Exploring the Shift Towards Using Web APIs in React Native Development

This chapter delves into leveraging web platform primitives in React Native development, discussing the evolution from React Native abstractions to using web APIs for building components. It emphasizes the advantages of React Native Web for code sharing between web and native apps, while also addressing challenges faced by engineers transitioning from web React. The conversation touches on the dispersion of the original React core team, the integration of React at Facebook, and the development timeline of server components, highlighting the significant shift towards using web APIs over React Native itself.