React Native Radio

Daniel Williams stops by to chat with Mazen and Robin! We dig into Storybook 10's leaner bundle, the 10.3 MCP server unlocking AI agent workflows, what Chromatic is cooking up for visual regression testing in React Native, and his work on Repack.

 

Show Notes

Storybook announcement on X

How to Cleanly Swap Between React Native Storybook 10 and Your App

Storybook website

Agent Device: iOS & Android Automation for AI Agents

React Native Porto

Meetup

X



 

Connect With Us!

Daniel Williams: @Danny_H_W

Robin Heinze: @robinheinze

Mazen Chami: @mazenchami

React Native Radio: @ReactNativeRdio

 

This episode is brought to you by Infinite Red!

Infinite Red is an expert React Native consultancy located in the USA. With over a decade of React Native experience and deep roots in the React Native community (hosts of Chain React and the React Native Newsletter, core React Native contributors, creators of Ignite and Reactotron, and much, much more), Infinite Red is the best choice for helping you build and deploy your next React Native app.

Jamon is back! Jamon joins Robin to discuss his game Gunship Origins, built in Godot and being distributed with MicroProse. Jamon also shares his popular "Night Shift" workflow, running AI agents overnight while he thinks through the system by day.

 

Show Notes

The "Night Shift" Agentic Workflow

Jamon's post about the "Night Shift" Agentic Workflow on X

 

Connect With Us!

Jamon Holmgren: @jamonholmgren

Robin Heinze: @robinheinze

React Native Radio: @ReactNativeRdio

 

This episode is brought to you by Infinite Red!

Infinite Red is an expert React Native consultancy located in the USA. With over a decade of React Native experience and deep roots in the React Native community (hosts of Chain React and the React Native Newsletter, core React Native contributors, creators of Ignite and Reactotron, and much, much more), Infinite Red is the best choice for helping you build and deploy your next React Native app.

Robin and Mazen welcome Tanner Linsley to dive into TanStack Native Router, his ambitious new take on React Native navigation that promises a simpler mental model, powerful type safety, and a fresh cross-platform future for routing.

 

Show Notes

TanStack Native Router (React Native branch)

React Native Router Package (TanStack Router)

React Native Basic Example (TanStack Native Router)



 

Connect With Us!

Tanner Linsley: @tannerlinsley

Robin Heinze: @robinheinze

Mazen Chami: @mazenchami

React Native Radio: @ReactNativeRdio

 

This episode is brought to you by Infinite Red!

Infinite Red is an expert React Native consultancy located in the USA. With over a decade of React Native experience and deep roots in the React Native community (hosts of Chain React and the React Native Newsletter, core React Native contributors, creators of Ignite and Reactotron, and much, much more), Infinite Red is the best choice for helping you build and deploy your next React Native app.

Todd Werth, Infinite Red's co-founder and 30-year software veteran, joins Robin to talk AI and where it's taking our industry. Also, Claude built a Flappy Bird clone with Todd's face on it, and we're not sorry.

 

Connect With Us!

Todd Werth: @twerth

Robin Heinze: @robinheinze

React Native Radio: @ReactNativeRdio

 

This episode is brought to you by Infinite Red!

Infinite Red is an expert React Native consultancy located in the USA. With over a decade of React Native experience and deep roots in the React Native community (hosts of Chain React and the React Native Newsletter, core React Native contributors, creators of Ignite and Reactotron, and much, much more), Infinite Red is the best choice for helping you build and deploy your next React Native app.

Evan Albert from Meta joins Mazen and Robin on the episode! Evan reveals how React Native developers can now build apps for Meta Quest using the tools they already know and love. From infinite screen space to multi-panel experiences, this episode explores the exciting frontier where React Native meets VR.

 

Show Notes

RNR 337 - Meta Quest for React Native with Marcus Leyendecker

Blog Posts & Guides

Getting Started with Expo on Meta Quest (Callstack)

What You Can Build with React Native on Meta Quest (Callstack)

Using Expo Libraries on Horizon OS: A Guide to Compatibility (Callstack)

Learn Once, Write for VR: A React Native Showcase for Meta's Horizon OS (Callstack)

How to Release a React Native App on the Meta Horizon Store (Callstack)

How to Add Meta Quest Support to Your Expo App (Software Mansion)

React Native Meta Horizon OS Documentation (Callstack)

Meta Spatial Simulator Blog Post



Videos

React Native on Quest Walkthrough — Coding with Beto

React Conf Announcement — Live Stream

Callstack Interview



Tools & Packages

Expo Horizon Core Plugin (npm)

Expo

Expo Go on Meta Quest



 

Connect With Us!

Robin Heinze: @robinheinze

Mazen Chami: @mazenchami

React Native Radio: @ReactNativeRdio

 

This episode is brought to you by Infinite Red!

Infinite Red is an expert React Native consultancy located in the USA. With over a decade of React Native experience and deep roots in the React Native community (hosts of Chain React and the React Native Newsletter, core React Native contributors, creators of Ignite and Reactotron, and much, much more), Infinite Red is the best choice for helping you build and deploy your next React Native app.