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title: Did AI Kill React Native?
link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPZLPUtmROo
source: youtube-com-t3dotgg
published: 2026-09-14T13:01:43Z
updated: 2026-09-14T16:33:37Z
first_seen: 2026-09-19T21:30:23.395188495Z
authors:
- Theo - t3․gg
summary: |-
  Shopify is making the move away from React Native and it's kinda a big deal, especially since I spent so many years covering React.

  Thank you to Greptile & Convex for Sponsoring:
  Greptile: https://soydev.link/greptile
  Convex: https://soydev.link/convex

  Sources:
  https://shopify.engineering/back-to-native
  https://x.com/jamonholmgren/status/2098246307370692847
  https://x.com/ErfanEbrahimnia/status/2098145097334379001
  https://x.com/tobi/status/2098406220402946246
  https://www.reddit.com/r/reactnative/comments/1wd8b4d/whats_your_opinion_on_this
  https://x.com/jmeistrich/status/2098157892838867365

  Want to sponsor a video? Learn more here: https://soydev.link/sponsor-me
  Check out my Twitch, Twitter, Discord more at https://t3.gg

  S/O @Ph4seon3 for the awesome edit 🙏
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Shopify is making the move away from React Native and it's kinda a big deal, especially since I spent so many years covering React.

Thank you to Greptile & Convex for Sponsoring:\
Greptile: https://soydev.link/greptile\
Convex: https://soydev.link/convex

Sources:\
https://shopify.engineering/back-to-native\
https://x.com/jamonholmgren/status/2098246307370692847\
https://x.com/ErfanEbrahimnia/status/2098145097334379001\
https://x.com/tobi/status/2098406220402946246\
https://www.reddit.com/r/reactnative/comments/1wd8b4d/whats\_your\_opinion\_on\_this\
https://x.com/jmeistrich/status/2098157892838867365

Want to sponsor a video? Learn more here: https://soydev.link/sponsor-me\
Check out my Twitch, Twitter, Discord more at https://t3.gg

S/O @Ph4seon3 for the awesome edit 🙏