Mobile development for React Native

1. REACT NATIVE
Alicia Guerra
alicia.developer@aliciaguerra.com

2. WHAT IS REACT NATIVE?
 Build mobile apps using JavaScript
 Announced at React.js Conf 2015
 Used by Facebook, CBS, Netflix, SoundCloud, Discovery

3. “HARD BUT FAST”
 React is easier to maintain for larger projects and teams, as it
follows stricter paradigms and design patterns and design patterns
 React Native will take much more learning, effort, and
maintenance, it will give you a much higher quality app

4. NATIVE, NOT HYBRID
 React Native runs on Android, iOS,
and Windows
 Renders using native components
 Better performance and smoother
animations
 Only works when bridging
components have been written for
React Native

5. NOT “WRITE ONCE, RUN EVERYWHERE”
 “Learn once, run everywhere”
 Although you’re using the same frameworks and maybe even the
same components, you maintain separate code for Android and
iOS

6. JSX
 Markup and code are in the same file
 More JavaScript-centric
 If working with designers, it’s not as straightforward as editing
template files and writing CSS

7. INSTANT RESULTS ON MOBILE DEVICES
 With React Native, you can’t test in the
browser
 When testing on mobile devices

8. FUTURE OF REACT NATIVE
 FP is future of JS; React embodies FP
 React Native has more stars on Github than Ionic
 Plugins on npm available for React Native

9. CONTACT ME
 Email: alicia.developer@aliciaguerra.com
 Twitter: @skepchick92
 LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/aliciaisabelguerra