🚀 Galactic News: Cursor AI, Nitro Modules & Math


Hey Reader,

have you tried Cursor yet?

If not, my new video might convince you ✌️

Cursor is an amazing way to develop a lot faster and better applications, and I've already included it in my daily work.

Besides that, Marc Rousavy finally released Nitro Modules to the public so we have something new to talk about 👀

Oh, and I'm cooking up a special course for you behind the scenes too, so stay tuned for some cool new Galaxies content soon!

Happy Coding,
Simon✌️


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💫 Nebula Notes

  1. The beauty of mathematics in crafting stunning animations (Article)
    Whenever it comes to math in my apps I feel a bit lost, so this article was a nice refresher on some basic knwol
  2. Nitro Modules released (Repository)
    Marc finally released Nitro Modules, a new way of building React Native modules with more performant features!
  3. Keyboard Handling (Docs)
    This isn't one of my favorite topics, but Beto (who recently joined Expo) wrote a great guide to everything keyboard related.



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