React Native Radio RNR 326 - React Native Turns 10 🎉
Mar 26, 2025
Celebrating a decade of React Native, the hosts dive into its origins and transformative impact on app development. They share nostalgic tales from 2015, including the challenges of co-founding Infinite Red. The birth of React Native at Facebook sparked a new era, leading to key innovations like hooks. The evolution of the framework is explored, emphasizing community contributions and milestones. The discussion includes thoughts on nightly builds and version releases, inviting developers to reflect on their own journeys with this game-changing technology.
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Early React Native Cross-Platform Challenge
- Mazen shared a story about trying to build an iOS app prototype for a brand with React Native in 2015.
- They had to scrap the project because of the need to build an Android app too, showing early cross-platform challenges.
Mentorship Key for Learning React Native
- They paired experienced native developers with junior team members to learn React Native.
- Mentorship and collaboration helped the teams ramp up efficiently during their technological transition.
Hooks Improved React Native
- React Native's early days used class components needing many manual binds and lifecycle management.
- The introduction of hooks simplified state and lifecycle logic into concise reusable code enhancing developer experience.