--- title: "Generating dynamic video animations with React" publication: "React Status" issue: 304 published_at: "2022-09-07" canonical_url: "https://react.statuscode.com/issues/304" --- Plus React Native 0.70, Next.js Conf 2022, and why use Storybook anyway? | #​304 — September 7, 2022 [Read on the Web](https://react.statuscode.com/issues/304) React Status [![\](https://res.cloudinary.com/cpress/image/upload/w_1280,e_sharpen:60/bz4zzk1a2ybx3ncxqhhl.jpg)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sA-X0Bw_7Gg) ▶[Creating F1 Style Graphics with Remotion](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sA-X0Bw_7Gg) — Fans of Formula 1 motorracing may recall the 'stinger' transition from the 2021 season. The author of [Remotion](https://www.remotion.dev) – a library that can generate video from React code – walks through its recreation in what can only be described as record lap time. _(And is, perhaps, the only coding video to begin at a racing circuit?)_ Jonny Berger 📆 [Next.js Conf 2022 Announced](https://vercel.com/blog/nextjs-conf-2022) — Takes place on the _sixth_(!) anniversary of the creation of Next.js (the hugely popular React framework) and it’s online (and at no cost) so everyone can get involved. You could even be a presenter – the [call for proposals](https://nextjs-conf.super.site/) is open till September 16. The event starts at 10:30am Pacific on October 25, 2022 and you can [register here](https://nextjs.org/conf). 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Wijmo from GrapeCity sponsor [Why Use Storybook in 2022?](https://storybook.js.org/blog/why-storybook-in-2022/) — I’d _prefer_ an independent take, warts and all, but this is a reasonable roundup of why [Storybook](https://storybook.js.org) is popular among users of component-driven frameworks. Write declarative stories, simulate your components in action, and share the results or use it as an internal directory. Dominic Nguyen (Storybook) 🗣 If you _do_ write any opinion posts about Storybook (or any other React topic, for that matter), let us know by replying to any issue of _React Status_ and we'll consider them for inclusion in future issues. [React Native 0.70 Released](https://reactnative.dev/blog/2022/09/05/version-070) — The new release features [Hermes](https://hermesengine.dev) as the default engine, full CMake support for Android, unified configuration for Codegen, and a refresh of the documentation for the [‘New Architecture’](https://reactnative.dev/docs/next/the-new-architecture/landing-page). React Native Core Team Jobs [Full-Stack Engineer (NYC / Remote)](https://apply.workable.com/j/E0E1B15339) — 100M+ devices, 100B+ API calls. Radar is looking for Product Engineers to build geospatial dev tools. Radar [Find React Jobs with Hired](https://hired.com/join/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=sponsor&utm_campaign=%28b2c%29%28l-all%29%28r-all%29%28cooper-reactstatus%29&utm_content=find-your-next-job) — Create a profile on Hired to connect with hiring managers at growing startups and Fortune 500 companies. It's free for job-seekers. Hired [How BenchSci Moved Its Science Webapp to Next.js](https://blog.benchsci.com/moving-house-to-next.js) — BenchSci’s [AI-Assisted Reagent Selection](https://www.benchsci.com/platform/ai-assisted-reagent-selection) app is at the core of the company’s business. Here’s the story of how they moved it from a collection of legacy technologies to Next.js _without_ sacrificing the user experience. Tim Beamish 🛠 Code and Tools [![\](https://res.cloudinary.com/cpress/image/upload/w_1280,e_sharpen:60/ynmir68xrzj2hmmkmvww.jpg)](https://github.com/plotly/react-cytoscapejs) [react-cytoscapejs 2.0: Component for Network Visualizations](https://github.com/plotly/react-cytoscapejs) — Wraps the popular [Cytoscape.js](https://js.cytoscape.org) graph network rendering library and makes its visualizations ([such as these](https://js.cytoscape.org/#demos)) more easily deployable within your React app. Plotly [Hyper Fetch: A Turbocharged Fetch Library](https://hyperfetch.bettertyped.com/) — The creator bills it as _“a mix of Axios and react-query in one, with advanced persistence options.”_ It’s backend agnostic and offers queues, caching, persistence, and even offline support out of the box. [GitHub repo](https://github.com/BetterTyped/hyper-fetch). Maciej Pyrc et al. [With Retool, Ship Apps Fast with 90+ Production-Ready UI Components](https://retool.com/?utm_source=sponsor&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=cooperpress) Retool sponsor [Rodal 2.0: A React Modal with Animations](http://chenjiahan.github.io/rodal/) — Things like spinning into view, sliding in, fading, zooming, flipping, etc. I’m not a fan of modals but this is nicely understated and quick. React 17+ only. Stick with v1 if you’re using React 16. [GitHub repo](https://github.com/chenjiahan/rodal). neverland [React Recoil Form: Efficient State for Large Forms](https://github.com/witbybit/react-recoil-form) — While still in pre-release, this library employs [Recoil](https://recoiljs.org) to handle large forms such that typing in one field doesn’t lead to unnecessary re-renders of the entire form. Wit By Bit **⚡️ THE RAPID RELEASES ROUND** - [Docusaurus 2.1](https://github.com/facebook/docusaurus) ↳ Documentation site framework. - [React Calendar 3.8](https://github.com/wojtekmaj/react-calendar) ↳ Long standing date selection component. - [Styleguidist 12.0](https://github.com/styleguidist/react-styleguidist) ↳ Component dev environment with living style guide. - [React Virtuoso 2.18](https://github.com/petyosi/react-virtuoso) ↳ Powerful virtual list component. - [Little State Machine 4.6](https://github.com/beekai-oss/little-state-machine) ↳ Hook for state management. - [MUI Core 5.10.4](https://github.com/mui/material-ui) ↳ Material Design React components. This issue was curated by Terence C. Gannon and edited by the Cooperpress team. A **[Cooperpress](https://cooperpress.com/)** publication. 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