

Frontend developer and half designer. Known as @drac on Github.
React Native has a start up overhead mostly caused by having to inject the JavaScript bundle into JavaScriptCore (the VM used by React Native both on iOS and Android) and instantiate native modules and view managers. Although the React Native team has come a long way in improving performance, for Instagram integrat…
Why does one choose to use Gmail over Yahoo, Medium over Blogger — if the features are 99% the same? It’s definitely not about disrupting usability standards. It’s about that additional layer of sophistication that can only be achieved when you put enough time and brainpower into the tiniest details, the most subtle animations, the most elegant transitions – not just for the sake of creating whimsical dribbble shots.