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Senior software engineer @infinite.red. react-native and @expo.dev lover. Virginia Tech Alum. Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu purple belt. On-and-off Italian language learner.
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I'm digging the new @github.com contributions graph style change

Know a React Native dev (~2 yrs experience) looking for a new job? A small but growing team at a mature startup in the pet health space is hiring — remote on EST, looking for someone who is excited to both teach & learn from teammates. If you think you are a good fit, send a DM.

It is indeed intended, so here is the docs PR to give some clarity around that for migration users. github.com/expo/expo/pu...

For those migrating from `expo-av` to `expo-audio`, you need to be aware that you have to rewind the progress back to 0 if intending to play the same sound source after it has been played. I made a repro to demonstrate this here: github.com/frankcalise/...

Tried out EAS hosting for the first time last night, super simple. Love it.

Animation and app demos are great. I would love to see more of them on old Android devices, though.

Landed in Atlanta, one more flight to go 😴

Another great conference with even greater people! What a wonderful community we have, especially with @expo.dev and @swmansion.com at the core of it. Grateful for all that they do and for the opportunity to connect with them in person!

Maestro support for toggling light/dark theme coming soon thanks to Mark - github.com/mobile-dev-i...

Anyone hanging at AMS for the flight to Kraków later?

Starting my trek to beautiful Kraków

🖤❤️ RNR 333 ❤️🖤 This week: We dive into Expo Atlas! @cedric.dev joins our hosts to break down the super helpful @expo.dev Atlas, a tool for visualizing and understanding your app output. Now in podcast feeds everywhere 🎧 infinite.red/react-native...

my handle is updated now so my CTO stops nagging me xd

Glad you found it useful! @kadi.bsky.social and I have other plans to iterate on it, I've just been caught up in some client work. Maybe we'll brainstorm some next week at Appjs!

I always forget to boot up the Android emulator 😂

I'm doing a quick workshop tomorrow on BAM's Flashlight utility. I normally do way more prep and I'm very busy this week but I decided to go for it and try without "perfection"

@ccheever.com are you a Knicks fan?

🖤❤️ RNR 331 ❤️🖤 New Architecture. New Era! React Native has entered its next chapter with the new architecture. Meta’s Riccardo Cipolleschi joins our hosts to break down what’s changed—and why it matters. Don’t miss this one! 👇 infinite.red/react-native...

🚀 Never recompile the same code twice. Expo SDK 53 introduces remote build caching for `npx expo run:[android|ios]`. This will save you time on every rebuild. Check out the blog post to learn about this experimental new feature: expo.dev/blog/build-c...

Okay, let’s make it official: after four months, I’m wrapping up my sabbatical and starting to explore what’s next. If you’re looking for someone with deep expertise in open source, React Native, or cat herding at the highest level... reach out!

🖤❤️ RNR 330 ❤️🖤 Accessibility isn’t optional. 🚨📱 Karly Lamm joins @robinheinze.dev and @mazenchami.dev to talk pitfalls, screen reader gotchas, and why inclusive apps serve everyone. Listen now 👇 infinite.red/react-native...

Expo Router Livestream next week with @marklawlor.bsky.social is gonna be lit! Click to be notified when we're live! www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCTa...

📺🎉 Expo has added TV support for several packages (e.g. media library, tracking transparency). New demos are available to show Skia and NativeWind running on mobile, TV, and web. Our new app templates for TV have been updated! See our TV documentation page at docs.expo.dev/guides/build...

🙌 SDK 53 is out now! It's a chunky release so take your time combing through the post below. Couple highlights: ◆ The New Arch is now default everywhere ◆ Edge-to-edge is default for all android projects ◆ expo-background-task (no more background-fetch) ◆ expo-maps alpha! expo.dev/changelog/sd...

⛵ One upgrade. Nine React Native versions. From red herrings to native config purgatory — this journey has it all. Real-world errors. Unexpected twists. Hard-earned lessons. And a battle-tested checklist at the end. ⚔️ New post by Dan Edwards 👇 shift.infinite.red/sirens-sagas...

It's official, I'm headed to Appjs again this year. Let's meet up!