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.