The high cost and complexity of native development prevent many app ideas from being realized, making cross-platform a more accessible alternative.
Native development requires separate codebases for iOS and Android, while cross-platform development allows you to write code once for both platforms.
An overview of the pros and cons of major frameworks, including Cordova's web views, Xamarin's C#/.NET base, Google's Flutter, and React Native.
A look at Google Play Store statistics reveals React Native's high ratio of installs per app compared to frameworks like Cordova, Xamarin, and Flutter.
React Native is backed by Facebook, supported by a large open-source community, and continues to improve with projects like the Hermes JavaScript engine.
A recommended learning progression from JavaScript to React JS and then React Native, utilizing tools like Expo for easier setup and testing.
Building a fun, simple weather app for a child demonstrates how a small project can be an effective way to learn animations, styling, and performance.
An overview of publishing to the Google Play Store and Apple App Store, including developer account costs, review processes, and common rejection reasons.
The company contributes through conferences like React Native EU, open-source libraries such as React Native Paper, and educational content.
Answering audience questions about performance blind spots, testing automation, integrating with native code (Brownfield), and choosing cross-platform.
52:01Rowdy Rabouw
39:42Dmitry Vinnik
42:50Milica Aleksic
54:51Edoardo Dusi
24:10Milica Aleksic & Stefan Nikolic
40:50Vladimir Novick
43:31Nachiket Apte
23:09Marc Rousavy
Jobs that call for the skills explored in this talk.
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