πŸš€ Galactic News: Epic Apps, Expo DOM & RN 0.75


Hey Reader,

being a React Native dev means currently watching big news, week after week.

Not only is Evan Bacon teasing epic new features with a 'use_dom' directive, but also React Native 0.75 is out and RN WebGPU is available as a preview version 😱

It's hard to keep up with all these changes, but I'll try as always to give you the signal in the noise so you can continue to ship high quality apps.

Happy Coding,
Simon✌️

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πŸ’« Nebula Notes

  1. ​Expo DOM Components (Tweet)
    What if you could easily use Web HTML code in your React Native app? This is going to be big!
  2. ​React Native 0.75 (Release)
    Support for percentage values in layout and New Arch improvements come with the latest version of React Native.
  3. ​React Native WebGPU (Video)
    RN WebGPU is finally available as a technical preview for early adopters, so go dive in and give it a try!
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