Background-repeat coming to React Native?! + Graphics, confetti, and more 🎉


Hey Reader,

This week, I didn’t publish a new video - but that doesn’t mean things were quiet.

Between working on the Amazon clone (coming next week 👀), creating new Essentials videos, and juggling some real-life stuff (like diet without real sports?), I’ve been soaking in what the React Native community has been up to… and wow.

One moment you think nothing happens, then William Candillon describes what's going on with WebGPU and the new Skia Graphite, and a PR for background-repeat (and styles) for React Native comes in.

Honestly, it’s one of those weeks where I feel super lucky to be part of this dev community - people keep pushing boundaries in wild and creative ways.

Like always, I gathered my favorite updates for you below. Whether you’re in building mode, idea mode, or “I just want to feel inspired” mode - I think you’ll enjoy these.

Watch out for the Amazon clone app next week 💙

Until then - keep building, keep shipping.
Simon ✌️​


✨ Expo AI App Template, Icon Creator, Background Tasks, RSC & Triathlon Success

In this week’s episode, we explore a handful of exciting tools and tutorials for React Native developers - plus a personal milestone!

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💫 Nebula Notes

  1. The Future of React Native Graphics (Article)
    William Candillon put together a great overview about what's possible with WebGPU and thew new Skia Graphite backend!
  2. React Native Fast Confetti v1 (Release)
    We all need some confetti in our apps, and this is my personal favorite - and the library just hit v1.
  3. Background repeat in React Native? (Tweet)
    The latest Expo hire is putting in epic work and opened a PR to bring background-repeat and styles to React Native!
  4. Expo Router AI App Generator (Template)
    Evan Bacon open sourced another great Expo template, and this time it's an app that makes Expo apps - including RSCs.

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