React Native: Flow 0.305.0 Ships to Production
Today we're covering a focused but important day in React Native land with the deployment of Flow 0.305.0 to the main codebase. Mike Vitousek led the charge on getting this type checker update rolled out, marking another step forward in React Native's development tooling evolution.
Duration: PT3M30S
Episode overview
This episode is a short developer briefing from React Native.
It explains recent repository work in plain language.
- Show: React Native
- Published: 2026-03-15T10:02:30Z
- Audio duration: PT3M30S
Transcript excerpt
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Hey there, amazing developers! Welcome back to another episode of the React Native podcast. I'm so glad you're here with me today - grab your favorite drink and let's dive into what's been happening in React Native land on this lovely March 15th.
You know, sometimes the most interesting days aren't the ones packed with dozens of flashy new features, but the ones where we see the careful, methodical work that keeps our beloved framework running smoothly. And that's exactly what we have today - it's a perfect example of the behind-the-scenes magic that makes…
So what happened today? Well, we had one key commit that tells a really interesting story about how major open source projects like React Native actually work in practice. Mike Vitousek shipped Flow version 0.305.0 to what they call "xplat" - that's Facebook's cross-platform codebase where React Native lives…
Now, if you're not familiar with Flow, it's Facebook's static type checker for JavaScript. Think of it as a really smart assistant that reads through your code and catches type-related bugs before they ever make it to production. While a lot of us in the community have moved to TypeScript over the years, Flow is…
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