The document discusses the evolution of mobile development, highlighting the transition to hybrid approaches like PhoneGap/Cordova and Xamarin, and the benefits of React Native. React Native allows developers to utilize their JavaScript and React skills to build native applications with improved performance and a better user experience. Despite some challenges such as breaking changes and integration issues, the framework has garnered success in various projects, emphasizing a blend of development efficiency and user satisfaction.

1. Going Native With
React
Next Generation Mobile Development

3. Mobile Revolution
A Giant Leap Forward for Consumers
A Huge Step Backwards for
Developers and Product Organizations

4. Traditional Mobile Dev

5. Here Come the Hybrids
“Write once, deploy everywhere”

6. PhoneGap / Cordova

7. PhoneGap / Cordova
A glorified webpage wrapped as an app
Use existing HTML5/JS/CSS knowledge
JavaScript API wrapper for native functionality
UX and efficiency at the mercy of mobile browsers

8. Xamarin

9. Xamarin
Compiles to native apps
Use existing C# knowledge
C# API wrapper for native platforms
Extremely clumsy developer experience, C# was
once not very accessible

10. Better Development
or Better UX
Choose Wisely.

12. React Native

13. Code in JavaScript
Style in CSS (Flexbox)
Create Components and Assemble
React Native

15. Hi, Old Friend…

16. React Native
Compiles to native apps + hot code deploys
Use existing React, JS, Flexbox knowledge
The React ecosystem and Developer
Experience at your disposal
Breaking changes come quickly with new
versions, tooling needs iteration

17. Still Native
Native-based libraries (e.g. Twitter Fabric)
Platform-specific packaging and releases
Integrating community-built plugins

18. “Learn Once, Write Anywhere”
“Write Once, Deploy Everywhere”
vs.

19. https://facebook.github.io/react/blog/2015/03/26/introducing-react-native.html

20. github.com/reactjstampabay/gainsville

21. Success Stories
• http://tech.taskrabbit.com/blog/2015/12/17/react-native-
launch/
• https://code.facebook.com/posts/1189117404435352/react-
native-for-android-how-we-built-the-first-cross-platform-reac
native-app/
• https://facebook.github.io/react-native/showcase.html

22. Everyone is Reacting

23. ReHacked Native!
Wednesday, September 14, 2016
MacBooks highly recommended
Get to know React Native basics and how to
use Redux with RN

24. Thank You!
github.com/reactjstampabay
reactjstampabay-slack.herokuapp.com
reactjstampabay@gmail.com
@reactjstampabay