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UI Engine

Product by UI TV

Also known as C++ engine

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Key facts

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UI TV
Capabilities
UI TV, renders interfaces across platforms using a common codebase

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  1. as of Oct 2019Capability
    UI TV: renders interfaces across platforms using a common codebase
    renders interfaces across platforms using a common codebase
    “a unified UI across any platform, with a common codebase” 1:22
    Unverified1 source· Talk
  2. reported 2019-10Built
    UI TV built UI Engine
    “we help them do that with a C++ engine” 0:38
    Unverified1 source· Talk

Talks 1

29:56
Erik Uggeldahl & Andrew Emmons
Erik Uggeldahl, Andrew Emmons

Andrew Emmons and Erik Uggeldahl explain how UI TV adapted React Native to its C++ UI Engine to build streaming apps across mobile, consoles, smart TVs, and set-top boxes. They describe the C++ bridge, Yoga layout integration, JavaScript interpreter choices, and the performance trade-offs involved in working across varied hardware. They also show how UI TV brought React Native to Roku through a cloud-hosted thin client and connected After Effects designs to React Native with custom JSX tags. The talk argues that understanding systems-level details helps developers make informed performance decisions and extend apps to more platforms.

Oct 3, 2019· 30 minDiscussed 0:38