In this episode of The React Native Show Podcast, Jakub (@bionanek) and Thiago (@thiagobrez) take you on a journey through the exciting (although a bit complex) world of Web3 and its intersection with mobile app development. This 45-minute Coffee Talk episode covers the following topics: - journey to fiery Web3 enthusiasm: our hosts discuss what initially sparked their interest and how they became involved in the rapidly evolving Web3 space - favorite crypto projects: Jakub and Thiago dig...

In this episode, we dive deep into the practicalities of using native modules across different ecosystems with Open Native. Our guest, Jamie Birch (@LinguaBrowse), the creator of React NativeScript, explains the pressing problems in this area and how Open Native aims to solve them. Throughout this discussion, we cover: ➡️ the current challenges with cross-platform development and native modules ➡️ the inception of Open Native and the problems it aims to address ➡️ the practical steps taken...

In this episode, we delve into Expo’s potential to reshape the future of React Native development and enhance the developer experience. Our guests are Jon Samp, Head of Product at Expo, and Cedric van Putten, a Software Engineer at Expo. Together, we'll go on a journey through: ➡️ the origins of Expo and its evolution into a well-known framework for making universal native apps for Android, iOS, and the web with JavaScript and React ➡️ insights into how Expo functions as both a product and a...

In this special crossover episode of The React Native Show Podcast, we join forces with React Native Radio to bring you a lively discussion on all things React Native. Following two intense days of React Native EU 2023, Łukasz Chludziński (@loginlukasza) from Callstack and Jamon Holmgren (@jamonholmgren) from Infinite Red got together to delve into the gossip and current events surrounding React Native, providing valuable insights from their experiences working with clients and contributing...

Unless you live under a rock, you must have heard about the recent release of Bun 1.0. For those of you who somehow missed that announcement, Bun is a fast, all-in-one toolkit for running, building, testing, and debugging JavaScript and TypeScript, from a single file to a full-stack application – and as of September 8, it’s finally stable and production-ready. Much like the rest of the community, we’re pretty excited about the release and Bun in general – and we’re even more excited to have...

Welcome to a new episode of The React Native Podcast Show's Coffee Talk! Join us as we explore Vim, the legendary and controversial text editor. Discover the origins of Vim, its standout features, and how it can elevate your coding efficiency (no jokes here). In this episode, Kuba (@bionanek), Burak (@_atlj), Jan (@jaworek3211), and Lucas share their personal experiences with Vim, detailing what sparked their interest and how they navigated the initial learning curve. They also highlight...

This episode of the React Native Show delves into the recent introduction of End-to-End (E2E) testing in the React Native core. Join us as we unpack the thought process, technical considerations, and practical implementation of this new approach to testing in React Native. In conversation with Mateusz Ulańczyk and Szymon Rybczak, the people directly involved in making this solution a reality, we'll cover: - the context and need for improvement in testing within the React Native ecosystem -...

Join Łukasz Chludziński (@loginlukasza) and Andrew Meyer (@takameyer) as they explore the realm (see what we’ve done there?) of databases for mobile applications, focusing specifically on React Native applications built with Realm & MongoDB. In this episode, we cover the following topics: • a brief history of mobile databases and the road from Nokia to Realm • the overview of database options for mobile applications from the least to the most complex • a deep–dive into Realm SDK for...

Join us in this episode as we delve into the world of React Native at scale with Jacob Suñol, an expert in healthcare technology from Abbott. Discover how React Native tackles the unique challenges faced by large healthcare organizations, revolutionizing the way teams collaborate, scale, and develop innovative solutions. In the second episode of the “React Native at scale” series, we explore the intersection of React Native and healthcare technology, uncovering the strategies and success...

In this episode, Jakub and Tomasz delve into the latest Stack Overflow Developer Survey, sharing our impressions and providing commentary on the findings. Join them as they explore the trends, preferences, and challenges faced by developers worldwide. Our hosts discuss it all, focusing particularly on things like: online resources & courses to learn how to code most popular technologies cloud platforms web frameworks and technologies other frameworks and libraries integrated developer...

In this episode, we take a closer look at how React Native fits into the enterprise picture from the perspective of derisking large-scale projects. We do that by discussing the vast experience of our guest, Matt Hargett, a 25-year veteran in Product and Technology Leadership who’s have taken an active role in reducing the ongoing operating costs and delivery times of some of the largest tech companies in Silicon Valley, including Roblox, PlayStation, and BlueJeans Network, just to name a...

The conference season is in full swing. Many of you at the React Native community have been to Kraków and Portland and are heading to Amsterdam, Paris, or Wrocław soon. Knowing that it’s impossible to attend all these events, we’ve prepared a recap of two conferences we’ve recently attended: App.js and Chain React. In this episode of The React Native Shows’s Coffee Talk, Łukasz is joined by Kuba and Szymon who share their impressions of these conferences and dig deeper into the talks that...

With so much going on in the community, it might be difficult to keep up with the new releases and announcements. Łukasz (https://twitter.com/loginlukasza) and Kuba (https://github.com/bionanek) come to the rescue with their roundup of React and React Native news. They begin by discussing a bunch of recent news from Vercel: ➡️ A foundational release of Next.js 13.4 that comes with stable App Router, Turbopack in beta (which you can listen more about in our Coffee Talk episode with Zack...

In April 2023, we had the pleasure of talking about performance optimization in the US. We went to San Francisco, Los Angeles and Detroit to meet some amazing folks from the React Native community – we loved the intense though exchange there! During these meetings, we talked about our Ultimate Guide to React Native Optimization (https://hubs.li/Q01Pkt3j0), presented some news from React Native realm, and held Q&A sessions. We tried hard to answer all the questions, but there was only so...

Welcome to the latest episode of Callstack's Coffee Talks, where we bring you fresh updates and insights from the world of React Native. This episode was recorded during Callstack’s internal learning and development day, which allowed Łukasz Chludziński (https://hubs.li/Q01MYW0r0) to talk to a bunch of exciting guests: - Michał Pierzchała (https://hubs.li/Q01MYXzM0) - Aleksandra Pytko-Włodarczyk (https://www.linkedin.com/in/aleksandra-pytko/) - Łukasz Walczak (https://hubs.li/Q01MYY7V0) ...

What is profiling? That is the first question Lukasz Chludzinski (https://twitter.com/loginlukasza) asks his guest – Jakub Binda, React Native Expert, and Eduardo Graciano (https://twitter.com/teddydroid07), software engineer at Callstack. And it only gets better from there. Since Jakub knows the ins and outs of profiling and Edu co-authored the section on profiling in our Ultimate Guide to React Native Optimization (which you can download...

In the eighth edition of Callstack Coffee Talks, Łukasz Chludziński (https://www.callstack.com/team/lukasz-chludzinski) and his guests, Michał Pierzchała (https://www.callstack.com/team/michal-pierzchala) and Oskar Kwaśniewski (https://twitter.com/o_kwasniewski), give their take on the results of the State of React Native 2022 survey. They discuss the survey’s most important parts, key takeaways, and biggest surprises! Enjoy the talk and remember to subscribe to our channel to stay updated...

The Coffee Talk episode is a treat. Łukasz Chludziński (https://twitter.com/loginlukasza) invited Michał Pierzchała, Head of Technology at Callstack (https://twitter.com/thymikee), and Jonny Burger, Creative Hacker at Remotion (https://twitter.com/JNYBGR) to talk about NPM Kiosk and open source monetization. As both Michał and Jonny experimented with gated access to libraries. Michał’s last open-source project, Reassure (which he developed with Maciej Jastrzębski...

Remotion and Animations in React Native with Jonny Burger | The React Native Show Podcast Ep. #20 Want to know more about optimizing animations in your React Native app? Download The Ultimate Guide to React Native Optimization and discover tips and tricks you need to deliver a performant app https://www.callstack.com/campaigns/download-the-ultimate-guide-to-react-native-optimization?utm_campaign=Podcast&utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social&utm_content=remotion_animation Łukasz...

In this episode of the React Native Show, Łukasz Chludziński (https://twitter.com/loginlukasza) and Ola Desmurs-Linczewska (https://twitter.com/p_syche_) discuss state management in React Native apps. As there’s no magical formula for handling it, don’t expect straightforward direction or easy answers from this episode. Instead, get ready for: - an overview of state management in React Native & React apps - a deep-dive into state management libraries based on different philosophies,...

Let’s dive into the topic of module federation! This time our host, Łukasz Chludziński (https://twitter.com/loginlukasza), invited two experts – Zack Jackson (https://twitter.com/scriptedalchemy), the creator of Webpack, and Paweł Trysła (https://twitter.com/_zamotany), who is the brain behind Re.Pack. Paweł was already a guest in one of our podcast episodes, where he talked extensively about bringing Webpack to React Native...

Sixth episode of Coffee Talk is all about experts take on the latest Next.js Conf. Our host, Łukasz Chludziński (https://twitter.com/loginlukasza) invited two guests – Michał Pierzchała (https://twitter.com/thymikee), Head of Technology at Callstack, and Zack Jackson (https://twitter.com/ScriptedAlchemy), Principal Engineer at lululemon and maintainer of Webpack. Our guests look into the tech announcements presented during the conference, for example: Next.js 13 layouts, React Server...

In this episode of the React Native Show, Łukasz Chludziński (https://twitter.com/loginlukasza) dives deep into one of the hottest topics in the industry – React Native’s new architecture. Together with Nicola Corti (https://twitter.com/cortinico), Senior Android Developer at Meta, they explain in-depth the main concepts around React Native’s new architecture. From this episode, you’ll discover: How was React Native created, how the framework evolved, and why it needed new...

In this React Native Show Podcast episode, our host Łukasz Chludziński (https://twitter.com/loginlukasza) and his guest, Lorenzo Sciandra, Senior Software Engineer at Microsoft (https://twitter.com/Kelset), discuss how React Native is used and developed at Microsoft. You’ll discover: - how Lorenzo started working with React Native, - what he does at Microsoft, and - what he worked on last week. Łukasz and Lorenzo dive deep into the main topic of this episode – React Native at Microsoft....

In this episode of Coffee Talk, Łukasz Chludziński (https://www.callstack.com/team/lukasz-chludzinski) and Abi Thiao (https://github.com/abiciao) talk about various React Native programming languages. Łukasz and Abi discuss the whole spectrum of languages, ranging from: - very easy languages, for example, JavaScript and TypeScript - more complicated native languages, for instance, Kotlin, Java, or Swift, and - more exotic React Native programming languages, for example, Lua. Łukasz and...