hello-RN
What is this
hello-RN is a multi-platform app that demos a few React Native features.
P.S - Tap on the wave for a surprise!
Inspiration
Wanted to explore and learn more about React Native and its ecosystem.
Prerequisites
Before you begin, ensure you have met the following requirements:
- You have installed the latest version of
nodeandnpm
Getting hello-RN
To install hello-RN, follow these steps:
git clone https://github.com/2kabhishek/hello-RN
cd hello-RN # React Native app
cd hello-RN/android # Android app
expo start # Start the app, from there you can run it on android, ios, web, etc.
How it was built
hello-RN was built using React Native, Expo and a bunch of other tools.
Challenges faced
Setting up the initial environment was a challenge, also the android build is too slow when trying to bull embeddable jars (Not sure why).
What I learned
- While building hello-RN I learned a lot about
React Nativeand its ecosystem. - Learning about it’s similarites and differences with other frameworks.
- How
ReactandReact Nativeare similar. Expois a great tool and makes running hello-RN on mobile a breeze, it also makes it easy to debug and test.
What’s next
As a demo, this is feature complete, want to try a ios build once I get my hands on a mac.
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