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Explore the revolutionary cross-platform development stack that TikTok has open-sourced in this 31-minute conference talk from React Summit 2025. Discover how Lynx enables developers to build truly native mobile and web applications from a single codebase using familiar web technologies like CSS and React. Learn what distinguishes Lynx from other cross-platform solutions and examine its innovative dual-threaded architecture that delivers instant app launches and smooth user interactions. Delve into the technical foundations including the Man-Thread Scripting (MTS) system, runtime enforcement mechanisms, and comprehensive CSS support that makes web-to-native development seamless. Understand how Lynx bridges the gap between web development skills and native performance requirements, while supporting modern tools like Tailwind CSS and various JavaScript libraries. Gain insights into the project's integration within TikTok's ecosystem and explore the future roadmap for cross-platform development. The presentation covers Lynx's approach to leveraging web technologies, addressing the web's relevance gap in mobile development, and enhancing development capabilities through its unique architecture that embraces functional programming concepts from Haskell while maintaining React familiarity.
