Ex-Slack & PayPal Staff Engineer Shruti Kapoor on React 19, AI for Devs & the Power of Tech Confs

"When we go through our struggles, we often look at these awesome people who've had so much experience and we think like, oh, they've always been successful, there's no way they feel like an imposter. But then when you talk to folks, you realize they feel like that pretty much every day, every week. You're not alone no matter what you're going through".

Join our conversation with Shruti Kapoor — ex-Lead Member of Technical Staff at Slack, ex-Staff Engineer at PayPal. She’s also an international conference speaker, mentor, content creator, and author.

The co-hosts are Nick Nisi and Kevin Ball, JS Party podcast ex-co-hosts.

In this conversation with Shruti, we dive into everything React 19 — what’s new, what’s changing, and why it matters. From Actions and the use() hook to the React Compiler and how AI fits into modern dev workflows. She also shares thoughts on community, speaking at conferences, and how developers can keep learning and growing.

Shruti Kapoor

Shruti Kapoor

Shruti Kapoor is a React Advanced specialist from India currently living in USA and working in Slack.

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