It’s been a while since we’ve done a “We React to News”! In this episode, we react to Shopify’s FlashList, Callstack’s Reassure, and more.

This episode brought to you by Infinite Red! Infinite Red is a premier React Native design and development agency located in the USA. With five years of React Native experience and deep roots in the React Native community (hosts of Chain React and the React Native Newsletter), Infinite Red is the best choice for your next React Native app.

Helpful Links:

1. FlashList
2. FlashList integration with Reanimated
3. Callstack Reassure
4. React-native-keyboard-controller
5. RN Parallax Travel Card By Lucas Lima 
6. Zephyr
7. react-native-owl
8. Rob Walker RN Live
9. React Native Perspective Correction Image View  By Leon Kim

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• React Native Radio - @ReactNativeRdio
• Jamon - @jamonholmgren
• Mazen - @mazenchami
• Robin -  @robin_heinze

In this episode, Mazen and Robin dive into the latest release of React Native - Version 69!! They dive into what's changed and whats new in this version, along with attempting to discuss sportsball.

This episode brought to you by Infinite Red! Infinite Red is a premier React Native design and development agency located in the USA. With five years of React Native experience and deep roots in the React Native community (hosts of Chain React and the React Native Newsletter), Infinite Red is the best choice for your next React Native app.

Helpful Links:

1. https://reactnative.dev/blog/2022/06/21/version-069
2. https://reactnative.dev/docs/new-architecture-intro
3. https://reactnativeradio.com/episodes/rnr-233-react-18-and-the-future-of-react-native
4. https://github.com/facebook/react-native/blob/2d74de010b8ecc90e8b6b253ab01a98bb6c615ec/CHANGELOG.md

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• React Native Radio - @ReactNativeRdio
• Mazen - @mazenchami
• Robin - @robin_heinze

Should you use Redux or MobX-State-Tree? Robin, Mazen, and Jamon do a breakdown of the various tradeoffs of these two popular state management libraries.

This episode brought to you by Infinite Red! Infinite Red is a premier React Native design and development agency located in the USA. With five years of React Native experience and deep roots in the React Native community (hosts of Chain React and the React Native Newsletter), Infinite Red is the best choice for your next React Native app.

Helpful Links:

1. https://www.loom.com/share/9e3afe0547824e42bada06191e891ae1
2. https://mobx-state-tree.js.org/intro/welcome
3. https://redux.js.org/introduction/getting-started
4. https://reactnativeradio.com/episodes/175-state-management-in-react-native-sLR6hN_v

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• React Native Radio - @ReactNativeRdio
• Jamon - @jamonholmgren
• Mazen - @mazenchami
• Robin - @robin_heinze

We've got a new Expo SDK! In this episode Jamon, Robin and Mazen dig into whats new and exciting with Expo SDK 45.

This episode brought to you by Infinite Red! Infinite Red is a premier React Native design and development agency located in the USA. With five years of React Native experience and deep roots in the React Native community (hosts of Chain React and the React Native Newsletter), Infinite Red is the best choice for your next React Native app.

Helpful Links:

1. https://blog.expo.dev/expo-sdk-45-f4e332954a68
2. https://blog.expo.dev/a-peek-into-the-upcoming-sweet-expo-module-api-6de6b9aca492
3. https://docs.expo.dev/versions/v45.0.0/sdk/audio/#audiosample

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• React Native Radio - @ReactNativeRdio
• Jamon - @jamonholmgren
• Mazen - @mazenchami
• Robin - @robin_heinze

Tune in for this special announcement from Jamon and Robin! 

This episode brought to you by Infinite Red! Infinite Red is a premier React Native design and development agency located in the USA. With five years of React Native experience and deep roots in the React Native community (hosts of Chain React and the React Native Newsletter), Infinite Red is the best choice for your next React Native app.

Helpful Links:

1. Our AWESOME Promo Video! 

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• React Native Radio - @ReactNativeRdio
• Jamon - @jamonholmgren
• Robin -  @robin_heinze

In this episode, Jamon and Mazen, joined by James Hamilton, discuss how to make your Android APK file smaller using ProGuard.

This episode brought to you by Infinite Red! Infinite Red is a premier React Native design and development agency located in the USA. With five years of React Native experience and deep roots in the React Native community (hosts of Chain React and the React Native Newsletter), Infinite Red is the best choice for your next React Native app.

Helpful Links:

1. Enabling ProGuard in React Native
2. Gradle used to come with ProGuard enabled
3. ProGuard vs r8
4. ProGuard vs DexGuard
5. ProGuard Playground

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• React Native Radio - @ReactNativeRdio
• James - @jag_hamilton
• Jamon - @jamonholmgren
• Mazen - @mazenchami

Lizzi Lindboe joins Robin, Mazen, and Jamon aka Barry White to talk about accessibility in React Native!

This episode brought to you by Infinite Red! Infinite Red is a premier React Native design and development agency located in the USA. With five years of React Native experience and deep roots in the React Native community (hosts of Chain React and the React Native Newsletter), Infinite Red is the best choice for your next React Native app.

Helpful Links:

1. React Native accessibility docs
2. AccessibilityInfo
3. When to use accessibility labels
4. Jen Luker's 2018 Chain React talk, "How to be a React Native A11y"
5. React Native Accessibility on Android tips
6. Building an accessible clock on iOS

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• React Native Radio - @ReactNativeRdio
• Jamon - @jamonholmgren
• Lizzi - lindboe
• Robin -  @robin_heinze
• Mazen - @mazenchami

In this episode Robin and Mazen hold down the fort while Jamon is gone and talk about their experiences with using React Native for desktop apps.

This episode brought to you by Infinite Red! Infinite Red is a premier React Native design and development agency located in the USA. With five years of React Native experience and deep roots in the React Native community (hosts of Chain React and the React Native Newsletter), Infinite Red is the best choice for your next React Native app.

Helpful Links:

1. Out-of-Tree Platforms · React Native
2. macOS getting started guide 
3. Get Started with Windows · React Native for Windows + macOS
4. How to Build a Desktop App with React Native for Windows | blog {callstack}
5. Supported Community Modules · React Native for Windows + macOS
6. Windows Native Modules
7. Choosing C++ or C#
8. Universal Windows Platform
9. React Native TVOS

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• React Native Radio - @ReactNativeRdio
• Robin -  @robin_heinze
• Mazen - @mazenchami

Jamon and Mazen are joined by Krzysztof Magiera, Director of engineering at Software Mansion to talk about all things Reanimated 2, and beyond. 

This episode brought to you by Infinite Red! Infinite Red is a premier React Native design and development agency located in the USA. With five years of React Native experience and deep roots in the React Native community (hosts of Chain React and the React Native Newsletter), Infinite Red is the best choice for your next React Native app.

Helpful Links:

1. Reanimated 2
2. Blog announcement
3. React Native Screens
4. App.js Conf in Krakow

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• React Native Radio - @ReactNativeRdio
• Jamon - @jamonholmgren
• Krzysztof - @kzzzf
• Mazen - @mazenchami

In this episode, Jamon, Robin, and Mazen go through some of the differences in React Native 0.68. We also find out that somehow Robin managed to get "banned" from Twitter Communities. 

This episode brought to you by Infinite Red! Infinite Red is a premier React Native design and development agency located in the USA. With five years of React Native experience and deep roots in the React Native community (hosts of Chain React and the React Native Newsletter), Infinite Red is the best choice for your next React Native app.

Helpful Links:

1. Announcing React Native 0.68
2. Jamon's article on using the correct JDK for M1 Macs

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• React Native Radio - @ReactNativeRdio
• Jamon - @jamonholmgren
• Mazen - @mazenchami
• Robin -  @robin_heinze