1. React
  2. React Amsterdam
  3. 2019
  4. Building React Native

Building React Native

Parashuram N at React Amsterdam 2019

React Native is a great way to build native apps for iOS, Android and other mobile platforms. In this talk, we will look at the internals of React Native, and how code written in JavaScript can power a fully native mobile application. We will look at the various parts of the current system like the bridge, the UI manager and the plugins. We will also touch upon the rendering process and compare it to React’s rendering on the web. We will look at some of the new and exciting improvements (like Fabric, TurboModules and JSI) and talk about how they significantly improve React Native. This talk stems from my experiences as a web-developer newbie on the React Native team, and is an attempt to document my journey in comprehending the code base. At the end of the talk, the attendees will not only be able to build React Native apps, but also understands how it all works together.