๐Ÿš€ Galactic News: React to React Native, AI/ML and 100 UI Components


Hey Reader,

did you know how easy your React skills translate to React Native?

If you are still one the fence, check out the new video this week!

Beyond that you can feel the summer time - things are slowing down but as every week I tried to put some interesting food for thought links at the end of the newsletter.

Enjoy and don't forget to open your windows every once in a while.

Happy Coding,
SimonโœŒ๏ธ


โœจ From React to React Native in 12 Minutes

Reuse your React skills and build mobile applications. That dream shouldn't stay a dream, and I will show you how easily you can transition from React to React Native.

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๐Ÿ’ซ Nebula Notes

  1. โ€‹On-device AI/ML in React Native (Article)
    An inspiring (and practical) article about using AI/ML right inside React Native apps - definitely have to try this one out!
  2. โ€‹Reanimated 3.13 (Release)
    Reanimated is getting ready for the new architecture and also ships some nice improvements with this version!
  3. โ€‹Awesome React Native UI (Repo)
    Explore creative UI animations made with React Native by the community - already over 100 components ts listed!
  4. โ€‹Debugging React Native (Tweet)
    Marc Rousavy put out a cool tweet to help you understand how native logging works with different tools and platforms.
    โ€‹

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