React Native 0.87 is just released. Huge step for 1.0. My favorites:
- 2x faster source maps and less memory usage in dev server
- SPM (experimental)
- no deep imports (strict TS API)
Also important: minCompileSdk bumped to 34
Michał Pierzchała
@thymikee
Principal Engineer for Open Source @callstackio. Core @reactnative Community contributor. Building @agent_device, RN Testing Library, ex-maintainer Jest
- many such cases > dev tells me @agent_device doesn't work > what's wrong? > codex using it for 10 minutes and can't fill a form > asking them to check a11y > not accessible at all > just found you a bug broI was debugging a production React Native app today, and the registration form was completely unusable through VoiceOver (and a11y APIs). one line: accessible={true} on the form wrapper. iOS collapsed 8 inputs + submit button into a single element labeled "Create your account,
- if you requested @callstackio Apex early access, check your email don’t know what’s Apex? it’s an expert model fine-tuned for React Native
- TIL about Korean🇰🇷 hacker news-like site and apparently they like @agent_device there 🫶 Maybe I should visit some local meetups, let me know!
- September 17-18, Warsaw 🇵🇱 -> @AgentConfFeels like attending confs has never been more valuable Not for the talks, but for the hallway track So many folks are doing smart things they can't really give talks about, but they'll spill in conversation Picked up 3 or 4 killer ideas like this recently
