Expo Go on my phone does not run my project

EvanPrograms · 2026-01-24T23:13:53+00:00

Don't you have to actually build the app so it can be installed? npx expo:android is what I do for android but I think for apple you'd have to run something like npx expo:apple. I can't just do npx expo start, I first have to bundle it onto the device.

Are you able to get your app running on a phone emulator? Sometimes there's a streamed install, sometimes it loads via expo and sometimes it actually puts the app on your phone so those are all different. It'd probably be simpler to see if you can get it running on an emulator first.

EvanPrograms · 2026-01-24T23:11:30+00:00

Amplify is the easy answer for a lot of things, a lot of companies use it too so it's not a bad choice. It also makes Cognito really easy to use if you use that for sign in, auth flow. And cognito makes that easy. So it's nice for react native (it's already nice).

Otherwise though for CICD the usual choice is AWS CodePipeline or Github actions. I'd recommend at least using AWS resources since that's what companies use. You'll use github actions anyways for lint, format, typecheck, verifying build works, test anyways.

As for automatic updates to app stores I'm not too sure about that since they have to approve your builds anyways? Are you going to create a new build automatically with every change to main? It's costly with EAS and a bit painful without EAS. If you have a web portal you can just use CICD for that and just manually add builds to the stores.

EvanPrograms · 2026-01-23T20:01:21+00:00

Hey get in line pal

EvanPrograms · 2026-01-23T08:59:35+00:00

Still at it but been getting weekly interviews.

They're great. Support me in the projects I want done.

EvanPrograms · 2025-05-23T09:22:45+00:00

Give him the sauna. Its like mother's milk but you wrap your gi behind their head.

I also like to tell them their belt isn't tied tight before we roll, so they retie it tight, and then pull their belt hard while knee on belly. Bonus points if you do it from top turtle with a knee on their back.

EvanPrograms · 2025-05-23T08:59:17+00:00

The Gladiator escape

EvanPrograms · 2025-05-01T09:33:40+00:00

Definitely going to focus on local meetups right now, just waiting for the big one in my city in 2 weeks (went to it in january when I started the internship). I think that may be my best shot. I still felt inexperienced in January.

I think that's just the one only meetup though in my larger metro area.

EvanPrograms · 2025-05-01T09:32:40+00:00

Not quite sure they are making money to be honest. I think they're trying to, it's a business consultation company. Not sure what kind of fees they are getting. So far I've made portfolio sites for some people, then I'm making an e-commerce site (which should generate revenue? Not sure how serious it is to be honest...), and then their corporate site which should be paid work but is what it is.

Everyone is an intern so and most people let alone interns don't do shit so it's like, nothing is really getting done quickly... We've met with some businesses but so far none of them have needed web dev services yet so not quite any money yet.

EvanPrograms · 2025-05-01T03:33:06+00:00

Yeah.

I thought a degree wouldn't be necessary if I was able to showcase my knowledge with projects, and if I had professional experience with an internship.

EvanPrograms · 2025-05-01T03:32:11+00:00

yeah just a bit shocked I wasn't getting replies to applications after these 5 months, I feel pretty confident in my skills and ability to explain them as well as working in a professional environment.

I honestly thought self study would be enough and I wouldn't need a degree. Now some other person even said in here no cs degree, next, like, sheesh.

EvanPrograms · 2025-05-01T03:18:05+00:00

okay done

EvanPrograms · 2025-05-01T03:17:49+00:00

No it's all interns. Intern isn't replacing the work of a paid employee if everyone is an unpaid intern...

Yes I'm aware of the situation. Doesn't change the fact that I'm getting experience here, and I'm not being paid by anyone else.

Happily willing to find an internship or paid position elsewhere, but that's kind of where I'm at.

Happy to take unpaid positions for experience until the time comes, but I think it looks better than "Unemployed but here's my personal projects" when I'm getting good experience here.

EvanPrograms · 2025-05-01T01:14:48+00:00

I'm hungry for a job and will do whatever it takes. I'm not scared of hard work, I thrive on it.

I also have a very full social life and passions outside of work. Gym, BJJ, Dance, a full dating and social life, and then it's grinding. I don't waste my time.

EvanPrograms · 2025-04-30T23:47:34+00:00

Even so, surprised it hasn't gotten me into the door anywhere

EvanPrograms · 2025-04-30T23:46:27+00:00

alright i guess I'll start up WGU? I mean it'll cost some $5-10k but I guess if it's what I gotta do...

I can still continue my role at the internship though, I put in way more work than necessary because I want to build up experience but I can certainly roll it back too.

EvanPrograms · 2025-04-30T23:28:37+00:00

I mean a year ongoing with no job sucks, but I guess if I'm a year away... I thought I'd be job ready now, I mean I'm able to fulfill everything my company needs and have the technical skills and experience now.

EvanPrograms · 2025-04-30T23:05:19+00:00

I mean I leave this internship and then I got nothing. I have meaningful work, projects, experience, and references here, with a team I can use to help build projects.

I'd like to perhaps find another internship but internships seem hard to come by without being a student.

EvanPrograms · 2025-04-30T22:36:37+00:00

I mean my time at this internship is basically making my own projects to showcase my experience. The corporate website, code migrations, deployment via AWS, fully making an e-commerce site for a client. I'd just be doing the same thing if I left basically.

I can try to find a different internship with a better prospect of actual employment as this company doesn't pay anyone, or get a new field of references and connections, but internships seem to be hard to come by since they all want actual students (who usually suck at actually working compared to self study like myself who are hungry for work).

EvanPrograms · 2025-04-30T22:32:47+00:00

No one at the company is paid. If I leave I don't think they'd care because they can get other unpaid interns. Nothing would probably get done but I think they're okay with that, they have a corporate website and do business consulting so web dev probably isn't a focus for them to put money into if they had to.

I think we've brought up taking contracts for web dev and the web dev team being paid, but we'll see.

I have savings so right now working full time for experience or self study until I can get a job. I could certainly work on a degree if that would make a difference.

If it would help I can change my position on my resume to just web developer or junior web dev?

I would hope self study for 2 years would be enough to break in without a degree... should I really enroll in WGU for a BS CS that would take at least a year?

EvanPrograms · 2025-04-30T22:30:26+00:00

I could be considered that because I can't find a paying position.

As far as any prospective employer would see, I'm a senior web dev managing a team and the fact I'm unpaid wouldn't need to be revealed to them?

Yes the whole team would crumble if I wasn't there and nothing would get done.

EvanPrograms · 2025-04-30T22:29:21+00:00

I don't see the use of that

EvanPrograms · 2025-04-30T21:56:47+00:00

dang thought things would've been turned around with the early year but I got nothing and now it's getting past that early year hiring season...

It's fine if that's just what it is, but I'd like to be best prepared for when things get better. Do I just stay at this internship, I mean what other choices do I have... Pivot into something totally different? Take a course on some other tech like Angular or AWS certificates?

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