The New York Times just upgraded from React 16 to 18
The New York Times just upgraded from React 16 to 18.
Result: ~50% fewer re-renders!
Why? React 18's automatic batching and concurrency features.
Full writeup that includes details on how they completed the upgrade: https://open.nytimes.com/enhancing-the-new-york-times-web-performance-with-react-18-d6f91a7c5af8