--- title: "React & React Native Blog | AI Engineering | Callstack (page 27 of 33)" description: "Read practical articles on React, React Native, cross-platform development, and AI workflows from Callstack engineers building the tools and products." url: https://www.callstack.com/blog/27 updated: 2026-11-06T10:13:51.208Z --- # React & React Native Blog | AI Engineering | Callstack (page 27 of 33) Read practical articles on React, React Native, cross-platform development, and AI workflows from Callstack engineers building the tools and products. Articles ## Articles for developers, by developers Technical articles on React, React Native, and AI engineering. We share what we learn from building products, maintaining open source, and putting agents to work across software delivery. ### Featured - [Building a Software Factory: Write Specs an Agent Can Build From](https://www.callstack.com/blog/building-a-software-factory-write-specs-an-agent-can-build-from) (AI, 11/6/2026): Szymon Chmal uses a Simlock device-cleanup feature to explain how he plans work for coding agents. Follow the process from code research and product decisions to testable tasks, independent specification checks, and human approval. (by Szymon Chmal) ### Articles, page 27 - [Announcing Linaria 1.0](https://www.callstack.com/blog/announcing-linaria-1-0) (Open Source, 2/8/2019): Linaria 1.0 is out with a rewritten core, new features, and improved developer experience. The release brings Babel 7 support, CSS sourcemaps, a styled tag for React components, a CLI for libraries, and more—making it easier to use CSS-in-JS with zero runtime. (by Satyajit Sahoo) - [Writing a Native Module for React Native Using Kotlin](https://www.callstack.com/blog/writing-a-native-module-for-react-native-using-kotlin) (Android, 1/22/2019): Building native modules for React Native doesn't have to be limited to Java. This guide walks through creating a YouTube player component in Kotlin, using an existing Android library to handle the core video functionality. (by Piotr Drapich) - [ReasonML for JS developers](https://www.callstack.com/blog/reasonml-for-js-developers) (JavaScript, 12/14/2018): ReasonML is a statically typed functional language that compiles to readable JavaScript. This guide introduces key ReasonML concepts like types, records, functions, and pattern matching, comparing them side-by-side with JavaScript equivalents. (by Jakub Kłobus) - [Your Next React Native App Will Still Be Done With Paper (2.0)](https://www.callstack.com/blog/your-next-react-native-app-will-still-be-done-with-paper-2-0) (Open Source, 9/28/2018): React Native Paper 2.0 is here, bringing a major update aligned with the latest Material Design guidelines. This release introduces new components and styles, full theming support, accessibility improvements, and a better developer experience with Expo compatibility and live code examples. (by Ferran Negre) - [Reanimating Your React Native Experience](https://www.callstack.com/blog/reanimating-your-react-native-experience) (Animations, 8/8/2018): Gestures and animations in React Native are getting a major upgrade thanks to react-native-gesture-handler and react-native-reanimated. This guide walks through building a smooth collapsible navigation bar that runs entirely on the UI thread, even with the JS thread blocked. (by Raul Gomez Acuna) - [Supercharge Your Terminal With Zsh](https://www.callstack.com/blog/supercharge-your-terminal-with-zsh) (Developer Experience, 7/26/2018): Zsh is a powerful shell that can supercharge your terminal with features like autocompletion and customization. This guide walks through how to set up Zsh with plugins like syntax highlighting and command autosuggestions to optimize your productivity. (by Satyajit Sahoo) - [The Power of GraphQL Directives](https://www.callstack.com/blog/the-power-of-graphql-directives) (GraphQL, 7/19/2018): GraphQL directives can simplify common server-side tasks like creating custom fields and integrating with REST APIs. This guide shows how to use existing community directives for computed properties and REST data fetching, as well as how to create your own custom directives. (by Łukasz Czyszczonik) - [Announcing Rebolt](https://www.callstack.com/blog/announcing-rebolt) (Open Source, 7/1/2018): Callstack is excited to announce Rebolt, a new framework for developing React Native apps in Reason. Rebolt aims to make it easier to get started with Reason and React Native, with plans to create a whole new framework that leverages Reason's functional capabilities while maintaining compatibility with the existing React Native ecosystem. (by Mike Grabowski) - [The Team Growth Done Right](https://www.callstack.com/blog/the-team-growth-done-right) (Community, 6/25/2018): Callstack has grown to nearly 20 developers who tackle complex React and React Native projects. To support their growth, the company created the Special Forces program with four focus areas: Open Source Evangelists, Tech Wizards, Rockstar Speakers, and Trendsetters. (by Mike Chudziak) - [Sweet Render Hijacking With React](https://www.callstack.com/blog/sweet-render-hijacking-with-react) (Developer Experience, 6/14/2018): Higher Order Components (HOCs) in React let you manipulate props, abstract state, access component instances, and wrap components. This article shows an advanced technique called "render hijacking" that uses an Inheritance Inversion HOC to gain control of the render output of a component before React renders it, allowing you to modify the rendered tree. (by Raul Gomez Acuna) [Previous](https://www.callstack.com/blog/26) · Page 27 of 33 · [Next](https://www.callstack.com/blog/28) Hire us ## Need React, React Native, or AI engineering expertise? Bring in senior engineers to build your product, solve technical challenges, or put agents to work across delivery. 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[View all](https://www.callstack.com/insights) - [Building a Software Factory: Write Specs an Agent Can Build From](https://www.callstack.com/blog/building-a-software-factory-write-specs-an-agent-can-build-from) (Nov 6 · Article): Learn how to research requirements, resolve open decisions, and write testable specs that AI coding agents can implement without the planning conversation. - [ Large-Scale Migrations With Coding Agents: Planning, Verification, and Rollback](https://www.callstack.com/blog/large-scale-migrations-with-coding-agents-planning-verification-and-rollback) (Nov 4 · Article): Plan codebase migrations with coding agents using reviewable requirements, verification checks, staged rollouts, and defined rollback criteria. - [Conversational Banking: From Customer Questions to Authorized Actions](https://www.callstack.com/blog/conversational-banking-from-customer-questions-to-authorized-actions) (Nov 2 · Article): Explore conversational banking architecture through a card-dispute example, covering tool access, authorization, execution, observability, and human handoff. - [How AI Agents Can Cut Manual QA by 30%](https://www.callstack.com/blog/how-ai-agents-can-cut-manual-qa-by-30) (Oct 30 · Article): Explore an agentic QA workflow targeting 30% less manual effort across mobile, web, and TV, with test selection, failure triage, and validation. - [Building a Software Factory: The Night My Agents Waited for Me](https://www.callstack.com/blog/building-a-software-factory-the-night-my-agents-waited-for-me) (Oct 28 · Article): Learn how permissions, review limits, and missing product decisions stalled two overnight coding agent runs, and how their maintainer revised the workflow. - [Your AI Coding Agent Still Needs an Architecture](https://www.callstack.com/blog/your-ai-coding-agent-still-needs-an-architecture) (Oct 22 · Article): Use explicit contracts, behavior tests, and dependency checks to guide AI coding agents and review their changes through a TypeScript favorites example. - [Who Left the Agents Running? React Native Software Factories](https://www.callstack.com/events/who-left-the-agents-running-react-native-software-factories) (Oct 15 · Live Stream): Join Kewin Wereszczyński and Szymon Chmal to explore what can go wrong in a React Native software factory overnight and the controls that keep agents on track. - [When Coding Gets Faster, What Breaks Next?](https://www.callstack.com/podcasts/when-coding-gets-faster-what-breaks-next) (Oct 14 · Podcast): Matt Hargett explains how AI moves bottlenecks across testing, deployment, infrastructure, support, and the rest of software delivery. - [MCP and Supervisor Agents in eBay's Monitoring Workflow With Leonel Candido da Silva](https://www.callstack.com/podcasts/mcp-and-supervisor-agents-in-ebays-monitoring-workflow-with-leonel-candido-da-silva) (Oct 13 · Podcast): Leonel Candido da Silva explains eBay's agentic monitoring workflow: specialized agents, MCP, PagerDuty reports, and plans to learn from past incidents. - [AI Agent Observability With Ivana Huckova and Sven Großmann](https://www.callstack.com/podcasts/ai-agent-observability-with-ivana-huckova-and-sven-grossmann) (Oct 12 · Podcast): Grafana's Ivana Huckova and Sven Großmann discuss AI agent observability, coding-agent costs, PR analytics, secret redaction, and local guardrails. - [Automating Mobile QA with Cloud Agents](https://www.callstack.com/events/automating-mobile-qa-with-cloud-agents-2) (Oct 7 · Talk): Michał Pierzchała shows how cloud-based QA agents can test real iOS and Android user flows and bring screenshots, recordings, and logs into pull requests. - [Can Jev Make AI Agent Decisions Faster?](https://www.callstack.com/events/can-jev-make-ai-agent-decisions-faster) (Oct 1 · Live Stream): Explore Jev with Kewin Wereszczyński and Szymon Chmal: how it works, its approach to faster agent decisions, and possible local alternatives. - [The Hard Way vs. The React Native AI SDK Way: Stop Writing Custom Modules for Every Model](https://www.callstack.com/tutorials/the-hard-way-vs-the-react-native-ai-sdk-way-stop-writing-custom-modules-for-every-model) (Mar 19 · Tutorial): Learn how React Native AI uses a unified provider model to switch between cloud and on-device LLMs without rewriting application logic, enabling reliable AI experiences online and offline. - [Build Smarter Apps: Tool Calling & AI Orchestration Explained](https://www.callstack.com/tutorials/build-smarter-apps-tool-calling-ai-orchestration-explained) (Mar 12 · Tutorial): Learn how on-device models in React Native can call tools, interact with external APIs, and return structured outputs you can use directly in application logic. - [MLC LLM + React Native: On-Device AI Without the Pain](https://www.callstack.com/tutorials/mlc-llm-react-native-on-device-ai-without-the-pain) (Mar 5 · Tutorial): Learn how to run third-party on-device LLMs in React Native using MLC LLM. Choose your models, run them efficiently across platforms, and keep a unified JavaScript API with React Native AI. - [Intelligent Fallbacks with Apple Intelligence in React Native](https://www.callstack.com/tutorials/intelligent-fallbacks-with-apple-intelligence-in-react-native) (Feb 24 · Tutorial): Learn how to use Apple’s built-in Foundation Models in React Native apps, reduce memory usage, and enable fast, fully on-device AI with React Native AI Apple. - [What Is the React Native AI SDK? A Complete Intro & Quickstart](https://www.callstack.com/tutorials/what-is-the-react-native-ai-sdk-a-complete-intro-quickstart) (Feb 10 · Tutorial): Learn why on-device AI matters for React Native apps, how local LLMs behave offline, and what problems React Native AI is designed to solve from day one. - [Implementing an Android TurboModule with Kotlin](https://www.callstack.com/tutorials/implementing-an-android-turbomodule-with-kotlin) (Jan 29 · Tutorial): Learn how to implement a React Native TurboModule on Android, from the TypeScript spec and Codegen to the Kotlin implementation and package registration. - [Working with Different Threads in Swift TurboModules](https://www.callstack.com/tutorials/working-with-different-threads-in-swift-turbomodules) (Jan 19 · Tutorial): Learn how JavaScript, native module, background, and main threads interact in React Native TurboModules, and how to use GCD queues to run async work safely in Swift. - [How to Add Type-Safe Constants to Swift TurboModules](https://www.callstack.com/tutorials/how-to-add-type-safe-constants-to-swift-turbomodules) (Jan 9 · Tutorial): Learn how to expose typed, immutable constants from a Swift TurboModule using Codegen, and get full end-to-end type safety between native and JavaScript. - [Adding Event Emitters to Your TurboModule in Swift](https://www.callstack.com/tutorials/adding-event-emitters-to-your-turbomodule-in-swift) (Dec 30 · Tutorial): Learn how to emit native events from a Swift TurboModule and subscribe to them in JavaScript, including proper memory management and Codegen integration. - [Writing Your First TurboModule in Swift](https://www.callstack.com/tutorials/writing-your-first-turbomodule-in-swift) (Dec 22 · Tutorial): Learn how to build a fully working TurboModule in Swift, integrate it with Codegen, and bridge it through Objective‑C inside an Expo app.