TechFigma3 months ago
How we rebuilt the foundations of component instances
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Figma replaced its decade-old Instance Updater runtime with a reactive foundation, making common operations in large design systems up to 50% faster. The change unlocks new dynamic features like slots. The original architecture from 2016 could not handle the complexity added by auto layout, variants, component properties, and variables.
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