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Coming back to work after a long break be like

📣 react-native-test-app 4.3.15

Support React Native 0.80

Since 4.3.0:

- Generate Ruby Bundler config in new projects
- Apple: Fix app autodetection in bridgeless mode
- Apple: Always enable Hermes from 0.80+
- Apple: Fix `ENOBUFS` when handling plists
- macOS: Support 0.78
- Windows: Support 0.79

Announcing TypeScript Native Previews - TypeScript Previews of the native TypeScript port are now available on npm and for VS Code through the Visual Studio Marketplace!

Today we're announcing previews of the native port of TypeScript! These nightly previews will be available on npm and the VS Code marketplace!

npm install -D @​typescript/native-preview
npx tsgo --version

Read up more on our blog!

Okay, let’s make it official: after four months, I’m wrapping up my sabbatical and starting to explore what’s next.

If you’re looking for someone with deep expertise in open source, React Native, or cat herding at the highest level... reach out!

Node.js — Wednesday, May 14, 2025 Security Releases Node.js® is a JavaScript runtime built on Chrome's V8 JavaScript engine.

⚠️ Security release pre-alert: We will release new versions of v20.x, v22.x, v23.x, v24.x release lines on or shortly after May 14, 2025, in order to address:

- 1 high severity issue
- 1 moderate severity issue
- 1 low severity issue

Details: nodejs.org/en/blog/vuln...

I’m guessing it’s this new testing framework: github.com/facebook/rea...

Fromsoftware's The Duskbloods Looks Like Bloodborne 2, Coming to Nintendo Switch 2 in 2026 Bloodbath!

Fromsoftware's The Duskbloods Looks Like Bloodborne 2, Coming to Nintendo Switch 2 in 2026.

🧵 2/2

* Apple: show New Arch experimental warning only for older RN versions (thanks @szymonrybczak.bsky.social)
* Apple: use JS-based Xcode project generator
* support more extensions when looking for RN config (thanks @szymonrybczak.bsky.social)
* workaround for `bunx` picking the wrong binary

📣 react-native-test-app 4.3.0

* Declare support for `react-native` 0.79
* Enable New Arch by default in new projects

Other fixes since 4.2.2:

* Android: fix 'cannot find `react-native`' error on 0.80
* Apple: handle `enableFixForViewCommandRace` being removed in 0.79

🧵 1/2

Node excitement 😉

Node 20 now supports require(ESM) 🎉

We are approximately one month away from all LTS releases shipping this feature.

I made an app that opens faster than any Mac app I've seen, loading a 5500 line markdown file instantly.

It's not Swift. Not Rust. Not C++.

It's JavaScript! react-native-macos is INSANELY fast 🤯

And 10% the size of an Electron app!

I had no idea RN on desktop is this good.

A 10x Faster TypeScript - TypeScript Embarking on a native port of the existing TypeScript compiler and toolset to achieve a 10x performance speed-up.

Today we're thrilled to announce our effort to port the TypeScript compiler and language service to native code, gaining a 10x speed boost in build times and editor responsiveness!

devblogs.microsoft.com/typescript/t...

Breaking: Enable `unstable_enablePackageExports` by default by robhogan · Pull Request #1448 · facebook/metro Summary: Metro 0.81.3 added support for package.json#imports and addressed the main outstanding issue with package.json#exports - correct assertion of the import or require condition. This flips un...

It looks like React Native v0.79 will ship with package.json#exports as well as package.json#imports on by default! This is great news for authors of universal libraries! github.com/facebook/met...

Introducing a new React Native Framework for Enterprise apps. ✨

Built around native build reuse, incremental adoption and self-hosting at your own infra.

Because the best build is no build.

Hop on the wait list ⬇️

node folks put a lot of energy to backport important features, so the ecosystem can move forward years in advance. It requires a ton of hard work that sometimes goes unnoticed. To everyone working on node, we appreciate your efforts 🙏

📣 react-native-test-app 4.2.2

* Android: add support for android manifest meta-data (thanks @janicd.bsky.social)
* visionOS: declare support for 0.78

Other fixes since 4.1.4:

* Apple: fix third party components on 0.77+/New Arch (thanks @janicd.bsky.social)
* support Bun's text-based lockfile

Why settle for “almost native” when you can go fully native? Integrating SwiftUI with React Native, you can use native components (like Slider and TabView) while keeping the power of React’s architecture. Read a step-by-step guide by @kwasniew.ski 📖 hubs.li/Q038zpVL0

Screenshot from the Command & Conquer Remastered Collection

Screenshot from the Command & Conquer Remastered Collection

Screenshot from the Command & Conquer Remastered Collection

"Incoming transmission!" 📡

Classic Command and Conquer games are now open source—ready for modding, preservation, and innovation!

Read more: ea.com/games/comman...
Dive into the code: github.com/electronicarts

screenshot of re.pack 5 powered by Rspack

Re.Pack 5 is finally here!

⚡️ 5x faster with Rspack
🤝 Module Federation 2 support
🪶 90% smaller config
🛠️ Reanimated, Expo Modules, & NativeWind plugins

You can try it with:
npx @callstack/repack-init@latest

Blog post on brand new docs ✨: re-pack.dev/blog/repack-...

Screenshot showing two accounts following me. Both have “Ecomm Hustler” in their names.

WTH is this?

📣 react-native-test-app 4.1.4

Declare support for React Native 0.78 and macOS/Windows 0.77

Features:

- Apple: support disabling Metal validation

Other fixes since 4.0.9:

- Build fixes for 0.78
- Handle remote debugging being removed in 0.79
- Windows: fix `CppWinRTIncludes.h` not being found

Today’s announcement is the maintainer of RN (created by Meta) on macOS (Apple), and works for @mscommunity.bsky.social. We could hardly find anyone more GAFAM.

👉 https://reactnativeconnection.io

[v20.x] backport unflagging of require(esm) to v20 by joyeecheung · Pull Request #56927 · nodejs/node This backport includes the following PRs with modifications: See summary module: eliminate performance cost of ESM syntax detection for CommonJS entry points #52093: Adapted to the lack of packag...

`require(esm)` got backported to Node 20! 🎉

When Node 18 hits EOL in less than 3 months, we can finally drop CJS builds and go ESM-only

How does React Native's New Architecture affect performance? What is the New architecture? React Native's new architecture was introduced in version...

We have heard a lot about #ReactNative's #NewArchitecture but how does it actually affect performance?

dev.to/anishamalde/...

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React Native Core Contributor Summit 2024 Recap · React Native Every year, the core contributors in the React Native Community get together with the React Native team to collaboratively shape the direction of this project.

React Native Core Contributor Summit 2024 Recap: reactnative.dev/blog/2025/02...

#ReactNative

The 5th edition of our React Native & @expo.dev- focused conf is coming closer and we're now accepting talks proposals! 🚨

If you have an interesting perspective on RN hot topics or you've come up with a solution for a common pain point & want to share your insights -> apply at appjs.co

Screenshot of the sign up screen on devas.life. The placeholder for name and email says “James Larson” and “jamie@example.com” respectively.

Might just be a coincidence. Jamie shows up on my side as well.

This is your friendly reminder that we’re just 2 days until the end of the CfP!
👉 https://reactnativeconnection.io/cfp