{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Rocket Ship","title":"#058 - React Native Games & Animations with Ben Awad","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/249233ec\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3121,"description":"In this conversation, Simon Grimm interviews Ben Awad, a successful YouTuber and co-founder of the app Voidpet. They discuss Ben's journey from content creation to app development, the challenges and successes he faced, and the technical aspects of building his applications. The conversation also touches on the importance of user experience, monetization strategies, and the evolution of Ben's career in the tech industry. In this conversation, Ben Awad discusses his experiences and insights into React Native, game development, and the integration of AI tools in programming. He shares his journey from Android development to embracing React Native, the challenges of real-time gaming, and the evolution of the developer experience. Ben also touches on animation techniques in game development, his literary interests, and the future of his projects, including Voidpet and the Voidlog series.\nLearn React Native - https://galaxies.dev\nBen Awad\nBen X: https://x.com/benawad\nBen YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@bawad\nBen Github: https://github.com/benawad\nLinks\nVoidpet: https://voidpet.com\nVoidpet garden: https://voidpet.com/o/garden\nHands of Greed book: https://handsofgreed.com\n\nTakeaways\nBen Awad transitioned from YouTube content creation to app development.\nVoidpet gained popularity on TikTok before any code was written.\nHe has learned from both successful and failed projects.\nThe Voidpet app focuses on mental health themes.\nBen's cooking app, Saffron, is still active and successful.\nHe emphasizes the importance of user experience in app development.\nBen uses a simple tech stack for his apps to avoid over-engineering.\nHe believes that offline capabilities in apps are not always necessary.\nBen prefers native styling in React Native over other styles.\nA time API is essential for validating timestamps in games.\nBen's early experiences with Android development were frustrating.\nReact Native's developer experience has significantly improved over the years.\nReal-time gaming in...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/1mTgnNUxqgj8QDkI4V51oojxwjdNqhjuAp7rEDt2W1s/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzQzNTgzLzE2OTAz/ODE4NzktYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}