- React
- ReactiveConf
- 2016
- No Xcode, Android Studio, Java, Swift, Objective C - how far can JavaScript get you?
No Xcode, Android Studio, Java, Swift, Objective C - how far can JavaScript get you?
Brent Vatne at ReactiveConf 2016
React Native is a flexible & pragmatic tool that lets you mix JavaScript and native code with minimal friction. But for some large subset of apps, there is no need for any app-specific native code, as long as a rich library of native APIs are exposed. If we are explicit about constraining our environment to only JavaScript, our apps gain some very useful properties. Just look at how easy it is to throw together a simple app and share it on the web. Let’s look at how far just JavaScript can get us with mobile apps, building on top of React Native.