React Chinese Weekly #254 - imgui-react-runtime Lets You Build Native Apps with React and ImGui
π’ Weekly Developer Digest
> Highlights:
> - imgui-react-runtime open-sourced: Combine React + Dear ImGui for rapid native app development.
> - React Ecosystem 2025 Survey launched.
> - NativeWind brings Tailwind-like styling to React Native.
> - Fumadocs documentation framework for React released.
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π₯ Trending This Week
imgui-react-runtime: React + Dear ImGui + Static Hermes
A small demo posted on X a few weeks ago left devs wondering about open-source release β now itβs official! This tool lets you rapidly build native apps via React and the lightweight Dear ImGui GUI library. Great for desktop tool developers seeking flexibility.
Tzvetan Mikov
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React Ecosystem 2025 Survey
Devographics annual React survey is live. Deadline: November 25 (next Tuesday). Compare with 2024 results.
π Take the Survey
Devographics
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Tooltip components shouldnβt exist
Dominik argues that standalone tooltip components are a flawed abstraction β tooltips should be tightly integrated with the UI feature they serve.
π Read the Article
Dominik Dorfmeister (TkDodo)
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π‘ For UI-focused developers β Platforms like AiToEarn offer AI-powered workflows for cross-platform content creation and monetization across channels such as Douyin, WeChat, LinkedIn, YouTube, and X.
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Moving Mountains: Enzyme β React Testing Library
HubSpot migrated 76,000+ tests in one go. Learn about migration strategies, pitfalls, and lessons learned.
π Full Story
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Promoting the Web Platform over React
From the founder of ReadWriteWeb: AI tools often recommend React/Next.js by defaultβbut native browser APIs are powerful too.
π Read Here
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NativeWind: Tailwind-like Styling for React Native
Style React Native apps just like Tailwind CSS.
π Learn More
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Encapsulate State in Components
David Johnston advocates maximizing component state encapsulation.
π Read Post
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β‘ News Flash
- Vercel: automatic support for TanStack Start apps β Read Update
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- ZenPaint β React-based pixel art tool recreating early MacPaint experience. Try It
- React Native + CSS Grid? Coming soon! Follow PR
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π Code & Tools
Fumadocs: React Documentation Framework
Customizable headless UI, Markdown/MDX support, Next.js/TanStack/Waku compatibility.
π Website
Fuma Nama
π‘ Similar tool: Docusaurus
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TanStack DB 0.5: Query-Driven Sync
Live queries, sub-ms updates, optimistic writes β just write the query, the framework handles fetching.
π Release Blog
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ESLint Plugin: Baseline JavaScript
Hackathon winner β flags JS features outside current Baseline for broad browser compatibility.
π Project Page
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π’ Other Ecosystem Updates
- TypeScript immutability experiments by Evan Hahn β Read
- Google Gemini Pro 3 Preview β strong for coding tasks; GitHub Copilot already supports it. Overview
- VS Code v1.106 β new diff selection, inline suggestion snooze, new targeting in βGo to lineβ, stable terminal IntelliSense. Release Notes
- Git 2.52 β new `git last-modified` command. Highlights
- PlanetScale β Postgres instances for $5/month. Announcement
- LibreOffice JavaScript scripting β make a Wordle clone! Read Blog
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π Release Updates
- πΊ React Player v3.4 β supports YouTube, Vimeo, Facebook, and more.
- react-native-mmkv v4.0 β backend rewritten in Nitro, extremely fast key/value storage.
- React Stripe.js v5.4 β wrappers for Stripe.js + Elements.
- Rockpack v7.0 β rapid startup/scaffolding for React apps.
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π‘ Pro Tip for Creators
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