Every time we get to talk about an open-source project on our podcast, we couldn't be happier. This episode we have Marc to talk about Hermes, an open-source JavaScript engine, optimised for running React Native apps on Android. You can listen to Marc explain why it was necessary to build a JavaScript engine to support the needs of a particular framework and get a glimpse of the architecture and the design decisions behind it. Tune in now for episode 17!

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Topics Discussed Hermes: https://hermesengine.dev/
React Native: https://facebook.github.io/react-native/docs/hermes

Timestamps * Intro 00:05 * Interview: Marc 00:57 * Hermes Overview 02:25 * Design Tradeoffs 07:01 * Garbage Collector 11:56 * Feature Omissions 15:36 * Hermes Technical Design 17:35 * Developer Experience 19:23 * What's Next? 20:15 * Using Hermes Without RN 21:32 * Outro 22:28 * Bloopers 00:25:50