React Native Radio 01 Getting Started with React Native
Oct 5, 2015
Kevin Old, a React developer known for his work on prototyping React Native apps, shares insights from his early encounters with the framework. He discusses reusing Flux/web code in iOS prototypes and the community's excitement during React Conf. Kevin and co-hosts dive into navigating challenges like layout crashes and styling in JavaScript. They also explore essential resources for beginners, the advantages of debugging with Chrome, and the growth of the React Native ecosystem, making it clear that this framework bridges the gap between web and mobile seamlessly.
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Early Access Led To Real Reuse
- Kevin Old got early access to React Native after React Conf and later reused his web app's Flux actions in an iOS prototype.
- Reusing that code convinced his team React Native could produce multiple platform apps with shared logic.
From Touchstone JS To React Native
- Jed Watson came from a background building mobile apps and launched Touchstone JS before discovering React Native at React Conf.
- Seeing React Native in person made him realize it changed the game for blending web skills into native apps.
Virtual DOM Idea Frees UI From The Web
- React Native extends the virtual DOM idea to mobile, enabling fluid native UIs without the browser DOM.
- The community buzz came from realizing React's UI model could be decoupled from the web platform.
