Software Engineering Daily Streamlined React Native Development with Charlie Cheever and James Ide
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Jan 1, 2025 Charlie Cheever and James Ide, co-founders of Expo, share their journey in building a framework that simplifies cross-platform mobile app development with React Native. They discuss how Expo's pre-built APIs expedite access to hardware features and enhance the user experience. The duo highlights challenges faced by developers in achieving a native app feel and explains the benefits of cloud services, like automatic app submission. Their insights emphasize a collaborative approach to empowering developers and fostering innovation within the mobile development community.
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Native UI Focus
- Expo prioritizes native UI elements for a better user experience, unlike Cordova/PhoneGap.
- This approach addresses the limitations of web-based mobile apps, which often lack native feel and performance.
Expo and React Native
- Expo complements React Native by providing a developer-friendly framework.
- It offers pre-built APIs and tools, simplifying native app development.
Leverage Expo SDK
- Expo provides a comprehensive SDK with pre-built APIs for common device features.
- Start with Expo's SDK to accelerate development and avoid common integration issues.
