The SDK 51 beta period began on April 24 and will last approximately one week

This is a pretty big release with a lot of new hooks becoming stable.

• useActionState: Simplifies managing async actions with built-in handling for states and errors.
• useFormStatus: Accesses the status of a form within its component without prop drilling.
• useOptimistic: Allows for optimistic updates to UI elements while async operations are pending.
• use: Enables direct reading of resources like promises in render, improving the handling of async data.
• Server components + actions are becoming stable as well

Main Changes include:

• Support for react-native@0.74
• Add screen transition animation
• dd web implementation for useScrollViewOffset

With V4 you can draw directly onto a Camera Frame using Skia!!!

This well-written article walks the reader through the steps of writing SVG by hand to create a "curved bottom bar".

Absalom wrote a blog article on integrating Firebase Auth with Ignite

There is a new CLI (npx new-arch), which you can run in your project and it will report your React Native project dependencies and their status regarding compatibility with the new architecture. This tool references the New Architecture support in popular libraries spreadsheet.

Brent Vatne issued this call for support in migrating third party React Native libraries, in a final push to get the New Architecture shipped.

React Navigation announces v7's Static API in a blog post, which helps alleviate two major pain points: TypeScript and deep linking configuration.

I highly recommend this fast-paced, informative, and entertaining video by Theo, all about the new architecture. This X thread makes for interesting reading, but if you want to jump directly into the video, here's the link.

Chain React 2024 announced workshops and a Workshop Wizard that simplifies the process of selecting the right workshop for your React Native skill level.

Infinite Red's CTO Jamon Holmgren authored an article on dealing with Flipper being decoupled from React Native Core.

Bluesky open sourced react-native-uitextview. It's a drop-in replacement for Text that adds some nice native side enhancements for iOS.

This new fast image loader for React Native shows a lot of promise.

An Infinite Red consultant gave this testimonial, "React Native Reusables is fantastic. It’s Shadcn/ui but for mobile. I’ve been testing this on a side project that is mobile and web, and these components work well both on mobile and web."

Chain React 2024 returns this July! Join Robin, Mazen, and Justin as they go over the exciting new changes you can expect to see at the US React Native conference.

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As Microsoft App Center sails into the sunset, Robin and Mazen break down what this major shift means by focusing on new tools and strategies for React Native developers.

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Dive into the Metro bundler with Jamon, Robin, and Mazen on this new installment of RNR Explains! It's packed with insights for even the most advanced React Native developers.

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