Jakub Piasecki

React Native Open Source @ Software Mansion

Hi! I'm Kuba. I'm a software engineer based in Krakow, Poland. I spend most of my time working on React Native open source: gestures, animations, and making things feel right on mobile.

I made this

• split.rest
  An advanced app for splitting expenses with friends.
• Kaleido
  A 3-in-a-row game where squares cycle colors.
• expo-material-dynamic-colors
  Expo module for Material You dynamic colors on Android.

I worked on this

• react-native-gesture-handler
  Core contributor - platform-native touch and gesture system for React Native.
• react-native-reanimated
  Contributor - powerful animation library reimplemented for React Native.

I helped with this

• react-native
  Core contributor - fixing numerous New Architecture issues and implementing new features.
  • Welcoming the Next Generation of Hermes
  • Moving Towards a Stable JavaScript API
• Expensify
  Migrating the New Expensify app to the New Architecture.
  • Sunrising New Architecture in the New Expensify App

I wrote this

• React Native New Architecture: Key Performance Boosts
• React Native's New Architecture: The Tricky Parts (1/2)
• React Native's New Architecture: The Tricky Parts (2/2)
• Introduction to Manual Gestures and Touch Events

I'm here

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