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React Native Build Time
We track 16 React Native Build Time case studies from 6 engineering teams. Callstack, Infinite Red and Atlassian write about it most. Many posts also cover Developer Tools and Expo. The posts run from 2016 to 2026. The newest is from January 2026.
React Native Build Time articles 1–16 of 16
The solo dev playbook: ship faster with Expo, EAS Build, and OTA Updates
Liam Du built and shipped Wellspoken—an AI-powered articulation coach—to both iOS and Android in one week. Zero Xcode. Zero Android Studio. Just Expo.
Integrating Swift Package Manager with React Native Libraries
Mike Grabowski from Callstack shows how React Native developers can finally use Swift Package Manager alongside CocoaPods. The catch? Your entire iOS project needs dynamic frameworks.
DevMate: Accelerating React Native Development at Atlassian
Asif Mujteba from Atlassian just revealed how they slashed React Native build times by 97%. If you've ever rage-quit while waiting for a rebuild after switching branches, this one's for you.
Debugging Android Connectivity Issues with Metro Bundler
Ever spent hours debugging why your React Native Android app won't connect to Metro during development? You're not alone.
Expo SDK 54: Better. Faster. Simpler.
Frank Calise from Infinite Red tested Expo SDK 54 and found iOS builds dropping from 5:28 to 3:33. That's a 35% time savings without changing a single line of code.
Caching React Native Builds on S3 and R2
Your React Native CI builds are probably slower and more expensive than they need to be. Callstack just shared a practical caching strategy that could change that.
Transitive Dependencies and React Native Autolinking
Tyler from Infinite Red tackles a question that trips up new React Native library authors: why can't native modules just bundle together like regular JavaScript dependencies?
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 autom...
React Native 0.73 Debugging Improvements and Stable Symlinks
React Native 0.73 just dropped with a game-changing shift: the team is finally killing off Flipper and the legacy bridge. This is the biggest architectural pivot since the New Architecture announcement.
Package Exports Support in React Native
React Native just closed a major compatibility gap with the JavaScript ecosystem. Metro now supports Package Exports, unlocking 16,600+ npm packages that were previously broken or inaccessible.
Metro Package Exports and Symlinks in React Native 0.72
React Native 0.72 just dropped with the two most requested Metro features that developers have been waiting years for. Monorepo teams and pnpm users, this one's for you.
Optimizing Configuration Time for Android Apps that Use React Native
Swiggy's Android team was losing 1+ minute on every single build. For a team generating 55 builds daily, that's death by a thousand paper cuts.
React Native Doctor Diagnostic Tool
How much time does your team waste debugging React Native environment setup? The React Native Community just shipped a solution that auto-fixes your dev environment issues.
Bob: A React Native Library Builder Tool
Callstack just open-sourced Bob, a builder tool that tackles one of React Native library development's most annoying pain points. If you've ever published a native module, you know the build config headache thi...
Introducing Hot Reloading
React Native just solved one of mobile development's most frustrating problems: losing your app state every time you make a code change. Their new Hot Reloading feature keeps your app running while injecting up...
A Cure for Relative Requires in React Native
Tired of wrestling with ../../../ in your React Native imports? Callstack published a quick fix back in 2016 that's still relevant today.