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# Shem Magnezi
CTO and co-founder at Wilco exploring web performance and React rendering mechanics.

## About

Shem Magnezi builds developer tools as the CTO and co-founder of Wilco. He focuses on the exact mechanics of web performance, looking past high-level frameworks to understand how browsers actually work.

He breaks down the technical lifecycle of modern web apps, teaching developers how to optimize resource fetching and JavaScript processing. In his recent talk on the journey of a pixel in a React application, Shem mapped out everything from the initial server call to the final rendering phase.



## Past Sessions

### World Congress 2025 · July 9, 2025
Berlin, Germany
- [The Journey of a Pixel in a React Application](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1667-the-journey-of-a-pixel-in-a-react-application) · 30 min · 🎥 Watch recording



## Videos

- [The Journey of a Pixel in a React Application](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1667-the-journey-of-a-pixel-in-a-react-application) · Shem Magnezi


## Links

- [X](https://twitter.com/shemag8)
- [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/shem-magnezi/)