The React Foundation: The New Home for React and React Native
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- Meta open-sourced React over a decade ago, now powering over 50 million websites and products.
- React has expanded beyond the web to mobile, tablets, desktops, TVs, gaming consoles, and mixed reality devices via React Native.
- The React Foundation is announced to support the React community, maintain infrastructure, organize React Conf, and create ecosystem initiatives.
- The React Foundation will be part of the Linux Foundation, fostering a vendor-neutral environment.
- Governing board includes representatives from Amazon, Callstack, Expo, Meta, Microsoft, Software Mansion, and Vercel.
- Technical governance will be independent of the React Foundation, with details to be shared later.
- Meta commits to a five-year partnership with the React Foundation, including over $3 million in funding and engineering support.
- Meta will continue using React as its primary UI tool and maintain a dedicated engineering team for React and React Native.
- The React Foundation aims to unlock new opportunities for collaboration, innovation, and growth in the React ecosystem.