01.28.2020 - By Jamon Holmgren, Robin Heinze, Mazen Chami
In this episode of React Native Radio Josh Justice interviews Yassir Hartani. Yassir writes a blog about all he learns while programming with React Native. They begin by discussing his article about React Native Navigation. Yassir explains why he prefers React Native Navigation and walks Josh through the article.
They move on to share tips for getting into React Native development. Yassir shares the differences between React Native development and developing on the web. He explains the difference in base components, syntax, and naming. For those used to developing on the web he recommends using styled-components.
Next, the discuss best practices for upgrading and explain why upgrading in React Native can be painful. They discuss tips for improving user experience including, keyboards, clickable buttons, native feedback, and safe area view. Developer experience tips are next. Yassir recommends building for both iOS and Android, test for both platforms as well. They also recommend testing on a physical device. The panel shares other testing tips and gives error tracking recommendations.
Panelists
Josh Justice
Guest
Yassir Hartani
Sponsors
G2i
Infinite Red
CacheFly
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Links
An Introduction to React-Native-Navigation
Styled Components for React Native
React Native Upgrade Helper
React Native CLI “upgrade” command
KeyboardAvoidingView
TouchableNativeFeedback
React-native-platform-touchable
SafeAreaView
https://facebook.github.io/react-native/docs/improvingux
Sentry
Bugsnag
Android keystores
Fastlane
CircleCI
App Center
CodePush
Detox
Travis CI
https://www.facebook.com/ReactNativeRadio/
https://twitter.com/R_N_Radio
Picks
Josh Justice:
Big Nerd Ranch Guides
PouchDB
`pouchdb-react-native`
Yassir Hartani:
Deep Work
4-Hour Workweek