Best of React Native — January 2026

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    Avatar of galaxies_devSimon Grimm·14w

    The React Native Stack Everyone Gets Wrong in 2026

    A comprehensive guide to building React Native apps in 2026, covering the recommended tech stack including Expo as the framework, TypeScript for type safety, and Expo Router for navigation. For local data storage, the guide recommends Expo SQLite with Drizzle ORM and React Native MMKV for key-value storage. State management suggestions include Context API for simple cases, Zustand for app state, and TanStack Query for server state. Essential packages include FlashList for performance, React Hook Form with Zod for forms, and Reanimated with Gesture Handler for animations. Backend options include Supabase, Instant DB, or Expo API routes. For styling, the progression goes from basic StyleSheet to UniStyles, UniWind (Tailwind), or Expo UI for native components. Additional recommended services include EAS for builds, Clerk for authentication, Sentry for monitoring, and RevenueCat for monetization.

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    Avatar of twirThis Week In React·12w

    React Hebdo #265: React Skills, json-render, ViewTransition, Base UI, shadcn, Store, MDX, GTK

    Weekly React newsletter covering AI skills systems from Vercel, Callstack, and Expo; Firefox release enabling View Transition API, CSS anchor positioning, and Navigation API across all browsers; React Store RFC and MDX v3 support in Prettier; React Native updates including Windows/macOS 0.81, Brownie for brownfield apps, and React Navigation 8.0 alpha; Node.js security mitigation for AsyncLocalStorage DoS vulnerability; Astro joining Cloudflare; TC39 meeting progress; and jQuery 4.0 release.

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    Avatar of awesome-codingAwesome·12w

    I actually tried AI coding and it's worse than I thought...

    A developer spent two days testing OpenAI's Codex agent and GPT-5 model by building a Brazilian jiu-jitsu gym management app from scratch. While the AI successfully scaffolded a Spring Boot backend with minimal issues, it struggled with nuanced decisions and generated poor-quality React Native code requiring extensive refactoring. The experiment revealed that AI coding tools can accelerate development but require deep technical knowledge to evaluate and fix generated code, often producing suboptimal solutions that create maintenance debt. The final app was functional but took 20 hours of active prompting and fixing, raising questions about cost scalability and the true value proposition of AI coding assistants.

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    Avatar of davegrayDave Gray·14w

    Everything Has Changed! Are You Still Writing Code in 2026?

    A developer returns to creating educational content after a year focused on enterprise projects, including building an agentic AI chat system. Plans for upcoming content include JavaScript fundamentals, advanced AI SDK tutorials with Next.js and Vercel, React Native and Expo mobile development, and addressing concerns about AI's impact on software development careers. The creator emphasizes the continued importance of human developers despite AI advancements and declining computer science enrollment.

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    Avatar of reactstatusReact Status·12w

    React Status Issue 459: January 23, 2026

    Remotion launched agent skills enabling AI tools like Claude Code to generate videos through prompts alone, gaining massive traction with ten million impressions. The newsletter also covers complexity in UI frameworks like shadcn, Turbopack's performance improvements, React Native Windows deprecating its old architecture, and various ecosystem updates including Mastra 1.0, Electron 40.0, and the 2025 Web Almanac.

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