Daniel Friyia 🇨🇦
@wa2goose.bsky.social
YouTube 🎥: https://youtube.com/@danrnlab
Front End Platform Engineer (POS) @ShopifyEng 💻. @uofwaterloo.bsky.social Alum 🧑🎓 . Opinions are my own. 💍 @aikayou.
Front End Platform Engineer (POS) @ShopifyEng 💻. @uofwaterloo.bsky.social Alum 🧑🎓 . Opinions are my own. 💍 @aikayou.
🚨 Released a new Tutorial Video this morning!! How to create "Liquid" bottom tab navigation using @expo.dev router and React Native Skia 🔥. I hope you'll enjoy learning about SDF Shaders and Headless @expo.dev router tabs!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJA4...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJA4...
November 3, 2025 at 12:44 PM
🚨 Released a new Tutorial Video this morning!! How to create "Liquid" bottom tab navigation using @expo.dev router and React Native Skia 🔥. I hope you'll enjoy learning about SDF Shaders and Headless @expo.dev router tabs!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJA4...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJA4...
My next video is coming along really well. I have a lot of simple but really fun techniques with Skia shaders and SDF functions. Really looking forward to releasing this!
October 26, 2025 at 3:45 PM
My next video is coming along really well. I have a lot of simple but really fun techniques with Skia shaders and SDF functions. Really looking forward to releasing this!
Reposted by Daniel Friyia 🇨🇦
Lately I’ve been using a custom Babel plugin to enable Liquid Glass in Demos, following the .liquid.tsx file convention
A quick 🧵
A quick 🧵
October 12, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Lately I’ve been using a custom Babel plugin to enable Liquid Glass in Demos, following the .liquid.tsx file convention
A quick 🧵
A quick 🧵
I miss music videos being mainstream. They were so fun!
October 5, 2025 at 12:48 AM
I miss music videos being mainstream. They were so fun!
September 28, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Reposted by Daniel Friyia 🇨🇦
The useAnimatedProps hook from Reanimated really shines when used with liquid glass components 👀
September 28, 2025 at 3:34 PM
The useAnimatedProps hook from Reanimated really shines when used with liquid glass components 👀
🚨Cool announcement guys! I’ve been seeing a lot of List Profiling lately which made me realize we weren’t documenting one of the FlashList tools we use at @ShopifyEng for profiling lists. 🧵
September 18, 2025 at 1:33 PM
🚨Cool announcement guys! I’ve been seeing a lot of List Profiling lately which made me realize we weren’t documenting one of the FlashList tools we use at @ShopifyEng for profiling lists. 🧵
September 16, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Low key one of my favourite React Native Skia Animations I've ever made
September 14, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Low key one of my favourite React Native Skia Animations I've ever made
All games with the “retro pixel” look should have CRT shaders built in to settings. The CRT effect makes pixel art look a lot nicer and how it was probably intended to look in the 90s when we played those games.
September 12, 2025 at 8:20 PM
All games with the “retro pixel” look should have CRT shaders built in to settings. The CRT effect makes pixel art look a lot nicer and how it was probably intended to look in the 90s when we played those games.
🚨 New Tutorial this morning! How to create an Audio Visualizer using @expo.dev and react-native-audio-api from @swmansion.com
Check it out here!
youtu.be/gmW8KeMKXok?...
Check it out here!
youtu.be/gmW8KeMKXok?...
September 8, 2025 at 10:56 AM
🚨 New Tutorial this morning! How to create an Audio Visualizer using @expo.dev and react-native-audio-api from @swmansion.com
Check it out here!
youtu.be/gmW8KeMKXok?...
Check it out here!
youtu.be/gmW8KeMKXok?...
Ok the new MacOS Video lock screens are so cool
September 7, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Ok the new MacOS Video lock screens are so cool
I wish they had a setting in fighting games to turn off mirror matches 😅
September 5, 2025 at 5:36 PM
I wish they had a setting in fighting games to turn off mirror matches 😅
Reposted by Daniel Friyia 🇨🇦
Credit to @wa2goose.bsky.social, this project was inspired by his Matter.js tutorial:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxxa...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxxa...
2D Game Physics with Matter.js, React Native Skia and Expo
YouTube video by Dan’s React Native Lab
www.youtube.com
August 30, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Credit to @wa2goose.bsky.social, this project was inspired by his Matter.js tutorial:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxxa...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxxa...
After being a developer working on a design system for two years, I don’t know that I’d want to start developing a new app without establishing that first. It makes developing features so much faster. It’s frustrating that a lot of startups rush past this step.
August 23, 2025 at 9:00 PM
After being a developer working on a design system for two years, I don’t know that I’d want to start developing a new app without establishing that first. It makes developing features so much faster. It’s frustrating that a lot of startups rush past this step.
August 23, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Claude Code is crazy good when you can give it examples of other similar code. I feel like most of my recent productivity gains have come from pointing it at code I know works. If I leave things open ended, it goes off the rails and makes a mess
August 23, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Claude Code is crazy good when you can give it examples of other similar code. I feel like most of my recent productivity gains have come from pointing it at code I know works. If I leave things open ended, it goes off the rails and makes a mess
Took a long break from Smash but started playing again with some friends at work. I got back into Elite Smash. Apparently I’ve still got it 😅
August 15, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Took a long break from Smash but started playing again with some friends at work. I got back into Elite Smash. Apparently I’ve still got it 😅
Reposted by Daniel Friyia 🇨🇦
You might be sleeping on some of the most powerful features in the Expo SDK.
🛠️ Remote build cache
🎙️ Expo Speech
💾 SQLite async storage
🧭 Router UI
🔄 Background tasks
🧠 API routes (yes, full stack in Expo)
Check out the post (with video) from @codewithbeto.dev: expo.dev/blog/5-expo-...
🛠️ Remote build cache
🎙️ Expo Speech
💾 SQLite async storage
🧭 Router UI
🔄 Background tasks
🧠 API routes (yes, full stack in Expo)
Check out the post (with video) from @codewithbeto.dev: expo.dev/blog/5-expo-...
5 Expo SDK features you should be using (but might not be)
Unlock hidden gems in the Expo SDK. These 6 features boost performance, save time, and turn your React Native app into a full-stack powerhouse.
expo.dev
July 31, 2025 at 6:41 PM
You might be sleeping on some of the most powerful features in the Expo SDK.
🛠️ Remote build cache
🎙️ Expo Speech
💾 SQLite async storage
🧭 Router UI
🔄 Background tasks
🧠 API routes (yes, full stack in Expo)
Check out the post (with video) from @codewithbeto.dev: expo.dev/blog/5-expo-...
🛠️ Remote build cache
🎙️ Expo Speech
💾 SQLite async storage
🧭 Router UI
🔄 Background tasks
🧠 API routes (yes, full stack in Expo)
Check out the post (with video) from @codewithbeto.dev: expo.dev/blog/5-expo-...
Reposted by Daniel Friyia 🇨🇦
July 29, 2025 at 12:59 PM
I am excited for when we have a more straightforward way to work with WebGPU and @threejs.org in @react.dev native. I always wanted to build a clone of the two stick shooter from Nier Automata as a learning project 🤔
July 26, 2025 at 10:23 PM
I am excited for when we have a more straightforward way to work with WebGPU and @threejs.org in @react.dev native. I always wanted to build a clone of the two stick shooter from Nier Automata as a learning project 🤔
Have been working with Remotion for my next YouTube video. It’s been a really cool experiance so far. When it first came out I got really bogged down in how cumbersome it can be to move things frame by frame. Claude Code has been immensely helpful in this process
July 26, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Have been working with Remotion for my next YouTube video. It’s been a really cool experiance so far. When it first came out I got really bogged down in how cumbersome it can be to move things frame by frame. Claude Code has been immensely helpful in this process
Thanks @expo.dev for letting me publish this fun article 🙂
🎮 Build 2D physics-based visuals in your React Native app with Matter.js + Skia.
In this new blog post, @wa2goose.bsky.social shows how to simulate motion, collisions, and interaction—all using Expo, with TypeScript and zero native config.
Link + starter project inside 👇
expo.dev/blog/build-2...
In this new blog post, @wa2goose.bsky.social shows how to simulate motion, collisions, and interaction—all using Expo, with TypeScript and zero native config.
Link + starter project inside 👇
expo.dev/blog/build-2...
How to Build 2D Game-Style Physics with Matter.js and React Native Skia
Learn how to build real-time 2D physics with Matter.js, Skia, and Reanimated in a React Native + Expo app. Perfect for games, simulations, or fun UIs.
expo.dev
July 22, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Thanks @expo.dev for letting me publish this fun article 🙂
Reposted by Daniel Friyia 🇨🇦
📢 Just scheduled a special edition of my newsletter:
Why I’m Bullish on React Native
Apple’s new liquid design is shaking up the UI world and React Native apps are already benefiting just by compiling with the latest Xcode. I break down what’s changing, what’s coming (like native tabs!), and why...
Why I’m Bullish on React Native
Apple’s new liquid design is shaking up the UI world and React Native apps are already benefiting just by compiling with the latest Xcode. I break down what’s changing, what’s coming (like native tabs!), and why...
July 20, 2025 at 7:51 PM
📢 Just scheduled a special edition of my newsletter:
Why I’m Bullish on React Native
Apple’s new liquid design is shaking up the UI world and React Native apps are already benefiting just by compiling with the latest Xcode. I break down what’s changing, what’s coming (like native tabs!), and why...
Why I’m Bullish on React Native
Apple’s new liquid design is shaking up the UI world and React Native apps are already benefiting just by compiling with the latest Xcode. I break down what’s changing, what’s coming (like native tabs!), and why...