πŸš€ Galactic News: React Native Essentials, TanStack DevTools, React Native > Flutter


Hey Reader,

React Native can be confusing, so I'm going back and revisit some React Native Essentials!

We kick off this new series with a detailed look at how to build a drawer menu with Expo Router and how to customise it to your needs πŸš€

If you've followed me for some time you know how all of this started, and with this series we are going back to the roots - short, valuable lessons.

If you enjoy the new series, drop a comment or hit reply which other React Native Essentials I should put on the menu 🀝

Keep building awesome apps,
Simon ✌️


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✨ React Native Drawer with Expo Router

Quickly understand how to use and customize the React Navigation Drawer for side menus in your app with Expo Router. Apply styles, create a custom drawer and iterate dynamic items. all in this new React Native Essentials format!

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✨ Expo Router v5, Skia WebGPU, App Updates

React Compiler reached release candidate, LegendList v1 is finally released and Evan Bacon shares React Native performance tips - meanwhile Simon questions his existence and whether React Native was the right choice after all

🎧 Listen to the Podcast​
πŸ‘‰ Watch on YouTube​


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πŸ’« Nebula Notes

  1. ​TanStack Query DevTools for Expo/React Native (PR)
    I talked with Austin when he was a Galaxies member and now his awesome DevTools have been merged into TanStack Query!
  2. ​Best Apps use React Native (Tweet)
    You've heard it before, but knowing Discord, Coinbase, Tesla and more apps all being built with React Native just feels really good.
  3. ​React Native v0.80 RC 1 (Changelog)
    Lately it feels like an inflation of new React Native versions. But tbh, v0.80 sounds pretty good to me!
  4. ​I would pick React Native over Flutter (if I could start over) (Video)
    Great video from the perspective of a Flutter developer and interesting to hear/see about challenges of other dev communities.

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