React Native – Building Mobile Apps with JavaScript

Your go-to guide to creating truly native iOS and Android mobile applications using React and JavaScript

About This Book

• Build cross-platform best seller native mobile applications in JavaScript with React-Native framework
• Learn about real world examples like Whatsapp, Instagram or Twitter.
• Learn all steps in React Native application development workflow from prototyping to deployment
• Get familiar with various mobile APIs covered in React Native framework and learn how to extend it further to non-supported APIs

Who This Book Is For

This book is for JavaScript developers who want to learn how to create native mobile apps using React Native.

What You Will Learn

• Understand how React Native works under the hood and what makes it an ultimate choice for app development for lots of businesses.
• Create real world native apps with complex animations and styles
• Get familiar with important iOS and Android native APIs and access them using React Native
• Learn authentication techniques and how to connect your app to a real data by using Firebase or your own server
• Get familiar with lots of community packages considered as industry standard
• Walk through the whole app development workflow by creating Twitter app clone from design to deployment.
• Understand application release process to the Apple App Store and Google’s Play Store

In Detail

The emergence of React Native has made creating mobile apps in JavaScript easier for developers. This book introduces you to the React Native framework and the mobile apps development process.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1. Understanding Why React Native Is The Future Of Mobile Apps
Chapter 2. Working With React Native
Chapter 3. Getting Familiar With React Native Components
Chapter 4. Debugging And Testing React Native
Chapter 5. Bringing The Power Of Flexbox To The Native World
Chapter 6. Animating React Native Components
Chapter 7. Authenticating Your App And Fetching Data
Chapter 8. Implementing A Flux Architecture With Redux Or Mobx
Chapter 9. Understanding Supported Apis And How To Use Them
Chapter 10. Working With External Modules In React Native
Chapter 11. Understanding Application Development Workflow By Recreating Twitter
Chapter 12. Deploying Your App To App Store Or Google Play