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React Native, Expo & AI — thoughts from the trenches.

Building a 7-Step Onboarding Flow in React Native

A deep dive into the onboarding system I built for MCPy — covering animated step transitions, MobX-based navigation gating, local data persistence, and UX decisions like pre-auth onboarding and mandatory completion.

2026-03-247 min read

React Navigation

Native Bottom Tabs in React Navigation: The Real Native Feel

React Navigation's Native Bottom Tab Navigator uses UITabBarController on iOS and BottomNavigationView on Android — giving your app genuine platform behavior instead of a JavaScript imitation.

2025-03-104 min read

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React Native

Streaming LLM responses in React Native with expo/fetch

How to implement real-time streaming AI responses in your Expo app using expo/fetch — the WinterCG-compliant fetch API that makes ReadableStream work correctly on iOS and Android.

2025-02-204 min read