Baraa Rasheed

Senior Software Engineer | PMI-ACP certified | Dedicated to delivering high-quality solutions

[Baraa Rasheed @baraabi8]

React Native Evals is open source.

Benchmark which AI models write the best RN code (43 evals so far).

https://t.co/Pm6ncN4syj

#ReactNative #AI #CodingAgents

[Baraa Rasheed @baraabi8]

Expo SDK 58 is out! 🚀

• Built for iOS 27 + RN 0.88
• App Intents for Siri/Apple Intelligence
• 2x faster Android builds
• Agent-friendly CLI

Upgrade: npx expo install expo@^58.0.0 --fix
https://t.co/u5VkbOphYm

#ReactNative #Expo #AI

[Baraa Rasheed @baraabi8]

Expo SDK 58 is out! RN 0.88, iOS 27, App Intents for Siri/AI, 2x faster Android builds, agent CLI & variable fonts.

Upgrade: npx expo install expo@^58.0.0 --fix

https://t.co/u5VkbOphYm

#Expo #ReactNative #AI

[Baraa Rasheed @baraabi8]

Next.js 16.4 drops Cache Components as default in new apps.

Fast loads + instant navigations for dynamic pages. Better AI agent tooling too.

https://t.co/H2X3i6P0AN

#Nextjs #WebDev

[Baraa Rasheed @baraabi8]

AI agents can verify Expo apps with agent-device (Callstack).

Now in official Expo docs:

• Control sims/devices
• Screenshots, logs, traces
• Inspect RN components & perf

https://t.co/ztOgUJVzFe

#Expo #ReactNative #AI #CodingAgents

Bookmark this.

[Baraa Rasheed @baraabi8]

RN 0.88 just shipped!

• Web event dispatching by default
• Variable fonts (fontVariationSettings)
• SceneDelegate for iOS 27
• React 19.3 + Metro 0.87

No breaking changes. In Expo SDK 58.

https://t.co/0ttcTiEWwu

#ReactNative #Expo #NextJS #AI

[Baraa Rasheed @baraabi8]

Next.js 16.4 recommends Cache Components for every app.

• Default in new projects
• Better AI agent support
• Smaller Turbopack cache
• Faster builds

https://t.co/H2X3i6P0AN

#NextJS #AI #WebDev

[Baraa Rasheed @baraabi8]

On-device AI in React Native is real.

@react-native-ai/apple brings Apple Foundation Models (preview).

npm install @react-native-ai/apple

Requires New Arch. Full post: https://t.co/YtZCdWsbsI

#ReactNative #AI

[Baraa Rasheed @baraabi8]

🚀 New in Expo SDK 58: expo-app-intents (alpha)

Expose your app to Siri, Shortcuts, Spotlight & Apple Intelligence.

Declare in Swift, handle in JS.

https://t.co/JSBVNhHFx7

#Expo #ReactNative #AppleIntelligence

Bookmark this.

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Expo SDK 58 is out! iOS 27 + RN 0.88.

• Faster Expo Modules 2.0
• ~2x faster Android builds
• App Intents for Siri
• Device Hub support

npx expo install expo@^58.0.0 --fix
https://t.co/u5VkbOphYm

#Expo #ReactNative

[Baraa Rasheed @baraabi8]

React Native 0.88 is here! 🚀

• Web-based event dispatching
• Variable fonts support
• SceneDelegate on iOS
• React 19.3 + Metro 0.87
• No breaking changes

https://t.co/0ttcTiEWwu

#ReactNative #Expo

[Baraa Rasheed @baraabi8]

Callstack Apex is GA — specialized coding model for React Native & Next.js.

Better RN defaults, faster & cheaper.

+ open-source React Native Evals.
https://t.co/HhXJwpFC8k

#ReactNative #AI

[Baraa Rasheed @baraabi8]

React Native 0.88 is out!

• Web EventTarget dispatching
• Variable fonts (fontVariationSettings)
• iOS SceneDelegate support
• Zero breaking changes

https://t.co/0ttcTiEWwu

#ReactNative #Expo

Bookmark for your next upgrade.

[Baraa Rasheed @baraabi8]

🚀 Expo SDK 58 is out!

iOS 27 + React Native 0.88.

New: expo-app-intents (Siri + Apple Intelligence), foldable support, and more.

Changelog: https://t.co/u5VkbOphYm

#Expo #ReactNative

[Baraa Rasheed @baraabi8]

Expo SDK 58 is out — iOS 27 + RN 0.88.

• expo-app-intents for Siri/Apple Intelligence
• Foldable support + device hub
• New Architecture is default (legacy frozen)

https://t.co/u5VkbOphYm

#Expo #ReactNative #AI

[Baraa Rasheed @baraabi8]

Next.js 16.4: Cache Components default for new apps.

Instant navs + opt-in caching + better AI agent tools (Skills, AGENTS.md, upgrade --agent).

https://t.co/H2X3i6P0AN

#NextJS #React #AI

[Baraa Rasheed @baraabi8]

On-device AI in React Native!

@react-native-ai/apple brings Apple Foundation Models to RN (New Arch).

No cloud. Also expo-local-llm.

Local mobile agents are here.
https://t.co/YtZCdWsbsI

#ReactNative #AI #Expo

[Baraa Rasheed @baraabi8]

🚀 Expo SDK 58 out! iOS 27 + RN 0.88.

• expo-app-intents (Siri/Apple Intelligence)
• expo-hinge for foldables
• expo-device-hub browser sims
• Better SwiftPM

One codebase for iOS/Android/web.
https://t.co/u5VkbOphYm

#Expo #ReactNative

[Baraa Rasheed @baraabi8]

5/ My workflow

- Skills for patterns
- MCP for builds + simulator
- Human review on native code & new deps
- EAS Observe for crashes

Agent writes v1. I verify the outcome.

That's what ships.

[Baraa Rasheed @baraabi8]

Practical guide: building real Expo / React Native apps with AI coding agents.

What actually works. With the links.

Thread 🧵

[Baraa Rasheed @baraabi8]

4/ One TypeScript codebase still wins for most teams. Agent edits once → both platforms update.

If iOS-first + brand-new Apple APIs immediately, pure Swift is often faster.

https://t.co/KJ0nAdZuhu