Why Amazon Built a React Native OS

At React Conf, Giovanni and his colleague Eric, a product manager for Vega, presented Vega OS, its development tools, and how to get started. The interview was recorded about a week after the OS became public.

Giovanni says Vega had been in development for more than three years, including before he joined Amazon three years earlier. He describes it as a lightweight OS with React Native built in, intended to improve app performance even on low-end devices while letting developers use familiar skills.

Giovanni says he was new to React Conf but had met the React Native community at App.js and React Universe. He describes the community as inclusive and says he enjoyed the conference venue and its resort setting.

Asked whether people should attend next year, Giovanni recommends the conference and praises its talks, announcements, and knowledge sharing. He highlights contributions from speakers at large companies and other major players in the space.