What's re-start?

re-start

set of pre-configured templates to create React Native projects that can run both on Android, iOS, web, Windows and Electron from a single source code base

re-start

• previously known as react-everywhere
• created by Amogh Banta

Pros

• Wider diffusion, several platform for (almost) the effort of just one
• Stardard React Native
• Same features and behaviour

Cons

• Platforms corner cases
• Different degrees of APIs completioness
• Native modules outside Android and iOS

Solution

• Use web as canonical platform
  • Standard components
  • Easier to debug
• Port to other platforms
  • Android the easiest one
  • iOS = PITA
  • Windows surprisingly easy
    • kudos Microsoft :-)
    • API coverage :-(