Weekly Digest
Dec 2 - Dec 8, 2024
4 articles that week
Developing a React Native TV App
Anisha Malde (Amazon) and Karol Latusek (Callstack) reveal how React Native just became a serious contender for TV app development. With Expo SDK 50 adding native TV support, the barrier to entry just dropped significantly.
Automated EAS Updates in a bare React Native app with Multiple Flavors & Schemes
Harris Robin from Infinite Red tackles the Microsoft CodePush sunset head-on with a comprehensive guide to migrating bare React Native apps to EAS Updates—complete with multi-flavor support and full CI/CD automation.
UniFFI for React Native: Rust-Powered Turbo Modules
Mark Mayo from Mozilla and Tony Haile from Filament just open-sourced a tool that lets React Native developers write their native modules once in Rust instead of twice in platform-specific code. This could change how millions of developers build cross-platform apps.
React Native Development Best Practices for TV Applications
Building TV apps with React Native isn't just about scaling up your mobile UI. The 10-foot experience demands a completely different approach to navigation, focus management, and performance.