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The 5 Machine Learning Optimizations That Make Rork's AI Code Generation Fast
Why does Rork generate code faster and more reliably than other AI app builders? After three months of measuring and observing, here are five machine learning optimizations quietly working behind the scenes.
Fixing Stuck Splash Screens and White Flash on Launch in Rork Apps
Fixes for the four most common Rork splash screen bugs: a splash that refuses to hide, a white flash on launch, Android 12+ cropping, and dark-mode mismatches.
FlatList Renders Blank in Rork? A Calm, Ordered Way to Debug Empty Lists
When a FlatList in your Rork-generated app shows nothing at all, the cause is usually a handful of very specific things. Here's the order I check them in, based on bugs I've actually shipped and fixed.
Practical Techniques to Cut the Startup Time of Rork-Generated Apps
If a Rork-generated app feels sluggish on launch, the cause is almost always in how initial loading is assembled. Here's the exact process I used to cut startup time to a third of its original value, measurements included.
Fixing Japanese IME Input Issues in Rork Apps: A React Native Deep Dive
Apps generated by Rork often misbehave with Japanese IME input — events fire during composition, candidate windows close unexpectedly. Here's how to diagnose and fix it with working React Native code.
Loading Custom Fonts Cleanly in Rork Apps — Preventing Startup Flicker (FOIT/FOUT) With expo-font
When you ship a Rork-generated app with a custom font, you often see a brief flash of the system font at launch — the classic FOIT/FOUT problem. This guide shows how to combine expo-font and expo-splash-screen to hold the splash screen until fonts are ready, with copy-paste-ready code.
Keeping a Rork-Built Solo App Alive Past Year Three — A Maintenance Design Against Silent App Aging
When you run a Rork-built app over the long haul, a kind of 'aging' starts creeping in that wasn't visible at launch — OS updates, breaking library changes, shifting device landscapes. After more than a decade of independent app development and two years of running Rork apps, here are the maintenance design principles I rely on to keep apps stable past year three.
The Three Implementation Details That Decide First-Touch Feel in Rork Apps — Animation, Haptics, and Transition Speed
Two apps can offer the same features yet feel completely different. The reason usually comes down to animation, haptics, and transition speed. Here is exactly how to implement each of the three in a Rork-built app, with code you can drop in today.
Rork × Fastlane × EAS Release Automation Guide — Ship Screenshots, Metadata, and TestFlight/Play Console Builds With One Command
A production-ready implementation guide for automating Rork app releases with Fastlane and EAS. Generate screenshots, sync store metadata, and ship to TestFlight and Google Play with a single command.
Fixing Safe Area & Notch Display Issues in Rork Apps
Why content in Rork-generated apps clips behind the iPhone notch and home indicator, and the SafeAreaView / useSafeAreaInsets patterns that actually fix it.
Fixing Screen Orientation and Rotation Issues in Rork-Built Apps
When Rork-generated apps won't rotate, refuse to lock to portrait on certain screens, or break layouts on iPad landscape — here are the fixes for both iOS and Android.
Six Things That Will Almost Certainly Trip You Up When Shipping a Rork App to Production
The app runs fine in Rork's preview. Then you try to ship it, and the problems start. These are the six production release pitfalls I keep hitting as a solo developer, and what I now do to catch each one before the store gets involved.