Before we build a single AI-powered mobile app, we need the right development environment.

In this video, we're turning your computer into a complete AI Mobile Engineering Lab — ready to build, test, debug, and ship real React Native and Expo apps.

Welcome to Episode 2 of AI Mobile Engineer 2026. Today, we set up our complete development environment and build our very first React Native + Expo application using the Blank TypeScript template.

WHAT WE SET UP TODAY
Node.js + npm
Set up Node.js, understand why it's required for React Native and Expo development, and verify everything from the terminal.

Visual Studio Code
Configure VS Code as our main development environment for React Native, TypeScript, Git, debugging, and AI-assisted development.

Expo
Understand what Expo is, set up the modern Expo development environment, and prepare our machine for building and testing mobile apps.

Cursor AI
Set up Cursor as our AI-powered code editor and learn how to use AI to understand, generate, modify, and debug code without blindly trusting it.

Claude AI
Set up Claude as our engineering assistant for coding, reasoning, debugging, and architecture.

FIRST REACT NATIVE APP
Create and run our first React Native + Expo application using the Blank TypeScript template.

BY THE END OF THIS VIDEO
Your React Native + Expo environment is ready
Node.js and npm are configured
VS Code is ready for mobile development
Cursor AI is ready for AI-assisted coding
Claude is ready for engineering assistance
Your first Expo TypeScript app is running
You're ready to start building real AI-powered mobile apps

THE RULE FOR THIS COURSE:
Don't blindly copy AI-generated code.
Understand it. Debug it. Improve it. Then ship it.

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Let's build. Let's ship. Let's debug AI.

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