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Introduction To React Native

React Native is a framework for building cross-platform applications using JavaScript, targeting iOS, Android, and other platforms. It allows for significant code reuse (80%-95%) and offers faster, cost-effective development with the ability to ship over-the-air updates. Major companies like Facebook, Instagram, and Tesla utilize React Native for their applications.

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Introduction To React Native

React Native is a framework for building cross-platform applications using JavaScript, targeting iOS, Android, and other platforms. It allows for significant code reuse (80%-95%) and offers faster, cost-effective development with the ability to ship over-the-air updates. Major companies like Facebook, Instagram, and Tesla utilize React Native for their applications.

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Introduction to React Native

Nader Dabit
Developer Advocate, AWS Mobile
What is React Native?

• Built using React


• Build cross platform applications using JavaScript
• Target not only iOS & Android, but also Apple TV, VR, AR, Windows, & Desktop
• Released March 2015
• Rapidly gaining in popularity & adoption
• Learn once write anywhere
• Real world projects typically see 80% – 95% code reuse
Who’s using React Native

• Facebook • Tesla
• Instagram • Adidas
• Walmart • Discord
• Salesforce • Wix
• Amazon • Bloomberg
• Skype • Visa
• Baidu • Microsoft
• American Express • JD.com (266 million active users)
Why React Native

• Faster speed of development


• Lower cost of development
• Code reuse
• Easier to find developers
• Ship across multiple platforms
• Possible to ship over the air updates bypassing App Store / Play Store
How does React Native Work?

• Write your application in JavaScript


• JavaScript is transpiled & minified
• Separate threads for UI, layout, and JavaScript
• Threads communicate asynchronously through the native bridge
How does React Native Work?
React Native API

Over 30 UI Primitives
View
Text
ScrollView
Image
TextInput
Switch
React Native API

Mapping to Web UI primitives


View == div
Text == span / p / h*
ScrollView == div + styling
Image == img
TextInput == input
React Native API - Components
Primitives not globally in scope, must be imported

import {
View
Text
ScrollView
Image
TextInput
Switch
} from ‘react-native’
React Native API – Device APIs

Device APIs
CameraRoll
Keyboard
NetInfo
Vibration
PanResponder

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