Jamon

I’m a grandpa! She’s stolen my heart. 💜 Congratulations to my son Cedric and his wife Tricia. Chyra and I are sooooo happy

The iPhone Duo is about to hit the market... but will your app feel natural on it? Over on the blog, Sean Barker writes on designing for the space available and why to test what youve already shipped before doing anything too fancy. Read it now 👇 shift.infinite.red/apple-didnt-...

Construction, Coding, and Work Life Balance In this episode, I sat down with @jamon.dev, co-founder and CTO of Infinite Red, to talk about his unconventional journey from framing homes in the rain to building a thriving software consultancy. Thanks so much for the discussion, Jamon!

I added low-altitude clouds to my helicopter game and it makes a much bigger difference than I expected.

The fastest way to level up might be the skill you've been ignoring. @jamon.dev has done React Native for a decade, but its native side runs on C++. Learning it wasn't starting over -- just one new language in an environment he already knew cold. Watch here: https://youtu.be/Ny5FavLMhO0

Stop thinking about mobile apps like web apps -- think about them like games. @jamon.dev spent a year obsessing over frame rates on old hardware. Games don't drop frames, so why should your app? That mindset infects everything you build. Watch here: https://youtu.be/Ny5FavLMhO0

Learning a new language quietly makes you better at the ones you already know. When @jamon.dev picked up Ruby, his PHP got sharper too. New tools open new pathways, so you start seeing your old work in ways you simply couldn't before. Watch here: https://youtu.be/Ny5FavLMhO0

If you keep grabbing the keyboard, you're training your team to let you. This came up with @jamon.dev: jumping in to just do it feels helpful, but you teach people to hand it back. Then you wonder why you're drowning in everyone's work. Watch here: https://youtu.be/Ny5FavLMhO0

Building a business while burning the candle at both ends has a real cost. @jamon.dev started his company with a baby at home, working late night after late night. The business grew, but his health slid -- a tradeoff worth being honest about. Watch here: https://youtu.be/Ny5FavLMhO0

🖤❤️ RNR 371 ❤️🖤 This week we explain PanResponder! @robinheinze.dev and @coolsoftware.dev unpack how the gesture API works, where it slows down, and why you'll still reach for Gesture Handler. Listen: infinite.red/react-native...

Being able to direct your focus changes what you're capable of finishing. @jamon.dev found that once he could actually aim his attention, he made big strides at the company and at home. Starting something and seeing it through is a superpower. Watch here: https://youtu.be/Ny5FavLMhO0

🖤❤️ RNR 368 ❤️🖤 This week: RNR explains Fabric! Our host, @robinheinze.dev, is joined by part-time editor and full-time Staff Software Engineer @coolsoftware.dev to break it all down. The best part? No sewing required! Listen now 🎧 infinite.red/react-native...

RNR 365 - Chain React 2026 with Gant Laborde Listen now 🎧 infinite.red/react-native...

🖤❤️ 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 🧵

<slaps hood> I can fit so many trees into this puppy (2.3M of them, to be more accurate) (Frame rate is bad, but this was my 4 year old MacBook Air running on battery and high resolution)

🖤❤️ RNR 363 ❤️🖤 AI coding tools are moving fast 👀 This week: @robinheinze.dev and @mazenchami.dev talk Claude, Cursor, Expo Agent and what building React Native apps actually looks like in the AI era. Listen now 👇 infinite.red/react-native...

Construction, Coding, and Work Life Balance In this episode, I sat down with @jamon.dev, co-founder and CTO of Infinite Red, to talk about his unconventional journey from framing homes in the rain to building a thriving software consultancy. Thanks so much for the discussion, Jamon!

🖤❤️ 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...

🎤 Announcing: Kacper Kapuściak You know @kacperkapusciak.bsky.social's work from @swmansion.com. They're the team behind Reanimated, Gesture Handler, and Screens (seriously). If you're in React Native, you know Kacper. See him live in Portland at Chain React! 🎟️ ti.to/chainreact/c...

Lots of people are curious about the difference between Product Managers and Product Engineers. @jamonholmgren explains the key difference in today's episode of Chats with Kent Season 7: Become a Product Engineer www.epicproduct.engineer/stakeholder-...

It's always fun to chat with Kent, but this podcast episode felt special. We talk a lot about becoming a Product Engineer, which we both strongly feel is a critical skill with how our industry is changing. Go check it out!

🖤❤️ 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...

Want to know more about @jamon.dev's "Night Shift" workflow? He covers it in even more detail over on his website. jamon.dev/night-shift

Happy Monday! If you're still debating on if you want to attend Chain React or not, you should 😜 Grab your tickets at chainreactconf.com and use my 10% off coupon code: MAZEN-CR See you all in Portland!

One of my favorite stories was when I was a first-time speaker at a Ruby conference in 2014. Gant welcomed me to the speaker dinner with a huge hug (never met the guy beforehand). It instantly disarmed me and made it awesome. Never imagined we'd be business partners a few short years later!

My story is many stories of Gant. At our annual in-person retreat, Gant always makes sure there are musical instruments for the team, and often leads the musicians in jamming together. I think I've played "Margaritaville" with Gant more times than I can count.

Flaky Jest tests in CI, but everything passes locally? That’s often not a “bad test” problem, it’s Jest workers eating all your memory. @coolsoftware.dev shows how to fix it (and why it works) 👇 shift.infinite.red/fix-flaky-je...

🖤❤️ RNR 356 ❤️🖤 Building Vercel’s v0 mobile app with Fernando Rojo! ​ @mazenchami.dev and @robinheinze.dev talk with Fernando about React Native, @expo.dev, native-level performance, sharing code with web, and more. Link in thread 🧵

Back from two weeks in Finland ... surprisingly, no Finns commented on my world champion Seattle Seahawks hat. SAD

🖤❤️ RNR 354 🖤❤️ Krzysztof Magiera (@kzzzf.bsky.social) joins @mazenchami.dev and @robinheinze.dev to talk React Native Screens! This discussion goes deep into how it started + where it's headed with a V5 rewrite built for the New Architecture. Listen now! 👇 infinite.red/react-native...

🖤❤️ RNR 351 ❤️🖤 We’re back for the 2026 season of React Native Radio! This week: @mazenchami.dev and @robinheinze.dev are joined by the (in)famous @mrousavy.com to talk Transforming Packages to Nitro ⚡️ Listen now 👇 infinite.red/react-native...

The biggest developments in React Native, all in one podcast episode!

Always good to hear from @tdesseyn.bsky.social about the hiring landscape. Don’t miss it!

This new Apache model is looking good. (In my game, Into the Dawn -- jammin.games)

🖤❤️ RNR 349 ❤️🖤 Fan-favorite Taylor Desseyn (@tdesseyn.bsky.social) returns to break down the 2025 React Native job market!! @mazenchami.dev + @robinheinze.dev talk with Taylor about what skills matter and why community is more important than ever. Don’t miss it 👇 infinite.red/react-native...

RNR 348 - From Ionic Evangelist to React Native Content Creator: Simon Grimm Thanks to... 🎙️ Hosts @mazenchami.dev, @jamon.dev 🎧 Editors @toddwerth.bsky.social, @coolsoftware.dev Listen now 👇 infinite.red/react-native...

🖤❤️ RNR 348 ❤️🖤 From Ionic Evangelist to… React Native Content Creator?? This week we’re joined by special guest Simon Grimm from @galaxies.dev! 🪐 Tune in for a powerful episode packed with trends, insights on the future of React Native, and more!