Overview
Building native mobile apps has always been a black-box for front-end developers. We’re heavily invested in the technologies we already know, and diving into a completely new ecosystem with a huge learning curve is always daunting. React Native aims to solve this problem by providing a framework to build native apps using JavaScript and React. This talk introduces the fundamental concepts and tools that you’ll need to use to build your first native mobile app.
Objective
An introduction to React Native – a framework for building native apps using JavaScript and React
Target Audience
JavaScript developers interested in building mobile apps
Assumed Audience Knowledge
Comfortable with JavaScript and React
Level
Beginner
Five Things Audience Members Will Learn
- What is React Native?
- What foundational concepts do you need to know when using React Native?
- How to build screens and navigation in React Native?
- What tooling exists for building React Native apps?
- What are some best practices for building React Native apps?
