Eric Bailey: React Native and Working at Bluesky

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Josh and Austin Figure It Out

Josh Larson and Austin Crim

14 episodes

1 week ago

A couple fellas from Iowa are curious: how do you do things? Join Josh and Austin as they take a look at a different problem each episode and let curiosity drive the conversation. Mostly tech stuff, but also personal and career things, too.

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Eric Bailey: React Native and Working at Bluesky

Josh and Austin Figure It Out

40 minutes 7 seconds

8 months ago

Eric Bailey: React Native and Working at Bluesky

Our very first guest! Eric Bailey, a talented developer at Bluesky. Eric shares his journey from Iowa to New York to Chicago, detailing his transition from design to development while highlighting his experiences with various tech companies. We talk a bunch about React Native and what it's been like working at Bluesky during its explosive growth in the past few months.00:00 Welcome and Introductions01:37 Eric Bailey's Background and Iowa Connections04:22 Career Journey: From Design to Development11:29 Joining Bluesky, working with React Native16:44 Getting Started with React Native19:16 Open Source Dynamics20:05 Public Launch and Growth21:00 Challenges of Rapid Change22:16 Collaborative Development24:00 Community Contributions27:42 Scaling Infrastructure31:28 Presta: Framework Development Journey35:24 Cool Things

Links:

- Eric on Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/esb.lol

- Night Agent on Netflix https://www.netflix.com/title/81450827

- Severance S2 on Apple TV+ https://tv.apple.com/us/show/severance/umc.cmc.1srk2goyh2q2zdxcx605w8vtx

- Toe (band) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toe_(band)

- Character Limit (book) https://www.amazon.com/Character-Limit-Elon-Destroyed-Twitter/dp/059365613X