Joshua Yoes

React Native Radio - RNR 354 - React Native Screens with Krzysztof Magiera Ever wonder about that library lurking in every React Native app's dependencies? Krzysztof Magiera digs into React Native Screens, the "most important library you'll never use directly," from its orig...

🖤❤️ RNR 354 🖤❤️

Krzysztof Magiera (@kzzzf.bsky.social) joins @mazenchami.dev and @robinheinze.dev to talk React Native Screens!

This discussion goes deep into how it started + where it's headed with a V5 rewrite built for the New Architecture.

Listen now! 👇
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One of my favorite parts of Chain React is the talks: and now you can be a part of it this year!

React Native Radio - RNR 352 - Expo Launch with Cedric van Putten Mazen and Robin welcome back Cedric van Putten to discuss Expo Launch, a new tool that automates deploying React Native apps to the App Store. Learn how Expo is streamlining certificates, screenshots,...

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This week: @expo.dev Launch! 🚀

Our hosts @mazenchami.dev and @robinheinze.dev welcome back @cedric.dev to break down how Expo's new tool is making it easier than ever to launch to the App Store!

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React Native Radio - RNR 351 - Transforming Packages to Nitro with Marc Rousavy In this episode of React Native Radio, Robin and Mazen are joined by Marc Rousavy to break down transforming packages to Nitro and why it’s a big deal for high-performance native modules. They dig int...

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We’re back for the 2026 season of React Native Radio!

This week:
@mazenchami.dev and @robinheinze.dev are joined by the (in)famous @mrousavy.com to talk Transforming Packages to Nitro ⚡️

Listen now 👇
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I finally found a good place to put all of my twitter bookmarks

This was my first time on
@reactnativeradio.com! So much happened in React Native this year: it was fun reflecting with @jamon.dev, @mazenchami.dev, and @robinheinze.dev

React Native Radio - RNR 349 - How 2025 Changed the React Native Job Market (with Taylor Desseyn) Mazen and Robin are joined by fan-favorite Taylor Desseyn to discuss how the React Native job market has shifted in 2025 and why community matters more than ever. They break down what skills companies...

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Fan-favorite Taylor Desseyn (@tdesseyn.bsky.social) returns to break down the 2025 React Native job market!!

@mazenchami.dev + @robinheinze.dev talk with Taylor about what skills matter and why community is more important than ever.

Don’t miss it 👇
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React Native Radio - RNR 346 - Shopify's Transition to the (new) Architecture In this episode, Mazen Chami sits down with Mustafa Ali (Director of Engineering and Head of Mobile at Shopify) and Thiago Magalhães (Staff Software Developer at Shopify) to dive deep into Shopify’s t...

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How was Shopify's transition to the New Architecture?

This week: Mustafa Ali and Thiago Magalhães from Shopify do a deep dive into the company's transition to the new architecture with @mazenchami.dev!

Don't miss it! 🎧
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Thanks to Patrick Wyatt (github.com/webcoyote) for this contribution!

Checkout the full release notes at github.com/joshuayoes/i...

install_app tool: your agent can install .app or .ipa files into the simulator

open_simulator tool: your agent can now boot up Simulator on your mac if it isn't already running on your computer

launch_app tool: your agent can now launch different apps to switch gears or try newly installed apps

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🚀 iOS Simulator MCP v1.5.0 is here!

Now your agent has more iOS powers.

🛠️ New Tools:
open_simulator → Launch the Simulator app
install_app → Install .app / .ipa bundles
launch_app → Start apps by bundle ID

Release notes and demos in 🧵

‎Retrotype ‎Rediscover the joy of writing without distractions. Retrotype transforms your iPhone or iPad into a beautiful, tactile typewriter - complete with the sounds, rhythm, and charm of the classics. - Wri...

🚀 Retrotype 1.0 is live!

A free iOS app that brings typewriter vibes to all your devices.
It feels great on iPhone, and really shines on iPad + keyboard.

Would love for you to give it a try and let me know what you think!

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#buildinpublic #indiedev

GitHub - joshuayoes/ios-simulator-mcp: MCP server for interacting with the iOS simulator MCP server for interacting with the iOS simulator. Contribute to joshuayoes/ios-simulator-mcp development by creating an account on GitHub.

Hey 👋

I maintain a mildly popular MCP server and I have experimented with consuming them a lot for client work and personal projects. I would be happy to chat in DMs.

My server: github.com/joshuayoes/i...

React Native Radio - RNR 343 - Discord's Journey to React Native with Chas Jhin Chas Jhin, Director of Engineering for Discord, joins our hosts to unpack Discord’s adoption of React Native. Chas opens up about Discord's experience adopting React Native, performance challenges, an...

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This week: @chasjhin.bsky.social, Dir. of Engineering at @discord.com, joins our hosts to chat about their adoption of React Native!!

Chas opens up about Discord's RN journey, performance challenges, and the New Architecture.

Don't miss it 🎙️ infinite.red/react-native...

Expo SDK 54: Better. Faster. Simpler. See how Expo SDK 54 is making Infinite Red’s process better, faster, and simpler than ever before.

Our team put @expo.dev SDK 54 to the test. 🔥

The results:
→ iOS build time cut by 35%
→ Dependencies “just worked” with smarter autolinking

Full review from @frankcalise.dev 👇

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React Native Radio - RNR 342 - Ignite 11: Bison 🦬 with Mark Rickert Infinite Red's own Mark Rickert joins to unveil the Ignite 11

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Ignite 11: Bison 🦬 dropped a few weeks ago, so we're bringing on fan favorite Mark Rickert to talk all about it!

Hear about all of Ignite's new features, patched bugs, and even the backstory of why we named it BISON!

Listen now:
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React Strict DOM vs React Native for Web in 2025 The React Native Radio hosts spoke with Nicolas Gallagher (Meta), Evan Bacon (Expo), and James Ide (Expo) about React Native for Web vs…

React Native Web or React Strict DOM? 🤔

One could be the future of your next project in 2025.

Our own @coolsoftware.dev explains why React Strict DOM is worth a serious look.

Read more 👇
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React Native Radio - RNR 339 - RN Web vs React Strict DOM (Pt 1) w/ Nicolas Gallagher Nicolas Gallagher from Meta joins Jamon, Robin, and Tyler to kick off a two‑part series on React Native Web vs React Strict DOM.

🖤❤️ RNR 339 ❤️🖤

Your ultimate guide to React Native Web vs React Strict DOM is here!

Meta’s Nicolas Gallagher joins us to kick off a new two‑part series!

PLUS @coolsoftware.dev makes his debut as co‑host!

Don’t miss it 👇
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React Native Radio - RNR 338 - React Native Enterprise Framework w/ Michał Pierzchała Michał Pierzchała from Callstack joins Jamon and Robin to talk about the React Native Enterprise Framework and why big teams need it

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This week: Michał Pierzchała (@thymikee.bsky.social) joins @jamon.dev and @robinheinze.dev to discuss @callstack.com's new React Native CLI and framework, the React Native Enterprise Framework.

Listen now 👇
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You asked (a lot). And the answer is yes…

Chain React is BACK 🎉
July 30-31, 2026 · Portland, OR

Presented by Infinite Red and @expo.dev

Be the first to know when tickets drop 👇
chainreactconf.com

React Native Newsletter #188 In this issue: Ignite 11, React Native 0.80, Expo SDK 53, and more!

📰 RNN 188 📰

Don't miss the latest issue of the React Native Newsletter!!

This issue is packed full of great topics like:

✅ Ignite 11
✅ React Native 0.80
✅ Expo SDK 53, Router v5
✅ And so much more!

Check it out 👇
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come up to the lab and see what's on the slab

React Native Radio - RNR 337 - Meta Quest for React Native w/ Markus Leyendecker Markus Leyendecker from Meta joins Jamon to talk React Native on Meta Quest—what’s possible, what’s next, and why devs should care.

🖤❤️ RNR 337 ❤️🖤

This week: React Native meets mixed reality 🥽

Meta’s Markus Leyendecker joins Jamon to talk React Native on Quest and...

Spoiler alert: Jamon bought a headset after recording! It’s that good.

Listen now 👇
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The bro who works at 48 startups

Release v1.4.0 - UI View Tool 🤖👀 · joshuayoes/ios-simulator-mcp iOS Simulator MCP v1.4.0 Features UI View Tool: Added ui_view tool to capture and compress screenshots of the iOS simulator view. This tool automatically captures PNG screenshots and compresses th...

See the release notes at github.com/joshuayoes/i...

Vision - Anthropic The Claude 3 and 4 families of models comes with new vision capabilities that allow Claude to understand and analyze images, opening up exciting possibilities for multimodal interaction.

Works best with Claude! Under the hood, it also handles image compression on your device for the ideal image size so you can have maximum context without overloading your token usage.

Checkout their guidelines to learn more.
docs.anthropic.com/en/docs/buil...

Now Cursor can actually see what's going on in your iOS Simulator for you 👀🤖

The new `ui-view` tool in v1.4.0 inputs image data into your conversation context automatically so you don't need drag and drop images manually into your conversation.

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🔥 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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