This week Jamon and Mazen are joined again by Mark Erikson to discuss RTK vs MST and some of the benefits and downsides they each have. 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: Gist ...
Oct 21, 2022•55 min•Ep. 249
Ignite, the popular React Native boilerplate and CLI, has a new version out, code-named “Maverick”, and it has dozens of improvements! The hosts explore what’s new in this latest version of Ignite. 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 be...
Oct 14, 2022•42 min•Ep. 248
In this episode the crew, joined by our friend Hodeem Miller, revisits some older common complaints about React Native to see if those critiques are still true today. 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 N...
Sep 27, 2022•38 min•Ep. 247
This week: We're joined by Naoya Makino from the popular marketplace app, Mercari. He joins us to talk about what it was like to rebuild the company's native mobile app in React Native – all in 18 months! 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...
Sep 08, 2022•43 min•Ep. 246
Talha Naqvi from Shopify comes on React Native Radio to talk about the hot new FlashList and why it’s a drop-in replacement for FlatList in most cases. 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. Help...
Aug 26, 2022•41 min•Ep. 245
We have two guests on the podcast this week! Max Metral from GasBuddy, and our very own Mark Rickert, who has joined us a few times before. In this episode the crew discusses the exciting adventure of rebuilding the popular GasBuddy app 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 a...
Aug 19, 2022•48 min•Ep. 244
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: Fl...
Aug 12, 2022•31 min•Ep. 243
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 b...
Jul 15, 2022•32 min•Ep. 242
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. He...
Jul 01, 2022•51 min•Ep. 241
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: https://blog.expo.dev/expo...
Jun 24, 2022•28 min•Ep. 240
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: Our AWESOME Promo Video! Connect With Us! React Native Radio - @ReactNativeRdio J...
Jun 21, 2022•6 min
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: Enabling ProGua...
Jun 16, 2022•32 min•Ep. 239
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: React Native accessibility docs Acce...
Jun 10, 2022•32 min•Ep. 238
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 Li...
May 27, 2022•23 min•Ep. 237
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 Link...
May 20, 2022•46 min•Ep. 236
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 ...
May 13, 2022•27 min•Ep. 235
In today's episode, Robin and Mazen talk about some common issues and errors you might encounter when building apps with react native and how to fix them. 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. H...
May 06, 2022•36 min•Ep. 234
Gant is back on the show! He joins Robin and Mazen to talk about what’s new in React 18, and how it ties back into 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: React 18 blo...
Apr 29, 2022•35 min•Ep. 233
Robin, Jon Major, and Jamon discuss Jamon’s recent article, “Flutter is better than React Native…in all the ways that don’t matter.” 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: Jamon's ...
Apr 22, 2022•33 min•Ep. 232
Ever used React DevTools Flamegraph? Flipper comes with an implementation of it and it’s super useful for finding slow-performing components. Listen to Robin, Jon Major, and Jamon discuss all things flamegraph. 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 ...
Apr 08, 2022•25 min•Ep. 231
It's that time again! Jamon and Robin react to news. This episode includes plenty of laughs Jamon's most recent "mistake", along with the latest news in the world of 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...
Mar 25, 2022•33 min•Ep. 230
Jamon, Robin, and Mazen talk with former RNR host, Josh Justice, about building an Expo App for Mobile and Web. There is also some spirited conversation about skiing. 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 N...
Mar 18, 2022•45 min•Ep. 229
In this episode, Robin, Mazen, and Jon hold down the fort while Jamon is on vacation. They discuss Wordle, and what’s new in React Native 0.67. 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 Link...
Mar 07, 2022•25 min•Ep. 228
Microsoft is doing some amazing work on React Native tooling. Tommy and Adam join the program to talk about rnx-kit, a collection of React Native tools by Microsoft. 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 Na...
Feb 23, 2022•34 min•Ep. 227
Robin’s back! And Eve Porcello, author of Learning React and Learning GraphQL, joins us to talk GraphQL 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: Learning React Learni...
Feb 11, 2022•45 min•Ep. 226
We get the band together — Todd, Gant, and Jamon, along with Mazen as co-host, to discuss our decision about Chain React 2022 and some intriguing alternatives. 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 a...
Feb 01, 2022•31 min•Ep. 225
In this episode, Mazen and Jon Major are joined by Fernando Rojo, Co-Founder and CTO at BeatGig, to discuss the ins and outs of working with React Native Web on Next.js. 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 Reac...
Jan 20, 2022•37 min•Ep. 224
In this episode, Mark Rickert joins the show again to talk with Jamon and Mazen about the differences between React.js and 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: Reac...
Jan 07, 2022•42 min•Ep. 223
Meta engineering manager Kevin Gozali joins the show to talk about the React Native new architecture -- TurboModules, Fabric, codegen, and whether React Native developers need to go learn C++! 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 ch...
Dec 17, 2021•45 min•Ep. 222
Mazen and Jon Major quiz Jamon on his new library, react-native-colo-loco, which is a library that lets you colocate your native components with your JSX/TSX components. 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 Reac...
Dec 13, 2021•32 min•Ep. 221