075 - Epic React Native Packages, Background Images, Skia and WebGPU Updates, Expo Router & The MCP Hype
This week, we’re diving deep into some of the most exciting updates in the React Native ecosystem—and I’m sharing a few personal shifts too.
🧠 Topics we cover:
- The future of graphics in React Native: Skia, WebGPU, and what’s coming in 2025
- Wild performance with Fast Confetti by Alireza
- Support for background-repeat in styling
- Evan Bacon’s latest project: an AI-powered app that builds apps
- The IAP deprecation and what it means for devs
- Nitro Image and Video v7 alpha – big leaps in media performance
- William Candillon shows off Skottie animations inside Skia
🔥 Hot takes & personal updates:
- Why I’ve decided to stop building native apps and go all-in on Galaxies.dev
- My honest thoughts on Expo Router and why I’m loving it
- The current hype around MCP – is it just another Web3 moment?
🚀 Learn React Native: https://galaxies.dev/missions/zero-to-hero
🔥 Weekly Videos -> https://www.youtube.com/@galaxies_dev
❤️ Socials
🔥 Weekly Videos -> https://www.youtube.com/@galaxies_dev
❤️ Socials
- https://x.com/schlimmson
- https://www.tiktok.com/@simongrimm_
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/simongr
- https://bsky.app/profile/galaxies.dev
👨💻 Apps
- Matrix Manager: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/matrix-manager-task-manager/id6739463021
- Quick Track: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/quick-track-calorie-counter/id1669892980
- Text to Voice AI: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/text-to-voice-ai-reader/id6739965632
- Healthy Food Swap: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/healthy-food-swap/id6743627410
🔗 Links
- The Future of React Native Graphics: WebGPU, Skia, and Beyond: https://shopify.engineering/webgpu-skia-web-graphics
- Background-repeat and styles: https://x.com/nishanbende/status/1938130663586337176
- Evan Expo Router AI App Generator: https://github.com/EvanBacon/app-that-builds-apps
- Deprecating React Native IAP: https://x.com/hyodotdev/status/1939420943665049961
- React Native Nitro Image: https://github.com/mrousavy/react-native-nitro-image
- React Native Fast Confetti: https://github.com/AlirezaHadjar/react-native-fast-confetti
- Expo Router Tweet: https://x.com/schlimmson/status/1939716357723218073
- Are MCPs like web3: https://x.com/theo/status/1939434082867569140
