Mazen Chami

The bro who works at 48 startups

Stylized painting of M. Bison, a muscular video game villain in a red military uniform and cap, striking a powerful pose with flames in the background.

🔥 ANNOUNCING: IGNITE 11 🔥

Ignite 11: Bison 🦬 is here!!

What's new in Ignite?
✅ New Architecture by default
✅ Android edge-to-edge support
✅ Bring Your Own State Management (BYOSM)
✅ So much more!

See what's new in Mark Rickert's full post 👇
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React Native Radio - RNR 336 - RLRN: Building Boca Socios with Solito ft. Nahue Alberti Real Life React Native Returns! This week: Nahue Alberti from Paisanos joins Mazen to talk building the Boca Socios app with Solito.

🖤❤️ RNR 336 ❤️🖤

Real Life React Native returns!

Nahue Alberti from Paisanos joins @mazenchami.dev to break down how they built the Boca Socios app with Solito.

Don't miss it!
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React Native Radio - RNR 335 - State Management Revisited Jamon, Robin, and Mazen revisit state management! Our hosts discuss what has changed, what still causes debate, and how real-world experience shapes their choices.

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This week: We revisit State Management!

Jamon, Robin, and Mazen revisit what works in 2025 and what still sparks debate.

Don't miss it 🎧
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🚨 just dropped a mac app 🚨

it’s a digital typewriter - made to feel like the real thing.
vibes, sounds & rhythm

totally free & super lightweight, just 906kb
if you like focused writing tools or just wanna try something fun & different:
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how it went: 🧵

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using ignite in a nutshell

In the latest episode of React Native Mornings,
@mazenchami.dev shares that if your app lags, users won’t stick around (and what to do about it). 🏃

Watch the latest RNM over on YouTube: youtube.com/watch?v=IFsT...

Had the pleasure of meeting @saadnajmi.bsky.social at @reactuniverseconf.com last year and we instantly connect! Such a great person full of insight. Don’t miss this episode

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Know a React Native dev (~2 yrs experience) looking for a new job? A small but growing team at a mature startup in the pet health space is hiring — remote on EST, looking for someone who is excited to both teach & learn from teammates.

If you think you are a good fit, send a DM.

YouTube video by Infinite Red React Native Mornings | Ep. 2 | Building Performant Apps

Stay tuned for another episode of React Native Mornings with @robinheinze.dev and I where we go over all things Performance!

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React Native Radio - RNR 333 - Expo Atlas with Cedric van Putten Cedric van Putten returns to the pod to break down Expo Atlas, a powerful way to explore and understand your Metro bundles.

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This week: We dive into Expo Atlas!

@cedric.dev joins our hosts to break down the super helpful @expo.dev Atlas, a tool for visualizing and understanding your app output.

Now in podcast feeds everywhere 🎧
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React Native Radio - RNR 332 - Codemagic 🤝 React Native with Martin Remmelgas Codemagic CEO Martin Remmelgas joins our hosts to talk mobile CI/CD and why build tooling still kind of sucks in 2025.

🖤❤️ RNR 332 ❤️🖤

This week, @codemagic.io CEO Martin Remmelgas joins hosts @robinheinze.dev and @mazenchami.dev to break down the hardest parts of mobile CI/CD—and how they’re working to fix them.

Now playing in pod feeds everywhere 🎧
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The New Architecture is here and we should start adopting it! Listen in to this insightful episode with @cipolleschi.bsky.social

React Native Radio - RNR 331 - New Architecture, New Era with Riccardo Cipolleschi New Architecture. New Era. Riccardo Cipolleschi explains what’s changed in React Native—and why this shift matters for every developer.

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New Architecture. New Era!

React Native has entered its next chapter with the new architecture.

Meta’s Riccardo Cipolleschi joins our hosts to break down what’s changed—and why it matters.

Don’t miss this one! 👇
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🚀 After a YEAR away, Jamon’s Code Quests returns!

On this episode: Watch @jamon.dev build a macOS app with React Native! Perfect for anyone looking to spin up a new app quickly.

Full episode → youtu.be/0h-owMCfy5s

Clip below 👇

A company I’d want to work at I think our company structure is slightly unusual at Infinite Red. Not unprecedented, but just unusual.

At Infinite Red, everything centers around one core value: Build the company we’d want to work at.

@jamon.dev shares how that idea shaped our structure — and why it works.

Read his latest on Red Shift 👇
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React Native Radio - RNR 330 - React Native and Accessibility with Karly Lamm Karly Lamm talks with Robin and Mazen about accessibility pitfalls, screen reader gotchas, and why accessible apps serve all users.

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Accessibility isn’t optional. 🚨📱

Karly Lamm joins @robinheinze.dev and @mazenchami.dev to talk pitfalls, screen reader gotchas, and why inclusive apps serve everyone.

Listen now 👇
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Sirens, Sagas, and Stack Traces: A React Native Upgrade Odyssey ⚡ Just here for the upgrade tips? Scroll to the bottom for the “Practical Advice from The Odyssey” section.

⛵ One upgrade. Nine React Native versions.

From red herrings to native config purgatory — this journey has it all.

Real-world errors. Unexpected twists. Hard-earned lessons.

And a battle-tested checklist at the end. ⚔️

New post by Dan Edwards 👇
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React Native Radio - RNR 329 - State of React Native Survey Results are in! What do thousands of devs think about React Native in 2024? Jamon, Robin, and Mazen dive into the latest State of React Native survey results.

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The results are in!

Thousands of devs shared their thoughts on React Native in 2024—what’s working, what’s painful, and what’s next.

Jamon, Robin, and Mazen dive into the State of React Native survey 👇
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How Shopify builds a high-intensity culture | Farhan Thawar (VP and Head of Eng) Lenny's Podcast: Product | Growth | Career · Episode

Just listened to a Lenny’s Podcast episode with @fnthawar.bsky.social on not betting on RN enough when ShopifyEng started their journey into RN. This episode also has a lot of great information, especially about pair programming! I highly recommend it open.spotify.com/episode/6zhy...

React Native Radio - RNR 328 - Flashlight with Alexandre Moureaux Alexandre Moureaux joins Jamon, Robin, and Mazen to talk about Flashlight, a Lighthouse-style tool for benchmarking mobile app performance.

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Benchmark your app like a pro. 🔦

This week: @almouro.bsky.social joins our hosts to explore Flashlight and why measuring performance is step one to improving it.

A brand new episode of RNR is ready for your weekend listening!

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YouTube video by Infinite Red React Native Mornings | Ep. 1 | React Native Turns 10! 🎉

10 years of React Native.
2 seasoned devs.
1 brand new show.

Two weeks ago, @mazenchami.dev i & @robinheinze.dev kicked off React Native Mornings with stories, milestones, and the moments that shaped the RN community.

Check it out. 👇
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Panel: The State Of React Native | LinkedIn

looking forward to chatting with @dthompsondev.bsky.social @brandonmathis.bsky.social @gantlaborde.com on Thursday! check it out here: www.linkedin.com/events/73103...

Cut CI from 20 minutes to 6 with EAS Workflows and EAS Updates A mindful, easy pace might be good for your nervous system, but it’s not the speed I want for my CI/CD. When it comes to React Native build…

Cut CI time from 20 minutes to 6 in React Native 🔥

@coolsoftware.dev shows how with Ignite, @expo.dev EAS Workflows, and Maestro:

1️⃣ Fingerprint your native build
2️⃣ Deploy JS-only changes with EAS Update
3️⃣ Skip native builds in CI

Read the post 👇
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React Native Radio - RNR 327 - Automating App Releases with Pratul Kalia Pratul Kalia joins our hosts to break down CI/CD for mobile apps—and why release automation matters more than ever.

🖤❤️ RNR 327 ❤️🖤

Releasing a mobile app at scale? 📈

This week: Pratul Kalia joins our hosts to talk CI/CD, automation, and what **not** to do with Firebase!

Listen now 🎧
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My son is obsessed with roller coasters at the age of 3…my stomach can’t handle it, and neither can my knees lol. Wish me luck 🤢

If you're into AI, you should def check out this talk by @gantlaborde.com! a lot of mind blowing information in here!

Everyone’s got a dev origin story. 🧑‍💻

What was @mazenchami.dev's? PHP, CodeIgniter, and not getting the memo that the whole team quit.

Catch the first episode of React Native Mornings on YouTube 👇
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