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Welcome to the June issue of the React Native Newsletter!

In addition to exciting articles, videos, and X posts in our top React Native picks for this month, we have a bumper crop of React Native Radio podcasts, including a special episode celebrating the 300th release!

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The latest React Native release is: 0.74.2
Changed:

Updated typescript-eslint monorepo to v7
(91d725136e by @huntie)
Upgrade CLI to 13.6.8 (335f6ed833 by @szymonrybczak)

Fixed:

Warn only in init command when CLI uses cached npx version (b98c5b960c by @szymonrybczak)
selection prop in TextInput was not being applied at component creation (be09d12667 by @alanleedev)

There's a lot more to discover in today's issue. Enjoy!

Our top React Native picks this month

React Native articles, tweets, and docs submitted by the community and Infinite Red’s team of engineers.

	Expo Atlas
	Peer into the JavaScript matrix with Atlas, a live bundle explorer for Expo apps.

thegeekconf — React Native X Modern Web Conference

thegeekconf is a community-powered React Native focused conference happening on 25th July at Kultur Büro Elisabeth, Berlin.

Notable speakers include Bruno Paulino, Charlotte Isambert, Kitze, Matteo Collina, Mo Khazali, Oskar Kwaśniewski, Szymon Rybczak, Carmen Huidobro, Tejas Kumar, and more. The conference is supported by Expo, JSNative, Epicweb, JS Nation, React Summit, React India, and GermanTechJobs.de.

Tickets are now on sale. Check it out here.

	10 Takeaways for React Native Devs from the App.js conference
	App.js Conf retrospective in 10 minutes for busy developers.

	React Server Components are coming to every platform with Expo Router!
	This X post by Evan Bacon discusses a demo AI app featuring server-rendered components. You can learn more about it in this video.

	Design System Retrospective
	This is an article about creating an internal design system for a healthcare startup that works for both React Native and React Native Web. It goes over the problems they faced and how they used composition as a solution. It also covers the benefits and struggles of this approach.

	Development for Apple Vision Pro
	Interesting X thread from Michał Pierzchała, CTO of Callstack, about their last two weeks of putting an Apple Vision Pro on ~150 heads during React Conf and App.js Conf.

	React Native IDE (beta) from Software Mansion
	This React Native IDE is in beta stage and only supports development on macOS in VSCode and Cursor as an extension. It brings a UI inspector, breakpoints, logging, component previews, the IOS Simulator and Android emulator directly into your editor.

	Reactnative.dev
	The new ReactNative.dev site is up!

	The Ultimate Guide to React Native Optimization (2024 edition)
	Callstack is offering a free download of an e-book on React Native Optimization. This is a companion doc for The Ultimate Guide to React Native Optimization on Tour event, which featured exciting talks by some of their top engineers about optimizing the responsiveness and performance of React Native apps.

	Rust Modules in React Native
	Learn how to integrate Rust modules in React Native apps. This tutorial shows you all the setup necessary to mimic C++ codegen for code sharing between iOS and Android.

	Expo SDK 51
	Expo SDK 51 has been released. Check out this blog post with all the details.

	React Native Local Database Options: A Comprehensive Summary
	This blog article details the differences between available Sqlite libraries in the React Native ecosystem.

Open source highlights from the React Native community

Open source React Native projects, libraries, node modules, or components submitted by the community.

	Feelio
	This is an open source diary app written in expo.

	Translators
	Compare 3 Translation services (Google/Papago/Kakao) in one app. It's written in React Native, uses TypeScript and Jest, and it's available on the app store.

	RNR 300 - Special Episode: Ask Us Anything!
	Episode 300 special!! Our hosts celebrate 300 episodes of React Native Radio by taking listener question! Tune in for this fun "Ask Us Anything" episode where listeners and previous guests submit their burning React Native questions for Jamon, Robin, and Mazen. Listen to all episodes. Listen & subscribe! ⇢

	RNR 299 - What to Expect From React Native in 5 Years
	Curious about the future of React Native? We’re making bold predictions! Tune in as hosts Jamon Holmgren and Robin Heinze gaze into the crystal ball with special guest Todd Werth, CEO of Infinite Red. Listen to all episodes. Listen & subscribe! ⇢

	RNR 298 - Create Expo Stack, NativeWind Ul, & Plugin Pro with Dan Stepanov
	Join Mazen with special guest Dan Stepanov as they dive into Create Expo Stack, Native Wind UI, and Plugin Pro! Discover how these tools can enhance your development workflow with seamless configurations, pre-built UI components, and powerful config plugins. Listen to all episodes. Listen & subscribe! ⇢

	RNR 297 - Jumping over the React Native v0.74 Bridge
	Join Mazen and Frank as they explore the exciting updates in React Native 0.74! From Yoga 3.0 to the new Bridge-less mode, learn how these updates can make your development smoother and faster. Listen to all episodes. Listen & subscribe! ⇢

	RNR 296 - NASA Uses Ignite!?! With Andrew Drach and Nima Ostadi
	Join Jamon and Mazen as they chat with Andrew Drach and Nima Ostadi from Solwey Consulting. We hear about how Ignite has become their go-to and about a cool project they did for NASA.. Listen to all episodes. Listen & subscribe! ⇢

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