Amani Kanu

Amani Kanu is a Senior Frontend Engineer, Solution Architect, Tech Evangelist, and Tech Career Coach with over half a decade of experience building modern web applications. He works at MUST Company, where he builds scalable frontend products using React, Next.js, TypeScript, and modern web technologies. His work focuses on frontend architecture, performance, developer experience, and building products that serve users across diverse network and device conditions. Amani is also the founder of Calabar Tech Community and Decadev Alumni Network, two communities that support thousands of developers and tech professionals. Through Footprint Mentorship and other mentorship programs, he helps aspiring and growing engineers build technical skills, career confidence, and access to global opportunities. He has spoken at Google I/O Extended Ajah, Web3 Lagos Conference, ETHSafari Kenya, DevFest events, Sailsconf Africa, RubyConf Africa, and several developer community events.

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Building Fast Apps for Slow Networks and Low-End Devices

React Summit US 2026

Upcoming

Building Fast Apps for Slow Networks and Low-End Devices

React performance is not only about Lighthouse scores. This talk shows how to build React and Next.js applications that stay fast on slow networks, low-end devices, and real production conditions. Amani Kanu will share practical patterns for reducing JavaScript cost, avoiding unnecessary renders, improving data loading, using smarter caching, and designing user experiences that remain usable when network speed and device quality cannot be guaranteed.

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