Preface

The React Native framework offers a range of powerful features that makes it possible to efficiently build high-quality, easy-to-maintain frontend applications across multiple platforms, such as iOS, Android, Linux, macOS X, Windows, and the web, helping you save both time and money.

In Professional React Native, you’ll find the ultimate coverage of essential concepts, best practices, advanced processes, and easy-to-use tips for everyday developer problems. With step-by-step explanations, practical examples, and expert guidance, you’ll understand how React Native works under the hood and then 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 that are needed to create a React Native application. You’ll also work with animations and 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.