Introduction to interactive application development

 

by

Shubham Singh (@shobulive)

 

Agenda

  • What is React Native?
  • Why React Native?
  • How does it work? Core concepts!
  • Prerequisites - What you need to know
  • RN Basics
  • The Development Environment setup 
  • Basic Todo Application design
  • Useful tools that come in handy
  • Publishing your application
  • Pros and Cons
  • QnA

What is React Native?

That you already know

  • It's a Javascript framework
  • For building cross-platform
    mobile/Web/Desktop applications
  • Works on React.

Some application that are build on RN

  • Facebook Ads Manager
  • Bloomberg
  • AirBnB (used to)
  • Gyroscope
  • Myntra
  • UberEats
  • Discord
  • Instagram
  • Swiggy Driver App
  • Walmart
  • Pinterest

Why React Native?

How does it work?

  • Internal Design
  • Virtual DOM
  • Tree Reconciliation
  • Component First Design
  • JSX and not HTML
  • State and Props

Internal 

React Native Library

JS Engine

React JS

App Code (JS)

RN JS Library

 Architecture

Native UI

Native APIs

Native / Bridge Interface

Virtual DOM

&

Tree Reconsiliation

  • DOM traversal is a heavy process since JS is single-threaded.
  • React internally maintains a Virtual DOM.
  • On Update, makes a copy of the existing DOM with the update.
  • Compares it with the older version.
  • Updates only affected section the Actual DOM.
  • Replaces the old Virtual DOM with the newer One.

Component First

Design 

JSX

  • You can use Javascript variables directly

HTML

  • document.querySelector('#root').textContent = myVariable

State and Props

  • Props are variables passed to it by its parent component
  • The state is also a variable but managed and maintained by the Component.
  • A state variable can also be passed to a child as a prop. So now the state variable of component is a prop to the child component.
  • Why are these important?
    Because React triggers tree reconciliation whenever either one of these change.

Life Cycle Functions

Context API

React.useContest()

Prerequesties

  • React
  • JavaScript
  • CSS
  • HTML

RN Basics

  • State
  • Props
  • Components
  • Hooks
  • Context API
  • Lifecycle functions
import React, { Component } from 'react'
import {
  StyleSheet,
  TouchableOpacity,
  Text,
  View,
} from 'react-native'

const TextComponent = ({count}) => (
  <View>
    <Text>
      You clicked {count} times
    </Text>
  </View>
);

const App = () => {
	const [count, setCount] = React.useState(0);
    return (
      <View style={styles.container}>
        <TouchableOpacity
         style={styles.button}
         onPress={() => setCount(count + 1)}
        >
         <Text>Click me</Text>
        </TouchableOpacity>
        <TextComponent count={count}>
      </View>
    );
}

const styles = StyleSheet.create({
  container: {
    flex: 1,
    justifyContent: 'center',
    alignItems: 'center',
  },
  button: {
    alignItems: 'center',
    backgroundColor: '#DDDDDD',
    padding: 10,
    marginBottom: 10
  }
})

export default App;

The Dev Environment Setup

  • React Native CLI
  • Create React Native Application (Expo)

Pre steps:

  • Install NPM and Node.js
    https://www.npmjs.com/get-npm
  • XCode
  • Android Studio

React Native CLI

  • npm install -g react-native-cli
  • react-native init MyFirstRNTutorial
  • react-native run-ios | react-native run-android

Create React Native Application

  • npm install -g create-react-native-app
  • create-react-native-app MyFirstRNTutorial
  • npm run ios | npm run android | npm run web
  • Uses Expo.

Let's see a Simple TODO app

Useful Libraries

  • Redux | Mobux | Mobux State Tree
  • React Navigation
  • Native Base
  • Emotion JS

Publishing your Application

  • Using Expo
    • Sign in to Expo
    • Generate a QR Code for Application
    • Share it across
  • Without Expo
    • Generate your APK(Android) and IPA (iOS) files
    • Upload to respective stores
    • Post that your apps can be downloaded from Stores
  • React Native Code Push

Pons

  • Faster development
  • Easy deployment
  • Cross platforms
  • Large community support

Cons

  • Still required Native devs
  • Not very performant compared to it's alternatives

Alternative:

  • Native Apps
  • Flutter
  • Others

QnA

@shobulive

  • Twitter
  • Linkedin
  • Facebook
  • Github
  • Instagram

Find Me :)

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