162: Shopify Breaks Up with React Native

The React core team just shipped 19.3 with view transitions, fragment refs, and Context support in server components. A startup called TypeSafe AI is making waves with Jev, a fast, cheap "System One" model built for structured decisions instead of full LLM reasoning. And Shopify is walking away from React Native after six years, heading back to native Swift and Kotlin. We also cover Matt Mullenweg's whirlwind week at Automattic and how white hat hackers used Claude to ethically hack OpenAI. Timestamps 0:00 - Intro 1:11 - React 19.3 7:22 - Shopify moves from React Native back to Swift and Kotlin 21:12 - Jev AI model 30:07 - Matt Mullenweg is back at Automattic 33:45 - Claude ethically hacked OpenAI 41:32 - What's making us happy News Paige: React 19.3 Jack: Jev AI model TJ: Shopify moves from React Native back to Swift and Kotlin Lightning News Matt Mullenweg was ousted from Automattic, but days later he was back Claude ethically hacked OpenAI What's Making Us Happy Paige: Great British Bake Off starts next week Jack: Sumo is back in September Basho! TJ: Yesteryear novel Thanks as always to our sponsor, the Blue Collar Coder channel on YouTube. Join us in our Discord, explore our website and reach us via email, or talk to us on X, Bluesky, or YouTube. Front-End Fire website Blue Collar Coder on YouTube Blue Collar Coder on Discord Reach out via email Tweet at us on X @front_end_fire Follow us on Bluesky @front-end-fire.com Subscribe to our YouTube channel @Front-EndFirePodcast