Some (not all) of you know that I've been working on a game for the past couple of years, and we just published our first devlog since our MicroProse game publishing deal announcement! Buckle up, 20 minutes of gameplay and dev commentary: YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=xiA_...

RNR 365 - Chain React 2026 with Gant Laborde Listen now 🎧 infinite.red/react-native...

🖤❤️ RNR 365 ❤️🖤 Chain React 2026 is almost here 🚀 This week: @gantlaborde.com joins @robinheinze.dev and @mazenchami.dev to share everything Chain React! From unforgettable stories to a preview of what’s coming, they cover what makes Chain React a must-attend event. Link in 🧵

<slaps hood> I can fit so many trees into this puppy (2.3M of them, to be more accurate) (Frame rate is bad, but this was my 4 year old MacBook Air running on battery and high resolution)

I have developed a rule of thumb for when it's best to code by hand. If I don't understand the problem super well, I'll start digging in with an agent and gaining familiarity. If the solution after 10-15m isn't something that I feel I could implement myself, it's time to go do it by hand.

🖤❤️ RNR 363 ❤️🖤 AI coding tools are moving fast 👀 This week: @robinheinze.dev and @mazenchami.dev talk Claude, Cursor, Expo Agent and what building React Native apps actually looks like in the AI era. Listen now 👇 infinite.red/react-native...

Construction, Coding, and Work Life Balance In this episode, I sat down with @jamon.dev, co-founder and CTO of Infinite Red, to talk about his unconventional journey from framing homes in the rain to building a thriving software consultancy. Thanks so much for the discussion, Jamon!

🖤❤️ RNR 352 ❤️🖤 This week: Daniel Williams is on the show!! Daniel stops by to chat about the latest in Storybook 10 with @robinheinze.dev and @mazenchami.dev. New episode out now 🎧 infinite.red/react-native...

🎤 Announcing: Kacper Kapuściak You know @kacperkapusciak.bsky.social's work from @swmansion.com. They're the team behind Reanimated, Gesture Handler, and Screens (seriously). If you're in React Native, you know Kacper. See him live in Portland at Chain React! 🎟️ ti.to/chainreact/c...

Lots of people are curious about the difference between Product Managers and Product Engineers. @jamonholmgren explains the key difference in today's episode of Chats with Kent Season 7: Become a Product Engineer www.epicproduct.engineer/stakeholder-...

It's always fun to chat with Kent, but this podcast episode felt special. We talk a lot about becoming a Product Engineer, which we both strongly feel is a critical skill with how our industry is changing. Go check it out!

🖤❤️ RNR 361 ❤️🖤 We're excited to have @jamon.dev back on the pod!! Jamon talks with @robinheinze.dev about what it's like to build a game from scratch and the details of his popular Agentic Workflow, "Night Shift." Listen now 👇 infinite.red/react-native...

Want to know more about @jamon.dev's "Night Shift" workflow? He covers it in even more detail over on his website. jamon.dev/night-shift

Happy Monday! If you're still debating on if you want to attend Chain React or not, you should 😜 Grab your tickets at chainreactconf.com and use my 10% off coupon code: MAZEN-CR See you all in Portland!

One of my favorite stories was when I was a first-time speaker at a Ruby conference in 2014. Gant welcomed me to the speaker dinner with a huge hug (never met the guy beforehand). It instantly disarmed me and made it awesome. Never imagined we'd be business partners a few short years later!

My story is many stories of Gant. At our annual in-person retreat, Gant always makes sure there are musical instruments for the team, and often leads the musicians in jamming together. I think I've played "Margaritaville" with Gant more times than I can count.

Flaky Jest tests in CI, but everything passes locally? That’s often not a “bad test” problem, it’s Jest workers eating all your memory. @coolsoftware.dev shows how to fix it (and why it works) 👇 shift.infinite.red/fix-flaky-je...

🖤❤️ RNR 356 ❤️🖤 Building Vercel’s v0 mobile app with Fernando Rojo! ​ @mazenchami.dev and @robinheinze.dev talk with Fernando about React Native, @expo.dev, native-level performance, sharing code with web, and more. Link in thread 🧵

Back from two weeks in Finland ... surprisingly, no Finns commented on my world champion Seattle Seahawks hat. SAD

🖤❤️ RNR 354 🖤❤️ Krzysztof Magiera (@kzzzf.bsky.social) joins @mazenchami.dev and @robinheinze.dev to talk React Native Screens! This discussion goes deep into how it started + where it's headed with a V5 rewrite built for the New Architecture. Listen now! 👇 infinite.red/react-native...

🖤❤️ RNR 351 ❤️🖤 We’re back for the 2026 season of React Native Radio! This week: @mazenchami.dev and @robinheinze.dev are joined by the (in)famous @mrousavy.com to talk Transforming Packages to Nitro ⚡️ Listen now 👇 infinite.red/react-native...

The biggest developments in React Native, all in one podcast episode!

Always good to hear from @tdesseyn.bsky.social about the hiring landscape. Don’t miss it!

This new Apache model is looking good. (In my game, Into the Dawn -- jammin.games)

🖤❤️ RNR 349 ❤️🖤 Fan-favorite Taylor Desseyn (@tdesseyn.bsky.social) returns to break down the 2025 React Native job market!! @mazenchami.dev + @robinheinze.dev talk with Taylor about what skills matter and why community is more important than ever. Don’t miss it 👇 infinite.red/react-native...

RNR 348 - From Ionic Evangelist to React Native Content Creator: Simon Grimm Thanks to... 🎙️ Hosts @mazenchami.dev, @jamon.dev 🎧 Editors @toddwerth.bsky.social, @coolsoftware.dev Listen now 👇 infinite.red/react-native...

🖤❤️ RNR 348 ❤️🖤 From Ionic Evangelist to… React Native Content Creator?? This week we’re joined by special guest Simon Grimm from @galaxies.dev! 🪐 Tune in for a powerful episode packed with trends, insights on the future of React Native, and more!

Ready to supercharge your apps? 📱🚀 @gantlaborde.com joins @mazenchami.dev on React Native Mornings to talk about on-device AI with React Native! 🗓️ Wednesday · 9am PT 📺 Live on YouTube Set a notification👇 www.youtube.com/live/9ClulS-...

Beto and Mazen are live talking about using SwiftUI in Expo! Join us ... this is super cool www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Hdw...

🖤❤️ RNR 346 ❤️🖤 How was Shopify's transition to the New Architecture? This week: Mustafa Ali and Thiago Magalhães from Shopify do a deep dive into the company's transition to the new architecture with @mazenchami.dev! Don't miss it! 🎧 infinite.red/react-native...

Takeaways from React Conf 2025: • The React ecosystem is still flourishing • React Native is a huge focus of the React team • The Foundation should help long term stability • Performance is one of the top priorities • A cold

🚀 iOS Simulator MCP v1.5.0 is here! Now your agent has more iOS powers. 🛠️ New Tools: open_simulator → Launch the Simulator app install_app → Install .app / .ipa bundles launch_app → Start apps by bundle ID Release notes and demos in 🧵

🚀 Retrotype 1.0 is live! A free iOS app that brings typewriter vibes to all your devices. It feels great on iPhone, and really shines on iPad + keyboard. Would love for you to give it a try and let me know what you think! apps.apple.com/us/app/retro... #buildinpublic #indiedev

Low key one of my favourite React Native Skia Animations I've ever made

Did you know your MacBook has a sensor that knows the exact angle of the screen hinge? It’s not exposed as a public API, but I figured out a way to read it and make it sound like an old wooden door.

🖤❤️ RNR 342 ❤️🖤 Ignite 11: Bison 🦬 dropped a few weeks ago, so we're bringing on fan favorite Mark Rickert to talk all about it! Hear about all of Ignite's new features, patched bugs, and even the backstory of why we named it BISON! Listen now: infinite.red/react-native...

New wallpaper from my game test flight last night (Game is Into the Dawn)

3 lessons here 1. remember to profile your stuff 2. profiling isn’t everything, think deeply about what’s *actually* going on 3. if your fix is suspicious (telltale signs: useEffect, setTimeout, eslint-ignore) it probably is not the optimal solution, and you should keep digging

🖤❤️ RNR 341 ❤️🖤 This week: We're keeping the Maestro theme rolling! Maestro CEO Leland Takamine joins our hosts to share what's new: Studio Desktop, cloud testing, automation, and more. Listen now 🎧 infinite.red/react-native...

Really looking forward to hosting my first live with a great team. If you're a React Native dev that is interested in testing, this will be one you don't want to miss!

haha I love this gif

🖤❤️ RNR 338 ❤️🖤 This week: Michał Pierzchała (@thymikee.bsky.social) joins @jamon.dev and @robinheinze.dev to discuss @callstack.com's new React Native CLI and framework, the React Native Enterprise Framework. Listen now 👇 infinite.red/react-native...

You asked (a lot). And the answer is yes… Chain React is BACK 🎉 July 30-31, 2026 · Portland, OR Presented by Infinite Red and @expo.dev Be the first to know when tickets drop 👇 chainreactconf.com

So happy about this! We had to take a year off, but Chain React (the only US-based React Native conference) is BACK in 2026!

Are we really going to keep staring at tiny rectangles for the next 10 years? Markus Leyendecker from Meta joined the pod to talk about building for the future! After the episode, @jamon.dev literally bought a Quest headset. 🥽 Full episode 👇 infinite.red/react-native...

🖤❤️ RNR 337 ❤️🖤 This week: React Native meets mixed reality 🥽 Meta’s Markus Leyendecker joins Jamon to talk React Native on Quest and... Spoiler alert: Jamon bought a headset after recording! It’s that good. Listen now 👇 infinite.red/react-native...

Now Cursor can actually see what's going on in your iOS Simulator for you 👀🤖 The new `ui-view` tool in v1.4.0 inputs image data into your conversation context automatically so you don't need drag and drop images manually into your conversation.

🔥 ANNOUNCING: IGNITE 11 🔥 Ignite 11: Bison 🦬 is here!! What's new in Ignite? ✅ New Architecture by default ✅ Android edge-to-edge support ✅ Bring Your Own State Management (BYOSM) ✅ So much more! See what's new in Mark Rickert's full post 👇 shift.infinite.red/announcing-i...

Going to stream code on Twitch and Youtube shortly! twitch.tv/jamonholmgren youtube.jamon.dev

know thyself maybe I need to go to this school