Chapter 3: The Correct Mindset

I think I'm right in saying that we've learned quite a lot together, and I hope you're excited to keep up the learning process. In the previous chapter, we learned more about how a React Native project works and what role each file or folder has. After that, we started learning about JavaScript XML (JSX) and how to use it, and we've actually imported our first component. Learning about the core components you're going to use every time a new project is created set us on the path of understanding and creating our own component.

This chapter will focus mostly on the React architecture and how it makes us think in a certain way after we spend some time with the framework. For starters, we'll begin with the main idea about how people start a React application—or, in our case, a React Native application, and we'll easily transition into the more advanced concepts of React, such as props.

By grasping the concept...