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NativeBase | September Scoop

NativeBase Team·September 28, 2022·3 min read
NativeBase | September Scoop

The team has been active across events, performance improvements, and experimental projects. Here's what transpired in September:

Events and Meetups

React India 2022

Meenu Makkar presented "How I Built a Design System Builder!" at React India 2022 in Goa, covering:

  • Why design systems are needed
  • Design system benefits
  • Design system construction approaches
  • How the design system builder functions

React Native and Flutter Hybrid Meet-up @ GeekyAnts

The team hosted a hybrid meetup featuring:

  • Shivraj Kumar (Associate Director of Engineering): Keynote on React Native's new architecture
  • Saurabh Kumar: Presentation on architectural changes and their advantages
  • Rajesh De: Tips for managing and optimizing React Native performance

Devfest Bangalore 2022

Ashwin Gopinathan and Gayathri Devi Srinivasan presented "Diving Deep into Flutter WebViews," demonstrating API/backend server implementation on WebView.

Latest Experiments and Upcoming Releases

Performance Fix Release

Version 3.5.0 is in development, focusing on performance improvements. Updates available on Twitter and GitHub.

NativeBase for Flutter

An ongoing experiment led by Hasnen Tai aims to extend NativeBase capabilities to Flutter, mirroring the success of the React Native implementation.

NativeBase X Moti

Sankalp Pandey experimented with animating NativeBase tokens using Moti, a universal animation library for React Native. Full details available in the dedicated article.

Hall of Fame

GitHub India Recognition

NativeBase was featured on the GitHub India landing page.

New Open Source Contributors

Congratulations to the newest contributors with merged pull requests in React Native:

  • Ankit Tailor
  • Madhav Bansal
  • Mayank Pagar
  • Cyrus Passi
  • Viraj Joshi

Also Check Out

Twitter Spaces Talk

Listen to "Building a New Component for a UI Component Library" featuring Rohit Singh and Vidhi Kataria discussing component development, library checklists, API design, customizability, and accessibility.

Weekend Read

Emma Cuthbert's article on "Create a Grocery Delivery App Using React Native Templates" offers practical guidance for app development.