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This week’s podcast covers a lot - from the smoothest React Native release ever to upcoming native features in Expo Router.

🎙️ React Native 0.83, Security Vulnerability, Faster Builds, Expo Router Sneak & AI Coding

Inside:

• ⚛️ React Native 0.83 released - no breaking changes
• 🛡️ A look at the React Server Components (RSC) security vulnerability and what it means for Expo users
• 🧠 My experience coding with AI - from helpful to… weird
• 📦 A sneak peek at what’s coming in Expo Router
• 🎨 And a quick glimpse at Expo UI widgets

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✨ React Native 0.83, Security Vulnerability, Faster Builds, Expo Router Sneak & AI Coding

This week’s episode covers a big React Native release, a critical React security vulnerability, and a wave of performance and DX improvements across the ecosystem. I also share updates from Tiny Harvest and talk about the realities of AI-assisted coding as projects grow.

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💫 Nebula Notes

1. ​React Native 0.83 released without breaking changes (Release)
   While this release adds React 19.2 support with
2. ​Mitigating Security Vulnerabilities in RSC (Update)
   If you are using Expo you might not have been affected by the RSC vulnerability, but better safe than sorry with these updates.
3. ​Expo UI Widgets coming? (Tweet)
   This tweet gave a quick glance at how to bring Expo UI components into widgets - coming to a repo near you soon.
4. ​Expo Router Sneak Peek (Tweet)
   Evan shared some updates from the next version of Expo Router, which adds even more cool native features you get for free.

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