Lightning Fast Mobile Development

With React Native and Expo

Eric Nograles

Digital Architect @ Appirio

Universal JavaScript Advocate

@grales

github.com/ericnograles

www.quora.com/profile/Eric-Nograles

Dependency & App Management 😬

• Bar Code/QR Scanner
• Camera
• FaceDetector
• FingerPrint
• Accelerometer
• Audio
• Video
• Gyroscope
• ImageManipulator
• Payments
• Localization

• Animations
• Lottie
• MapView
• OpenGL
• DeviceMotion
• ART
• Facebook/Google Auth
• AdMob
• Amplitude
• Payments
• AuthSession

Batteries Are Included

...and so much more

App Store Pushes Only When You Need To

• Bumped version of Expo on app.json
• New icons/splash screens on app.json
• Changed the name of the app or any related metadata
• Prepackage your build with assets vs. loading from Expo CDN

OTA For Everything Else

Detaching from Expo

• You may want to enhance an existing native project
• You may need to create your own native modules
• You want to stay more in lockstep with RN version ugrades

exp detach

Demo Time!