Welcome react native, now JavaScript runs on Android, Windows and iOS like anywhere!
Being a JavaScript developer, making mobile apps was just a WebView with our site running.
But now, we have react native which takes a but different approach and makes the application feel like a truly native application. It's having components to make android and iOS like UI.
And the code actually resembles the react code.
That means that you can make native apps with a little knowledge of react native.
install
npm install -g create-react-native-app
# OR
yarn add -g create-react-native-app
initialize
create-react-native-app myReactiveApp
This will install and configure react-native in a directory.
the cli!
the cli comes pretty handy in react-native. Install it with:
npm install -g react-native-cli
# OR
yarn add -g react-native-cli
using the cli
use yarn run to see available commands for your project:
yarn run
basics
React-native is really easy if you know some react
You can quickly learn the basics here if you have a good knowledge of react.
why react native ?
React native comes with a lot of advantages for a JavaScript developer
- open source
- free
- great community
- easy to learn ( if you know react a lill )
- lots of components!
any alternative ?
Yes!, See my next article for intro to android.js which ships your nodejs application to and Android app!
wrapping up
Always bet on JavaScript.
originally published here at my blog
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