092 - React Native 0.84, Hermes V1 & A TanStack React Native Framework?!

React Native 0.84 is here (with Hermes V1 by default), WebAssembly is landing inside Hermes, Expo is experimenting with AI “Agent Skills,” and there might be a new React Native framework coming from TanStack 👀

Plus I share an honest update on Tiny Harvest hitting $2k/month, negative reactions to my AI crash course, and why I think this tension is actually healthy.

Let’s dive in.

🚀 Learn React Native: https://galaxies.dev/missions/zero-to-hero

🔥 Weekly Videos: https://www.youtube.com/@galaxies_dev

🎮 Play Tiny Harvest: https://tinyharvest.app/

• iOS: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/tiny-harvest-cozy-farm/id6755226300
• Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.supersimon.harvestgame

⚛️ React Native Radar

• ⏳ Expo SDK 55 – still no final release
• 🚀 React Native 0.84 – Hermes V1 now default
• 🧩 WebAssembly in Hermes – WASM support confirmed
• 🖥️ Hermes Node – running Hermes outside mobile?
• 📝 React Native Enriched 0.4 – rich text editor update
• ☑️ Checkbox support coming to RN Enriched
• 📱 TrueSheet 3.9 – tablet support added
• 🎞️ Teleport transitions – Instagram-like shared transitions
• 📋 expo-paste-input – cross-platform native paste handling
• 🔎 expo-spotlight – iOS CoreSpotlight integration
• ⚡ Expo compiler cache – faster builds & workflows
• 🍎 20 new Apple extensions in apple-targets
• 🗂️ iCloud-style folder interaction demo – clean UX inspiration
• 🌐 Radon network throttling – finer networking control
• 🤖 Expo Agent Skills – AI-powered upgrade helpers
• 💰 Mobile app revenue > mobile games – interesting market shift
• ✨ Lynx Framework (Sparkling) – TikTok-backed framework
• 🧠 Expo Vibe Coding IDE – AI-native RN playground
• 📊 State of React 2025 – PWA usage flat / shrinking
• 🛠️ XcodebuildMCP joins Sentry
• 📦 ASC CLI – App Store Connect from the terminal

🔥 Tiny Wins

• 🧱 VegaOS + Monorepo with Expo – finally working
• 🧠 Felt like a proper engineering challenge again

🧠 Build in Public

• 📈 Tiny Harvest – steady at ~$2,000/month
• 📉 Not growing (yet)
• 🤖 AI Crash Course video – mixed / negative reactions
• 💬 Interesting tension in the dev community

🚨 Trending in Tech

• 🧱 TanStack React Native Framework? – teased by Tanner Linsley
• 🔥 Framework competition heating up again

❤️  Socials

• https://x.com/schlimmson
• https://www.tiktok.com/@simongrimm_
• https://www.linkedin.com/in/simongr

🔗 Links

• React Native 0.84 (Hermes V1 by default): https://reactnative.dev/blog/2026/02/11/react-native-0.84
• WebAssembly in Hermes: https://x.com/tmikov/status/2023821160241393839
• Hermes Node: https://x.com/tmikov/status/2024609186936660170
  
  
• React Native Enriched 0.4: https://x.com/swmansion/status/2023455754460467637
• RN Enriched Checkboxes: https://x.com/G_Moskaliuk/status/2024818330758947105
  
  
• TrueSheet 3.9 (Tablet Support): https://sheet.lodev09.com/blog/release-3-9
• Instagram-like Transitions (Teleport): https://kirillzyusko.github.io/react-native-teleport/docs/recipes/instagram-shared-transitions
  
  
• Expo Paste Input: https://github.com/arunabhverma/expo-paste-input
• Expo Spotlight: https://github.com/Pflaumenbaum/expo-spotlight
• Expo Compiler Cache: https://expo.dev/changelog/compiler-cache-for-builds
  
  
• Apple Targets Extensions: https://x.com/Baconbrix/status/2021286101378650574
• iCloud-style Folder Demo: https://x.com/sumitXbravo/status/2024898265641300101
• Radon Network Throttling: https://x.com/kzzzf/status/2024857771858878891
  
  
• Expo Agent Skills: https://expo.dev/expo-skills
• Mobile Apps Revenue > Games: https://x.com/a16z/status/2019484729234583587
  
  
• Lynx Framework (Sparkling): https://tiktok.github.io/sparkling/
• Expo Vibe Coding IDE: https://x.com/bidah/status/2024139775729352978
• React Native Vibe Code Example: https://reactnativevibecode.com/p/bd827eb1-fa45-41e8-9d53-c9c84c93e514?model=claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929
  
  
• State of React 2025: https://2025.stateofreact.com/en-US
• XcodebuildMCP joins Sentry: https://x.com/camsoft2000/status/2021611811447972125
• ASC CLI: https://asccli.sh/

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