React-Native

React Native 0.80 - React 19.1, JS API Changes, Freezing Legacy Arch and much more

• React Native 0.80 ships React 19.1.0, aligning with latest stable React release. • Deep imports from React Native are deprecated; warnings issued via ESLint and console. • New op

React Native 0.79 - Faster tooling and much more

• Metro 0.82 introduces deferred hashing, speeding first yarn start by 3x for large projects. • Stable support for package.json exports/imports enhances compatibility with modern n

React Native 0.78 - React 19 and more

• React Native 0.78 introduces React 19, bringing smaller, faster releases and new async transition features. • Key changes include removal of propTypes and other legacy APIs requi

React Native Core Contributor Summit 2024 Recap

• Two-day summit at Callstack HQ, Wrocław, gave unstructured time for core contributors. • Tracks covered releases, new architecture, web APIs, LeanCore 2.0, Nitro Modules, view co

React Native 0.77 - New Styling Features, Android's 16KB page support, Swift Template

• New CSS properties: display: contents, boxSizing, mixBlendMode, outline for richer layouts. • Android 16KB page support, enabling compatibility with latest Android devices. • Swi

New Architecture is here

• React Native 0.76 ships with New Architecture enabled by default on npm. • Architecture supports modern React features: Suspense, Transitions, automatic batching, useLayoutEffect

React Native 0.75 - Support for Percentage Values in Layout, New Architecture Stabilization, Template & init Updates, and more

• React Native 0.75 introduces Yoga 3.1, adding % support for gaps and translation transforms. • New Architecture receives stabilization fixes, encouraging migration for new layout

React Native 0.74 - Yoga 3.0, Bridgeless New Architecture, and more

• Yoga 3.0 enhances layout predictability, aligns with web, adds alignContent: ‘space-evenly’ support. • Bridgeless New Architecture enabled by default, paving the way for future b

React Native 0.73 - Debugging Improvements, Stable Symlink Support, and more

• Hermes now captures all console.log() calls before debugger connects, matching web browser debugging. • Stable symlink support in Metro improves module resolution and developer w

Package Exports Support in React Native

• React Native 0.72 introduces beta support for package.json ’exports’ field in Metro. • Enables React Native projects to work seamlessly with a wider npm ecosystem. • Packages can

React Native 0.72 - Symlink Support, Better Errors, and more

• React Native 0.72 release introduces highly requested Metro symlink support, improving monorepo compatibility. • Beta package exports enable modern npm package APIs, aligning Rea

React Native 0.71-RC0 Android outage postmortem

• 0.71‑RC0 released Nov 4 2022, introduced Maven Central artifact publishing to speed builds. • Dynamic Gradle dependency (implementation(‘com.facebook.react:react-native:+’)) caus

React Native 0.71: TypeScript by Default, Flexbox Gap, and more...

• TypeScript now default in new RN projects, tsconfig ready immediately. • Flexbox gap support added, simplifying responsive layouts across devices globally. • Web-inspired props f