Gant Laborde

My 2018 "ML: Zero to Hero" guide got translated into 7 languages, and people still tell me it was their on-ramp. The stack is archaeology. The on-ramp still works. 🛣️

People talk about weaponized incompetence. Mine is organic. Small batch. Artisanal. It weaponizes itself.

The fix for a 37-message thread is horrifyingly simple: "Got five minutes?"

Have you ever noticed that the people who growl at everything that are the ones who look dog-tired?

Browser AI used to start with: "Okay, first let me explain TensorFlow.js." Now the browser just... has an AI runtime. What a timeline. codeburst.io/ai-in-t...

When code is cheap, intent is expensive. Why does this exist? What should the next human (or agent) NOT "improve"? Write that down. Docs are the steering wheel now.

Software taught me to remove ambiguity. Fiction taught me that's where all the fun lives. This one took first place. 🥇📝

Starfleet. Klingon. Ferengi. 150 questionable drawings and one borrowed brain. 🖖 AI education peaked here.

Hot take that isn't very hot: "every dev gets an agent" is a tooling strategy, not a team strategy. I broke down the fix with Brandon Mathis 👇

AI didn't eliminate technical debt. It gave us a much faster credit card. 💳

Turn web pages into stretchy sheets. I think it would be so cool, to make a "secret page" where you have to tear down an existing page to get access to a special area/discount. Try it yourself: pushmatrix.github.io...

Remote-work rule I wrote in 2019 and still swear by: optional hangouts > mandatory fun. Every. Time.

Before AI learned to talk, I was teaching it to pay attention. This one reads a remote audience, right in the browser, so speakers can feel the room again. 🎤

In 2019 I predicted you'd eventually chat with something online and have no idea if it was human. That aged... efficiently. 😅 What AI risk did we underestimate?

Good morning from #kcdc26! Started the day watching @gantlaborde.com work some literal magic! Ran into these fools in the audience. 😜

🖤❤️ RNR 372 ❤️🖤 We still can't believe how unbelievably fun Chain React 2026 was! From @expo.dev's keynote to the trend of AI, @gantlaborde.com joins us to talk about everything he noticed at this year's conference. Listen: infinite.red/react-native...

Are you based in NYC, well, you should join us on Sept 24 for a joint @expo.dev x @infinite.red x Chime meet up. Register here: luma.com/fegsycpl?tk=...

EVERY TALK from Chain React is now available to rewatch on YouTube! 🎥 From Charlie Cheever’s keynote on the future of mobile development to the crowd-favorite Software Squares game, relive it all on the official playlist. Link in 🧵

🖤❤️ RNR 370 ❤️🖤 What does it take to bring AI agents into a React Native app? We talk with @mikeryan.dev of CopilotKit about generative UI, shared state, and the guardrails that keep people in control. Listen: infinite.red/react-native...

🖤❤️ RNR 369 ❤️🖤 This week: RNR Explains React Native's AppRegistry! Host @robinheinze.dev is joined by special guest (and part-time podcast editor) @coolsoftware.dev to break it all down. Listen now 🎧 infinite.red/react-native...

Are you going to Chain React? Do you want to? 👀 Join @anniesexton.com and I for a pre conference workshop July 29 on Putting Yourself Out There, for folks from underrepresented backgrounds in tech interested in sharing your unique perspective, and get a FREE ticket to the conference, too!

Beautiful July weather in Portland? Great speakers, vendors, and host? Excuse to relax from AI Thrash? I really shouldn't.... ChainReactConf.com

Let's figure this out together. See you in July!

🖤❤️ RNR 366 ❤️🖤 AI has tech moving faster than ever. But is it secure? 🛡️ This week: @robinheinze.dev and @mazenchami.dev discuss React Native security, supply chain attacks, dependency risks, and best practices every mobile team should know. Listen now 🎧 infinite.red/react-native...

Remember

Five bucks doesn't buy you the ads it used to.

🖤❤️ RNR 365 ❤️🖤 Chain React 2026 is almost here 🚀 This week: @gantlaborde.com joins @robinheinze.dev and @mazenchami.dev to share everything Chain React! From unforgettable stories to a preview of what’s coming, they cover what makes Chain React a must-attend event. Link in 🧵

I made something fun a deck of whimsical RN Developer Characters printed decks are ordered. I can't wait to give these out at Chain React!! BUT in the meantime, take the quiz below to find out -- which one are you???

Greenfield vs. Brownfield 🤔 Sometimes the question isn’t about code. It’s about the business, the team, and where the product needs to be in 3 years. Our own Felipe Peña shares the framework we use to help clients make the right call. shift.infinite.red/greenfield-v...

They told me I'm not allowed to make ads for Chain React Conf anymore...

🖤❤️ RNR 364 ❤️❤️ How do we keep shipping quality when AI gave everyone superpowers overnight? Enter: AI Triforce 🔥 A new model for agentic coding that helps teams move fast without sacrificing quality. @gantlaborde.com joins us to break it down on RNR! Link in thread 🧵

You ready for Chain React Conf? This July 29-31 in Portland Oregon. THE US REACT NATIVE CONF!

Are you in Kraków for App.js Conf?? So are we!! On day 2, @gantlaborde.com's giving his "Reverse Magic Trick" talk with a fun announcement! And if you spot @mazenchami.dev and Frank Calise roaming the halls, be sure to say hi. Snap photos and send them our way!

AI for 3D printing?

This hit

🖤❤️ RNR 352 ❤️🖤 This week: Daniel Williams is on the show!! Daniel stops by to chat about the latest in Storybook 10 with @robinheinze.dev and @mazenchami.dev. New episode out now 🎧 infinite.red/react-native...

What happens when the factory dashboard isn't good enough? Our own Sean Barker built a custom React Native-powered cockpit with Nitro Modules, RN Skia, an iPad, and Claude. ✅ 900 updates/sec ✅ Smooth 60 FPS ✅ Zero-copy data flow Read now 👇 medium.com/p/d0f564f8d239

We’ve been cooking with this lineup… and we’re just getting started 👀 Speaking at Chain React 2026 (so far) ➡️ @ccheever.com ➡️ @kacperkapusciak.bsky.social ➡️ @gantlaborde.com ➡️ @mazenchami.dev More names dropping soon. Tickets on sale now 👇 ti.to/chainreact/c...

IYKYK - Great memes, great speakers, great conf. chainreactconf.com

🎤 Announcing: Charlie Cheever If you're in tech, you know @ccheever.com Charlie's the co-founder of @expo.dev and one of the biggest driving forces behind React Native!! Charlie's joining us live in Portland for Chain React. 🎟️ ti.to/chainreact/c...

🖤❤️ RNR 361 ❤️🖤 We're excited to have @jamon.dev back on the pod!! Jamon talks with @robinheinze.dev about what it's like to build a game from scratch and the details of his popular Agentic Workflow, "Night Shift." Listen now 👇 infinite.red/react-native...

🎶🎶🎶 LOVE this story. @gantlaborde.com's always bringing real Jimmy Buffett energy to our all treat.

Our memes are 🧑‍🍳 💋

🎤 Announcing: Gant Laborde You know @gantlaborde.com as Co-founder & CIO of Infinite Red, the literal author of the book on AI, and a regular on keynote stages around the world. See him live in Portland at Chain React 2026 (July 30-31)! 🎟️ Tickets: ti.to/chainreact/c...

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