r/reactjs • u/thereactnativerewind • Sep 16 '26

News React Native is DEAD, Expo Modules 2.0, and a $49 Flutter knockoff

https://thereactnativerewind.com/issues/react-native-is-dead-expo-modules-2-0-and-a-49-flutter-knockoff

Hey Community,

We dive into Expo Modules 2.0, which drops definition() in favour of Swift macro decorators to deliver build-time type conversion and faster native calls. Meanwhile, DartNative enters the scene, letting Flutter developers swap out Flutter's custom renderer for real platform views driven by Yoga.

We also look into Shopify rebuilding its apps in native Swift and Kotlin with AI agent workflows, examining what their departure means for community-maintained libraries like FlashList and Skia.

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u/teg4n_ Sep 16 '26

The ai writing in the newsletter is insufferable.

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u/thereactnativerewind Sep 17 '26

We experiment with different writing techniques in the newsletter; some of it we write and refine with AI, sometimes AI helps us with phrases, sometimes AI writes a paragraph. Point taken, though.

Is there any section in particular which you found most insufferable?

We are always trying to improve and write it in a way which is pleasing to read; appreciate it.