# SolidJS and React.js: Two Paths to Reactive UI

- Institution: CERN
- Department: IT Lightning Talks (ITLT)
- Speaker: Karol Jozef Kosek
- Year: 2025
- Language: English
- Source: [CERN](https://videos.cern.ch/record/3023299)
- Licence: [CERN](http://copyright.web.cern.ch)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

At first glance, SolidJS and React.js code appears strikingly similar. However, their underlying mechanisms are vastly different. React.js relies on the Virtual DOM, while SolidJS employs a direct, fine-grained reactivity model, resulting in better performance. In this brief presentation, I'll highlight these key differences and similarities, aiming to introduce React enthusiasts to the performance benefits of SolidJS and spark interest in the broader concept of the reactivity..

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## Lectures

1. [SolidJS and React.js: Two Paths to Reactive UI](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/cern/3023299/a92b011ef97f), 7 min (CERN's player)