 C beginWork performUnitOfWork workLoop @gurlcode

HostRoot div return workInProgress.child h1 C beginWork performUnitOfWork workLoop @gurlcode

HostRoot div h1 C return workInProgress.child performUnitOfWork workLoop @gurlcode

HostRoot div h1 C return workInProgress.child workLoop @gurlcode

HostRoot div h1 C nextUnitOfWork = performUnitWork @gurlcode

HostRoot div h1 C nextUnitOfWork !== null @gurlcode

HostRoot div h1 C workLoop @gurlcode

HostRoot div h1 C performUnitOfWork workLoop @gurlcode

HostRoot div h1 C beginWork performUnitOfWork workLoop @gurlcode

HostRoot div updateHostComponent h1 C beginWork performUnitOfWork workLoop @gurlcode

HostRoot reconcileChildFibers div updateHostComponent h1 C beginWork performUnitOfWork workLoop @gurlcode

HostRoot workInProgress.child = null div updateHostComponent h1 C beginWork performUnitOfWork workLoop @gurlcode

HostRoot div return null h1 C beginWork performUnitOfWork workLoop @gurlcode

HostRoot div h1 C return null performUnitOfWork workLoop @gurlcode

HostRoot div h1 C nextUnitOfWork === null workLoop @gurlcode

HostRoot div h1 C completeUnitOfWork performUnitOfWork workLoop @gurlcode

HostRoot div completeWork h1 C completeUnitOfWork return performUnitOfWork workInProgress.child workLoop @gurlcode

HostRoot div return fiber.sibling | | fiber.return h1 C completeUnitOfWork return performUnitOfWork workInProgress.child workLoop @gurlcode

HostRoot div h1 C return fiber.sibling return performUnitOfWork workInProgress.child workLoop @gurlcode

HostRoot div h1 C return fiber.sibling return return workInProgress.child fiber.sibling workLoop @gurlcode

HostRoot div h1 C return fiber.sibling nextUnitOfWork = performUnitOfWork return workInProgress.child nextUnitOfWork = performUnitOfWork @gurlcode

HostRoot div h1 C @gurlcode

HostRoot div h1 C div @gurlcode

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Component.prototype.setState @gurlcode

HostRoot div h1 C div enqueueSetState(fiber, update) @gurlcode

HostRoot div h1 enqueueUpdate(fiber, update) C div enqueueSetState(fiber, update) @gurlcode

HostRoot div h1 C div enqueueSetState(fiber, update) @gurlcode

HostRoot div h1 scheduleWork( ) C div enqueueSetState(fiber, update) @gurlcode

HostRoot div h1 C div enqueueSetState(fiber, update) @gurlcode

HostRoot div h1 C div performWork @gurlcode

HostRoot div h1 renderRoot C div performWork @gurlcode

HostRoot div h1 C workInProgress = current.alternate renderRoot div performWork @gurlcode

HostRoot div h1 nextUnitOfWork = workInProgress C div performWork @gurlcode

HostRoot div h1 C workLoop nextUnitOfWork = workInProgress div performWork @gurlcode

HostRoot div h1 C div workLoop @gurlcode

HostRoot div h1 performUnitOfWork C div workLoop @gurlcode

HostRoot div h1 C beginWork performUnitOfWork div workLoop @gurlcode

HostRoot div h1 C oldProps !== newProps performUnitOfWork div workLoop @gurlcode

HostRoot div h1 C return workInProgress.child performUnitOfWork div workLoop @gurlcode

HostRoot div h1 return workInProgress.child C div workLoop @gurlcode

HostRoot div h1 C div workLoop @gurlcode

HostRoot div h1 C div @gurlcode

HostRoot div h1 C div workLoop @gurlcode

HostRoot div h1 performUnitOfWork C div workLoop @gurlcode

HostRoot div h1 C beginWork performUnitOfWork div workLoop @gurlcode

HostRoot div updateClassComponent h1 C beginWork performUnitOfWork div workLoop @gurlcode

HostRoot updateClassInstance div updateClassComponent h1 C beginWork performUnitOfWork div workLoop @gurlcode

HostRoot processUpdateQueue updateClassInstance div updateClassComponent h1 C beginWork performUnitOfWork div workLoop @gurlcode

HostRoot fiber.memoizedState = newState updateClassInstance div updateClassComponent h1 C beginWork performUnitOfWork div workLoop @gurlcode

HostRoot div instance.state = fiber.memoizedState h1 C beginWork performUnitOfWork div workLoop @gurlcode

HostRoot div nextChild = instance.render( ) h1 C beginWork performUnitOfWork div workLoop @gurlcode

HostRoot reconcileChildFibers div updateClassComponent h1 C beginWork performUnitOfWork div workLoop @gurlcode

HostRoot fiber.effectTag = Update div updateClassComponent h1 C beginWork performUnitOfWork div workLoop @gurlcode

Fiber { work to be done alternate tag child sibling return memoizedState pendingProps effectTag … } @gurlcode

HostRoot return workInProgress.child div updateClassComponent h1 C beginWork performUnitOfWork div workLoop @gurlcode

HostRoot div return workInProgress.child h1 C beginWork performUnitOfWork div workLoop @gurlcode

HostRoot div h1 C return workInProgress.child performUnitOfWork div workLoop @gurlcode

HostRoot div h1 return workInProgress.child C div workLoop @gurlcode

HostRoot div h1 C div workLoop @gurlcode

HostRoot div h1 C div @gurlcode

div h1 C div @gurlcode

f f f f @gurlcode

VDOM @gurlcode

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fn fn fn @gurlcode

When a function is called, a new stack frame is added fn fn fn fn @gurlcode

Fibers are virtual stack frames fiber fiber fiber fiber @gurlcode

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Thank You! Huge shoutout to the React core team 💛 @gurlcode