In this episode, I talk with Szymon Rybczak, a 17-year-old React Native developer at Callstack. Szymon shares his journey into open source and his experience working with React Native. He discusses the benefits of contributing to open-source projects and provides tips for getting started. Szymon also explains the concept of React Server Components and how they can be used in React Native. He discusses the challenges and potential of this technology. Finally, Szymon talks about the Repack project and the future of universal apps.

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Szymon Rybczak

• Twitter: https://twitter.com/SzymonRybczak
• Github: https://github.com/szymonrybczak

Takeaways

- Contributing to open-source projects can help developers improve their skills and gain valuable experience.
- React Server Components can execute React components on a server, enabling full-stack development and performance optimizations.
- Repack is a project that allows for module federation and bundle splitting in React Native, enabling micro frontends.
- The future of React Native includes the adoption of React Server Components and the development of universal apps.

Links

- Brownfield app process: https://www.callstack.com/blog/brownfield-development-with-react-native
- RePack: https://www.callstack.com/open-source/re-pack