Kudo Chien

Kudo Chien

@kudochien.dev

debugger @ expo opinions are my own

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Kudo Chien
@kudochien.dev

everyone can build their own wheels with coding agents now. you can even build wheels for others. but does it still make sense to depend on existing ones? i’m genuinely unsure. building is getting cheaper, but maintaining what we build is still an open question.

Kudo Chien
@kudochien.dev

Things change fast. AI code review wasn’t great at the beginning of the year, but it’s gotten much better since then. I rely on it a lot now. Meanwhile, my value as a human is gradually declining 😅

Kudo Chien
@kudochien.dev

AI is still new enough that nobody is an expert. Everyone has their own mental model, so everyone builds tools based on what they believe works. It's hard to say what's right or wrong. The result is a growing collection of scattered AI tools. Maybe we need a more systematic way to build them.

Kudo Chien
@kudochien.dev

“Slow down to speed up” what a great title and talk

The Pragmatic Engineer.@pragmaticengineer.com

The keynote video from Craft Conference, titled "Slow down to speed up: what changed in the last 6 months for software engineering" is now available to view. Watch it on YouTube: youtu.be/5wks1W-auKY Or read the extended summary in today's issue: newsletter.pragmaticengineer.com/p/slow-down-...

Kudo Chien
@kudochien.dev

Using AI feels like piloting a giant robot or gundam in anime. The more things AI lets you do, the more mental energy it takes to keep everything moving. For me, three parallel tasks seems to be the limit.

Kudo Chien
@kudochien.dev

AI makes it easy to get a prototype to 80%. But the last 20% still needs focused work, and that part is hard to parallelize. If you don’t make time to finish it, you can end up working on a lot of things without actually completing any of them. — That’s why I’m not productive last two weeks 😅

Kudo Chien
@kudochien.dev

it’s tough for me to manage multiple SNS apps. having - x for technical - facebook/instagram for life in mandarin - threads for watching what people talking about so maybe use bluesky to talk about some AI life and non-technical stuffs 🤔

Kudo Chien
@kudochien.dev

css grid for react native 🤩 @nishan.dev 👏👏👏

Expo@expo.dev

🆕 This PR from @nishan.dev adds CSS grid support to react native 🙌 It's not possible to overstate how massive this is for all of us. Future generations will celebrate Nishan Bende Day 🐐 github.com/facebook/yog...

github.comCSS Grid by intergalacticspacehighway · Pull Request #1865 · facebook/yogaWhy? CSS grid provides us more control to position children in a two-dimensional layout system. It works as a complimemtary system to Flexbox. Official spec for more details/usage. There are a few...

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Expo
@expo.dev

🏆 After a week of research and hours of passionate debate we have trimmed 1,200 apps down to 6 nominees for each of the App Award categories. If you are looking for inspiration to elevate your app, you can find it here: expo.dev/awards Congrats to all the nominees!

Kudo Chien
@kudochien.dev

i’ve been trying material 3 expressive, but i’m still not a fan. not sure if it’s because of the color palette or because i’m too used to ios design language 🤔 not able to find one beautiful one from the list: 9to5google.com/2025/10/30/g...

9to5google.comWhat Google Material 3 Expressive redesigns are rolling out [Updated]Material 3 Expressive redesigns are rolling out to Google apps, and here’s our list of what’s available and still to come on Android phones.
Kudo Chien
@kudochien.dev

I hope AI can verify the generated code itself without human back-and-forth. that’s how Expo MCP server began, and I’m excited to see more interesting ideas built on top of it.

Expo@expo.dev

ATTN Developers: your AI assistant just got smarter. The new 𝝠 Expo MCP Server connects it directly to your Expo project so it can learn your SDK, fetch docs, automate installs, and test your app visually. Available now for all EAS paid plans (SDK 54+). ✍️ @kudochien.dev: expo.dev/blog/become-...

expo.devBecome an AI-native developer with the Expo MCP serverThe Expo MCP Server preview connects your AI coding assistants to your Expo projects so they can access docs, automate workflows, and verify your app visually.

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Tyler Williams
@coolsoftware.dev

Now that I’ve used pre compiled React Native on the Expo SDK 54 beta, I find myself very impatient with any project still building RN from source lol. Spoiled so fast.

Kudo Chien
@kudochien.dev

what does memory mean for ai? for large language models, it still mostly feels like language and text. but the kind of “experience” that turns a junior dev into a senior one—built over time, through mistakes—often can’t be captured in just words.

Kudo Chien
@kudochien.dev

we train ai for long hours hoping it can retain and reuse what it learned. just like how we hope senior devs’ experience can be passed down. but what kind of memory is that, really? and how can it be preserved and reused over time?

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Johannes Schickling
@schickling.dev

After 4 years of work, I'm incredibly excited to introduce LiveStore, the next-gen data layer I'm building for Overtone. It's based on reactive SQLite and has a built-in sync engine. Give it a try - would love your feedback!

LiveStore@livestore.dev

Introducing LiveStore (beta) LiveStore is a next-generation state management framework based on reactive SQLite and built-in sync engine. livestore.dev

livestore.devLiveStore: Local-first data layer for high-performance appsArrowArrowArrowArrowLiveStoreLiveStore is a state management framework based on SQLite and event-sourcing. It’s designed for demanding applications and based on years of research.
Kudo Chien
@kudochien.dev

will bring a few @expo.dev coasters there. excited to meet the community tonight.

Kudo Chien@kudochien.dev

still thinking what to build in the @elevenlabs.io & @expo.dev meetup next friday in taipei. would try to be as much fun as possible. if you are around taipei next week, join us with the legendary @thorweb.dev

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Ricky
@ricky.fm

AI programmer agents or whatever won’t work if they need people to actually review pull requests to land code safely. The secret is no one actually reviews pull requests. And no one really wants to. Reviews are an mostly an illusion so we look productive and responsible.

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Expo
@expo.dev

Debugging in React Native got easier today. We now have an official integration with @sentry.io so you can see errors and replays directly in your EAS Deployments. No more digging through logs or guessing at app state. 📖 expo.dev/blog/diagnos...

expo.devDiagnose and debug errors faster with issues and replays from Sentry in ExpoWith the new Sentry integration in EAS you can view crash reports & session replays for your Expo app deployments—so you can fix issues fast, with full context.
Kudo Chien
@kudochien.dev

trying to act as a prompt engineer wasn’t so fun. the models have been unpredictable in different ways. think positive — it also brings more possibilities and new ideas.

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Expo
@expo.dev

📡 Building IoT provisioning flows in React Native? Vincent the CTO from @appandflow.com shows how to set up WiFi provisioning for an ESP32 using Expo + react-native-wifi-reborn. 👉 Companion apps, HTTPS, soft AP mode, and real code in this technical deep dive: expo.dev/blog/expo-io...

expo.devExpo + IoT: Device provisioning with HTTPS via WiFiLearn how to connect IoT devices to Wi-Fi with a smooth provisioning flow using React Native, Expo, and react-native-wifi-reborn.
Kudo Chien
@kudochien.dev

i was wrong after revisiting the codebase. it seems not a flutter fork that not using low-level graphics library (like skia) to paint everything.

Kudo Chien
@kudochien.dev

i was trying to port flutter to react-native-skia in the early days. it's just too much effort. amazing that lynx team does the great work. 👏

Kudo Chien
@kudochien.dev

last week was rough, my lack of swift skills kept me hitting walls and staying up too late. with DST starting, I hope to adjust my schedule and fully appreciate the power of protocol-oriented programming

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Software Mansion
@swmansion.com

App.js Conf is calling for speakers! This is your chance to shine ✨ 🔹 Share your passion for React Native – side projects, work experience, or unique perspectives welcome! 🔹 New to speaking? We love fresh voices! 🔹 Accommodation & travel covered. 📅 CFP deadline: Feb 23 Apply here: appjs.co

Kudo Chien
@kudochien.dev

uniffi for react native is super interesting project. maybe it’s a good time for me to learn rust 🤩

Kræn Hansen 🇩🇰@kraenhansen.dk

If this tooling is just half as powerful as the article suggests - this is a revolution in the DX of authoring native modules for React Native hacks.mozilla.org/2024/12/intr...

hacks.mozilla.orgIntroducing Uniffi for React Native: Rust-Powered Turbo Modules – Mozilla Hacks - the Web developer blogUniffi for React Native: Mozilla and Filament's open-source tool lets you build high-performance Modules in Rust.

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Jay 🦋
@jay.bsky.team

Bluesky now has over 20M people!! 🎉 We've been adding over a million users per day for the last few days. To celebrate, here are 20 fun facts about Bluesky:

Kudo Chien
@kudochien.dev

Ridiculous Taiwanese food price. The range is wide 🤔

lauren@lauren.rotatingsandwiches.com

let's compare costco hot dogs and their prices in every country where they operate

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dan
@danabra.mov

any React Native performance experts willing to lend a hand? i’ve been debugging feed scrolling perf on low-end Android for the past week but couldn’t make meaningful improvements. it’s very choppy on Galaxy A12, especially when scrolling past videos (but not exclusively). any help is appreciated!