OVERVIEW

In March 2023, Expensify brought together some of the top React Native engineers in the world to build the next great collaborative fintech superapp, on the beautiful island of Curaçao. When the team wasn’t Getting Shit Done and learning from each other, we spent a lot of time having fun exploring the island, creating memories and connections with new friends who traveled from over 20 different countries to be together!

If you weren’t able to join this time, you check out all the presentations and recordings from the conference right below! Make sure to join our Open Source React Native Community today to get on the invite list year for the next ExpensiConX, can’t wait to see you there!

Each presentation link will have a QR code in it - scan that to join the Expensify Chat room for that topic. The chats are still live, so don’t be shy - join now!

Expensicon 2023 recommended watches:

With 24 presentations reactive native focused talks across 5 days, the attendee top picks for sessions were:

Debugging React Native: @luacmartins & @aleqsio

NewDot deploy + QA process: @isagoico & @roryabraham

Good Performance practices in RN (what to avoid): @hannojg

Expensify Architecture and 1:1:1: @chiragsalian & @stitesExpensify

Building an Inclusive Global Community: @mariaHCD, with @amyevansb @puneetlath @cead22 & @johncschuster

The Surprising Audacity of Fixing Every Bug: @puneetlath

react native TALKS:

There’s also plenty of fantastic content below from the rest of the conference days:

Reanimated Speedrun: @tomekzaw

How to Solve Problems at Expensify: @joaniew & @marcaaron

Offline First: @yuwenmemon, @neil-marcellini & @jasperhuang

Cross-Platform UX: @yuwenmemon & @jasperhuang

Gradle, CMake & CocoaPods for RN developers: @mczernek & @staszekscp

Vision Camera: @mrousavy

Understanding Reunification: Migrating Businesses to Expensify Chat: @kevinksullivan

Hack-A-Thon: @marcochavezf @amyevansb @Beamanator @MariaHCD @thienlnam

Core Qualities and "Me vs Us": @Gonals & @cead22

Expensify Chat - Ultimate sales/support tool: @MitchExpensify

Releasing React Native: @Titozzz

Implementing Design + Branding: @grgia

How to Ask the Right Questions and Request Help: @dangrous & @techievivek

30 Shades of Fabric: @j-piasecki & @WoLewicki

Native-, Turbo- and JSI Modules: @mrousavy

Advanced Typescript: @zoontek

#expensify-open-source: Past, Present, Future: @JmillsExpensify & @trjExpensify

Keynotes:

This broad range of keynotes has something for everyone - from discovering your true net worth, to Expensify’s brand journey and understanding the brand values.

Welcome to ExpensiConX
@danielrvidal
Kick off to ECX23 - an introduction for all teams to each other and to Expensify as a company. Outlines what is in store for everyone and what is expected.

Compounding Differentiation
@quinthar
A weird and wonderful journey through where Expensify came from and where we are going. Insightful, interesting and entertaining, this session is really worth watching. Is the future now? How can AI change the face of Expensify? Are our competitors really our competition?

Rebrandify - The story behind Expensify’s brand journey
@shawnborton @jcolt @jfresneda
A fascinating tour through how we went from conservative corporate branding to total insanity, with insight into the design journey factoring in the Super Bowl ad and music video along with custom typography and an extended colour palette. How can we include the playful Expensify design system into our every day work? How can the themes of bright, playful and colourful be incorporated into the “voice” of Concierge while staying professional?

The thrilling discovery of your true net worth
@anmurali
An inspiring talk about how to take small steps to achieve forward momentum. This keynote covers a range of topics like questioning authority, trying the Constanza Method and living rich together. What little things can you do to increase your success incrementally? What holds you back?

Live Rich, Have Fun, Save The World
@quinthar
What is Expensify? Maybe it's social media for getting shit done! How to live rich - your life is under your control. Have difficult fun. What stops us from solving all the world's problems right now? We can help improve communication and bring that into the real world by connecting people in physical space (and Mars!). What is a great day to you? What options can you give yourself to make each day better?