RNR 343 - Discord's Journey to React Native with Chas Jhin

Chas Jhin, Director of Engineering for Discord, joins our hosts to unpack Discord’s adoption of React Native. Chas opens up about Discord's experience adopting React Native, performance challenges, and the New Architecture. Show NotesDiscord's Switch Android to React Native (2022)Supercharging Discord Mobile (2025)Achieving Native iOS performance with React Native (2019) React Native Mornings Connect With Us!Chas Jhin: @chasjhinJamon Holmgren: @jamonholmgrenRobin Heinze: @robinheinzeMazen Chami: @mazenchamiReact Native Radio: @reactnativerdio This episode is brought to you by Infinite Red!Infinite Red is an expert React Native consultancy located in the USA. With nearly a decade of React Native experience and deep roots in the React Native community (hosts of Chain React and the React Native Newsletter, core React Native contributors, creators of Ignite and Reactotron, and much, much more), Infinite Red is the best choice for helping you build and deploy your next React Native app.