React Native in Action
eBook - ePub

React Native in Action

Developing iOS and Android apps with JavaScript

  1. 320 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

React Native in Action

Developing iOS and Android apps with JavaScript

About this book

Summary React Native in Action gives iOS, Android, and web developers the knowledge and confidence they need to begin building high-quality iOS and Android apps using the React Native framework.Purchase of the print book includes a free eBook in PDF, Kindle, and ePub formats from Manning Publications. About the Technology React Native gives mobile and web developers the power of "and." Write your app once and easily deploy it to iOS and Android and the web. React Native apps compile into platform-specific code, reducing development time, effort, and cost! And because you're using JavaScript and the React framework, you benefit from a huge ecosystem of tools, expertise, and support. About the Book React Native in Action teaches you to build high-quality cross-platform mobile and web apps. In this hands-on guide, you'll jump right into building a complete app with the help ofclear, easy-to-follow instructions. As you build your skills, you'll drill down to more-advanced topics like styling, APIs, animations, data architecture, and more! You'll also learn how to maximize code reuse without sacrificing native platform look-and-feel. What's Inside

  • Building cross-platform mobile and web apps
  • Routing, Redux, and animations
  • Cross-network data requests
  • Storing and retrieving data locally
  • Managing data and state


About the Reader Written for beginner-to-intermediate web, Android, and iOS developers. About the Authors Nader Dabit is a developer advocate at AWS Mobile, where he works on tools and services to allow developers to build full-stack web and mobile applications using their existing skillset. He is also the founder of React Native Training and the host of the "React Native Radio" podcast. Table of Contents

PART 1 Getting started with React Native

  • Getting started with React Native
  • Understanding React
  • Building your first React Native app

PART 2 Developing applications in React Native

  • Introduction to styling
  • Styling in depth
  • Navigation
  • Animations
  • Using the Redux data architecture library

PART 3 API reference

  • Implementing cross-platform APIs
  • Implementing iOS-specific components and APIs
  • Implementing Android-specific components and APIs

PART 4 Bringing it all together

  • Building a Star Wars app using cross-platform components

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Titlepage
  3. Copyright
  4. contents in brief
  5. contents
  6. preface
  7. acknowledgments
  8. about this book
  9. about the author
  10. about the cover illustration
  11. Part 1: Getting started with React Native
  12. Part 2: Developing applications in React Native
  13. Part 3: API reference
  14. Part 4: Bringing it all together
  15. appendix: Installing and running React Native
  16. Index
  17. List of Figures