Nicolas Gallagher

React Native and PWAs like Twitter Lite are blurring the lines between web and native apps. PWAs now offer native-like capabilities via the web. And the React Native components and APIs are a great platform for React UI development. But what if you could create PWAs with React Native? Twitter Lite is an experiment in doing just that. Find out how React Native for Web is implemented and used in Twitter Lite.

2017

React Rally

Twitter Lite, React Native, and Progressive Web Apps

Twitter Lite is a complex PWA built with Node.js, React, Redux, Service Workers, and Webpack. This talk will cover how our team designs and builds one of the world’s most visited web apps. You’ll also hear about React Native for Web; how we approach network and render performance challenges; and how we use new web platform features.