The final episode of 2024 is here! Jamon, Robin, and Mazen deliver an exciting year-end wrap-up, celebrating React Native’s biggest milestones, standout moments, and bold changes. Plus, their daring predictions for React Native in 2025—v1.0, perhaps?

Show Notes

• State of React Native 2023  RNR episode
• Microsoft announced the retirement of App Center (RNR 294, RNR 312)
• React Native IDE (Later renamed Radon IDE) RNR episode
• Return of React Conf
• RNR reaches 300 episodes! 
• Chain React 2024 (RNR 295, RNR 303)
• React Native 0.75 (RNR 313)
• Nitro Modules announced by Marc Rousavy (RNR 310)
• React Universe (RNR 307 - React Universe Recap)

Connect With Us!

• React Native Radio: @ReactNativeRdio
• Jamon Holmgren: @jamonholmgren
• Robine Heinze: @robinheinze
• Mazen Chami: @mazenchami

This episode is brought to you by Infinite Red!

Infinite Red is an expert React Native consultancy located in the USA. With nearly a decade of React Native experience and deep roots in the React Native community (hosts of Chain React and the React Native Newsletter, core React Native contributors, creators of Ignite and Reactotron, and much, much more), Infinite Red is the best choice for helping you build and deploy your next React Native app.

Expo-vember's epic finale! React Native’s debugging tools are getting a major upgrade! Host Jamon Holmgren talks with Cedric van Putten (Expo) and Alex Hunt (Meta) about the new React Native DevTools. They discuss why the teams joined forces to build a more reliable debugging experience, the power of Chrome DevTools Protocol, and what’s coming next for React Native debugging. Plus, learn why debuggers beat console.log and how the new tools make debugging more accessible for developers on all platforms.

Show Notes

• Alex’s talk at React Universe Conf 2024 - The New React Native Debugger
• Cedric’s talk at AppJS Conf 2023 - Debugging Should Be Easier
• Alex’s talk at AppJS Conf 2023 - Metro and React Native DevX in 2023
• [0.76] React Native DevTools — Issues and Feedback #819
• Chrome DevTools Protocol (CDP)
• 0.76 Release Notes
• Reactotron
• Radon IDE (previously React Native IDE)
• RNR 309 - React Native IDE with Krzysztof Magiera

Connect With Us!

• React Native Radio: @ReactNativeRdio
• Jamon Holmgren: @jamonholmgren
• Alex Hunt: Alex on LinkedIn
• Cedric van Putten: @cedric_dev
• Infinite Red Slack Community: https://community.infinite.red

This episode is brought to you by Infinite Red!

Infinite Red is an expert React Native consultancy located in the USA. With nearly a decade of React Native experience and deep roots in the React Native community (hosts of Chain React and the React Native Newsletter, core React Native contributors, creators of Ignite and Reactotron, and much, much more), Infinite Red is the best choice for helping you build and deploy your next React Native app.

Expo’s EAS is stepping up to replace App Center! Robin and Mazen sit down with Expo’s Quinlan Jung to dive into how EAS simplifies app building, testing, distribution, and over-the-air updates.

Show Notes

• Expo Application Services (EAS) Docs
• How to migrate from CodePush to EAS
• Chain React App's EAS-Updates (EAS Example)

Connect With Us!

• React Native Radio: @ReactNativeRdio
• Quinlan Jung: @quinlanj
• Robin Heinze: @robinheinze
• Mazen Chami: @mazenchami
• Infinite Red Slack Community: https://community.infinite.red

This episode is brought to you by Infinite Red! 

Infinite Red is an expert React Native consultancy located in the USA. With nearly a decade of React Native experience and deep roots in the React Native community (hosts of Chain React and the React Native Newsletter, core React Native contributors, creators of Ignite and Reactotron, and much, much more), Infinite Red is the best choice for helping you build and deploy your next React Native app.

Announcing: Expo Workflows! Mazen sits down with Jon Samp from Expo to unveil their brand-new CI/CD tool built just for React Native apps. Learn how pre-packaged jobs, automation, and seamless workflows simplify shipping apps, speed up development, and boost team collaboration. Plus, get insights into how this tool redefines CI/CD for developers. Don’t miss this exclusive announcement!

This episode is brought to you by Infinite Red! Infinite Red is an expert React Native consultancy located in the USA. With nearly a decade of React Native experience and deep roots in the React Native community (hosts of Chain React and the React Native Newsletter, core React Native contributors, creators of Ignite and Reactotron, and much, much more), Infinite Red is the best choice for helping you build and deploy your next React Native app.

Show Notes

• Expo Workflows: Official Blog Post

Connect With Us!

• React Native Radio: @ReactNativeRdio
• Jon Samp: @jonsamp.dev
• Mazen Chami: @mazenchami
• Infinite Red Slack Community: https://community.infinite.red

We have a long overdue episode with just the hosts! Jamon, Robin, and Mazen are talking about the React Native 0.75 and 0.76 releases. There's a lot of exciting stuff in both of these releases, and they're going to highlight some of the most interesting stuff today!  

This episode is brought to you by Infinite Red! Infinite Red is an expert React Native consultancy located in the USA. With nearly a decade of React Native experience and deep roots in the React Native community (hosts of Chain React and the React Native Newsletter, core React Native contributors, creators of Ignite and Reactotron, and much, much more), Infinite Red is the best choice for helping you build and deploy your next React Native app.

Helpful Links

• New Architecture Survey
• React Native 0.75 Release Blogpost 
• React Native 0.76 Release Blogpost 

Crossover episode event with Callstack's React Universe On Air and Expo!

Mazen joins a crossover episode with Callstack’s Łukasz Chludziński and Expo’s Quin Jung to give React Native developers a guide to navigating Microsoft App Center’s retirement. The hosts discuss why App Center is sunsetting, key alternatives like Expo EAS and community options, plus tips for smoother enterprise transitions.

This episode is brought to you by Infinite Red! Infinite Red is an expert React Native consultancy located in the USA. With nearly a decade of React Native experience and deep roots in the React Native community (hosts of Chain React and the React Native Newsletter, core React Native contributors, creators of Ignite and Reactotron, and much, much more), Infinite Red is the best choice for helping you build and deploy your next React Native app.

Ignite X is here!

Frank Calise stops by, which means it's the start of Ignite season! After nearly a decade of React Native, Infinite Red's popular boilerplate is celebrating a huge milestone with a new release. Mazen and Frank break down everything that's new in Ignite X—don’t miss this deep dive into what’s new!

This episode is brought to you by Infinite Red! Infinite Red is an expert React Native consultancy located in the USA. With nearly a decade of React Native experience and deep roots in the React Native community (hosts of Chain React and the React Native Newsletter, core React Native contributors, creators of Ignite and Reactotron, and much, much more), Infinite Red is the best choice for helping you build and deploy your next React Native app.

Show Notes

• Ignite X Blog Post
• Ignite X GitHub Milestone

Connect With Us!

• React Native Radio: @ReactNativeRdio
• Frank Calise: @frankcalise
• Mazen Chami: @mazenchami
• Infinite Red Slack Community: https://community.infinite.red

Our hosts Robin Heinze and Mazen Chami chat with Marc Rousavy about Nitro Modules, a powerful new tool that outperforms both Turbo Modules and Expo Modules. They discuss how its object-oriented design simplifies native module development and enhances React Native’s performance!

This episode is brought to you by Infinite Red! Infinite Red is an expert React Native consultancy located in the USA. With nearly a decade of React Native experience and deep roots in the React Native community (hosts of Chain React and the React Native Newsletter, core React Native contributors, creators of Ignite and Reactotron, and much, much more), Infinite Red is the best choice for helping you build and deploy your next React Native app.

Show Notes

• Original Tweet
• C++/JS Types
• Benchmark code

Connect With Us!

• React Native Radio: @ReactNativeRdio
• Marc Rousavy: @mrousavy
• Robin Heinze: @robinheinze
• Mazen Chami: @mazenchami
• Infinite Red Slack Community: https://community.infinite.red

In this episode, Mazen and Robin talk with Krzysztof Magiera about the newly launched React Native IDE. They highlight useful features like breakpoint debugging and preview mode, and discuss how it's simplifying workflows for developers.

This episode is brought to you by Infinite Red! Infinite Red is an expert React Native consultancy located in the USA. With nearly a decade of React Native experience and deep roots in the React Native community (hosts of Chain React and the React Native Newsletter, core React Native contributors, creators of Ignite and Reactotron, and much, much more), Infinite Red is the best choice for helping you build and deploy your next React Native app.

Show Notes

• RNR290: The State of React Native Survey with Bartomiej Bukowski
• React Native IDE on GitHub
• React Native IDE Docs
• Krzysztof Magiera's Talk at AppJS
• RNR 236: Reanimated 2 with Krzysztof Magiera

Connect With Us!

• React Native Radio: @ReactNativeRdio
• Krzysztof Magiera: @kzzzf
• Robin Heinze: @robinheinze
• Mazen Chami: @mazenchami
• Infinite Red Slack Community: https://community.infinite.red