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Worklets and Threading in Reanimated for Smooth Animations in React Native
When it comes to building buttery-smooth animations in React Native, Reanimated stands out. But what makes Reanimated so powerful is its ability to offload heavy computation and animation logic from the JavaScript thread to the UI thread using something called worklets. Let’s break down what worklets are, why threading matters, and how you can leverage them like a pro using Reanimated 3+!
When it comes to building buttery-smooth animations in React Native, Reanimated stands out. But what makes Reanimated so powerful is its ability to offload heavy computation and animation logic from the JavaScript thread to the UI thread using something called worklets.
Let’s break down what worklets are, why threading matters, and how you can leverage them like a pro using Reanimated 3+!
