In this end of the year episode, I share the story how Galaxies almost failed and my vision for every member of Galaxies plus the content you can expect in 2024!

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Simon talks with Krzysztof Magiera, ex-React Native core developer and Director of Engineering at Software Mansion. We discuss the upcoming React Native IDE and Krzysztofs popular packages React Native Screens, Gesture Handler, and Reanimated!

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Krzysztof Magiera

• Twitter: https://twitter.com/kzzzf
• Github: https://github.com/software-mansion

Links

• React Native IDE Thread: https://twitter.com/kzzzf/status/1722973994368762335
• State of React Native Survey: https://stateofreactnative.com

Simon talks with Dan Stepanov, a YC graduate and React Native consultant. We dive into Dan's latest project Expostack, which is an alternative to the Expo CLI, and how Expo changes the React Native ecosystem!

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Dan Stepanov

• Twitter: https://twitter.com/DanStepanov
• Website: https://onlydans.gg/ 

Links

• Create Expo Stack: https://expostack.dev/
• Snack for that: https://www.snackforthat.com/

Simon talks with Jacek Pudysz, CTO of Codemask and creator of the trending React Native Unistyles library. We talk about Unistyles and what makes this library great, and we dive deep into the usage of C++ with React Native and the new architecture including JSI and Codegen!

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Jacek Pudysz

• Twitter: https://twitter.com/jpudysz
• Github: https://github.com/jpudysz 
• Blog: https://www.reactnativecrossroads.com
• React Native Unistyles: https://github.com/jpudysz/react-native-unistyles

Links

• Hacking with Swift: https://www.hackingwithswift.com

Simon talks with Brandon Austin, React Native developer by day and indie hacker at night. We discuss Brandon's journey from Personal Trainer to Software Engineer, burning money on Google APIs and React Native UI Kitten, a library following Apple's Styleguide.

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Brandon Austin

• Twitter: https://twitter.com/bran_aust
• Website: https://www.branaust.com

Simon talks with Fernando Rojo, creator of successful packages like solito, moti or dripsy. We dive into building cross-platform apps with React Native and Next.js, how solito unifies routing in mono repositories, and what the future of universal apps looks like!

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Fernando Rojo

• Twitter: https://twitter.com/FernandoTheRojo
• Github: https://github.com/nandorojo

Links

• Dripsy: https://www.dripsy.xyz
• Moti: https://moti.fyi
• Solito: https://solito.dev
• React Native 2030 Talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dKItY_2wFH0
• How I built React Native Libraries: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CeWsgKzuPlg

Simon talks with Rodrigo Figueroa, a React Native developer from Chile. We dive deep into building universal apps for iOS, Android, and the web with React Native, plus tools like Solito and Rodrigos packages around MedusaJS and Vercel AI!

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Rodrigo Figueroa

• Twitter: https://twitter.com/bidah
• Github: https://github.com/bidah
• Universal Medusa: https://universal-medusa-docs.vercel.app
• React Native Vercel AI: https://github.com/bidah/react-native-vercel-ai

Links

• MedusaJS: https://medusajs.com
• Solito: https://solito.dev
• Codemods: https://nextjs.org/docs/app/building-your-application/upgrading/codemods
• Radix UI: https://www.radix-ui.com
• ShadCN: https://ui.shadcn.com
• Nativewind: https://www.nativewind.dev
• Vercel AI: https://github.com/vercel/ai

Simon talks with Alexandre Moureaux, a React Native developer focused on the performance of mobile apps. We dive into how to measure your app's performance, simple tricks to improve it, and his tool Flashlight to easily see your app's vital metrics!

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Alexandre Moureaux

• Twitter: https://twitter.com/almouro
• Flashlight: https://flashlight.dev

Links

• Measuring and Improving React Native Performance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Q3VCgKV0GE
• React-native-performance: https://github.com/oblador/react-native-performance
• Callstack reassure: https://github.com/callstack/reassure
• Expo image: https://docs.expo.dev/versions/latest/sdk/image/

Simon talks with Jan Van Echelpoel, an independent digital product builder. We talk about Jans game Nightlands and what goes into developing a game with React Native, as well as the challenges of mobile games and the work they require.

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Jan Van Echelpoel

• Twitter: https://twitter.com/echlpl
• Website: https://www.jve.works
• Nightlands: https://nightlands.app

Links

• Apollo Client: https://www.apollographql.com/docs

Simon talks with Marc Rousavy, creator of the popular MMKV and Vision Camera Packages for React Native. We dive into Marc's background in C#, how he built his agency Margelo, and talk about the possibilities of Vision Camera in combination with ML and Skia!

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Marc Rousavy

• Twitter: https://twitter.com/mrousavy
• Website: https://mrousavy.com/
• Margelo: https://margelo.io/

Links

• React Native MMKV: https://github.com/mrousavy/react-native-mmkv
• React Native Vision Camera: https://github.com/mrousavy/react-native-vision-camera