2026.09.03 16:20 ~ 17:00 Panda

Inside React Native's New Architecture: Fabric, TurboModules, and Life After the Bridge

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React Native's New Architecture is now the baseline for production apps in 2026, but the migration path remains one of the most technically demanding decisions a team can make. This talk provides a precise, production-grounded breakdown of what actually changed under the hood. We examine why the old Bridge became a structural limitation not just a performance concern and how JSI, Fabric, and TurboModules each address a specific class of problem that the Bridge could not solve. We cover the rendering pipeline changes Fabric introduces, how TurboModules enable lazy initialization and type-safe native interoperability, and what synchronous native communication via JSI means for real-world feature development. The second half of the talk focuses entirely on migration, compatibility failures with third-party libraries, debugging strategies for issues that surface only in the new runtime, rollout approaches that reduce production risk, and the measurable outcomes we observed after full adoption. Attendees will leave with a clear technical understanding of the architecture, honest insight into the migration complexity, and a practical framework for making the transition in their own codebase.

Intended audience

- Android engineers who have hit the limits of the old Bridge and are evaluating the switch - Engineers dealing with third-party library compatibility issues during migration - Teams running React Native at scale who need a practical, production-tested perspective

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