The React Native team at Facebook is building a new sub-team to support React Native Windows and macOS in close collaboration with Microsoft. If you have experience building native Windows and macOS applications or frameworks, we are hiring! DM @Eli_White 👇🏽thread

One of Facebook’s top level company priorities is to help people feel present with each other, no matter where they are. Messenger Desktop is using React Native on Windows and macOS to build out the most delightful experience we can for millions of people connecting over video.

The React Native team is working closely with Messenger Desktop and Microsoft to improve React Native to enable delightful native experiences on desktop, taking advantage of system capabilities not possible with Electron.

@reactnative It's react native but still weighs around 150MB on initial download? Seems massive