Project directory overview

By running the nativescript create crossCommunicator command in the previous chapter, it created a nice structure of files and folders for us to explore.

Note

If the NativeScript team has replaced the default project template since this book was written, the actual source code as it existed at the time of publishing is located in the book's source code repository found at https://github.com/GettingStartedWithNativeScript/Chapter_1. The Example_1 folder contains the entire default template when this book was written. And you can clone it to your hard drive by running the git clone https://github.com/GettingStartedWithNativeScript/Chapter_1 command and then proceeding to follow along inside the Example_1 folder.

First, we will do a high-level overview of the different folders and their purposes and touch on any important files in those folders. Then, we will finish the overview by going into depth with the App directory, which is where you will spend pretty much...