Professional React Native: Expert techniques and solutions for building high-quality, cross-platform, production-ready apps

by Alexander Benedikt Kuttig

Learn how React Native works under the hood and what this means for building large-scale, cross-platform, production-ready applications without compromising on the quality and performance

Key FeaturesExplore a modern approach to React Native, covering state management, animations, gestures, and moreImplement best practices and practical techniques for creating large-scale, production-ready appsCreate a development process including workflow automation with GitHub Actions, Fastlane, and BitriseBook DescriptionThe React Native framework offers a range of powerful features that make it possible to efficiently build high-quality, easy-to-maintain frontend applications across multiple platforms such as iOS, Android, Linux, Mac OS X, Windows, and the web, helping you save both time and money. And this book is your key to unlocking its capabilities.

Professional React Native provides the ultimate coverage of essential concepts, best practices, advanced processes, and tips for everyday developer problems. The book makes it easy to understand how React Native works under the hood using step-by-step explanations and practical examples so you can use this knowledge to develop highly performant apps. As you follow along, you'll learn the difference between React and React Native, navigate the React Native ecosystem, and revisit the basics of JavaScript and TypeScript needed to create a React Native application. What’s more, you’ll work with animations and even control your app with gestures. Finally, you'll be able to structure larger apps and improve developer efficiency through automated processes, testing, and continuous integration.

By the end of this React native app development book, you'll have gained the confidence to build high-performance apps for multiple platforms, even on a bigger scale.

What you will learnBecome familiar with how React Native works under the hoodUnderstand how to make the most of React Native for app developmentExplore different approaches to building apps across various platformsBecome familiar with process automation and automated testingContribute to open source code and structure your own code libraryUnderstand how to set up the architecture for bigger React Native projectsWho this book is forThis book is for developers who want to get started with React Native as well as experienced React Native developers interested in building professional cross-platform applications. Familiarity with the basics of JavaScript (including its syntax) and general software engineering concepts, such as data types, control flows, and server/client structures, is required. Although useful, experience with React Native is not necessary.

Table of ContentsWhat Is React NativeUnderstanding the Essentials of JavaScript and TypeScript Hello React NativeStyling, Storage, and Navigation in React Native Managing States and Connecting BackendsWorking with AnimationsHandling Gestures in React NativeJavaScript Engines and HermesEssential Tools for Improving React Native DevelopmentStructuring Large-Scale, Multi-Platform ProjectsCreating and Automating WorkflowsAutomated Testing of React Native AppsTips and Outlook

Genres: Programming

268 pages, Kindle Edition

Published October 31, 2022

Reviews

[Bui The Hoa · Rating 2 out of 5]

While the book provides one complete sample application, the author focuses on explaining its detailed structure and implementation. However, it lacks step-by-step instructions, leaving readers without the hands-on experience necessary to understand how the application's various components are integrated. Consequently, the book falls short of its promise to equip readers with the skills to build professional React Native applications.

[Ivan Koma · Rating 1 out of 5]

it's all nice but looks like windows version of the code inside book is not tested at all. Maybe if you on ios devices you will be more lucky