React Native Newsletter

Issue #38

Hey Readers!
The holidays are here and this is your last issue of React Native Newsletter for 2016! We want to thank everyone who has contributed articles this year. We are excited for what 2017 has in store for React Native and look forward to bringing you new articles, videos, updates, and more!

Assorted Good Things

React Native Express

Learn React Native with interactive examples.

How to create an iOS app with React Native and the Clarifai API

A walk-through of setting up an example app and powering it using the Clarifai API.

Animated Charts in React Native using D3 and ART

How to use and create different kinds of animated charts using only D3 and ART.

How to Snapshot Test Everything in Your Redux App With Jest

A detailed guide to using Jest to its fullest capabilities in your project.

The Cost of Native Mobile App Development is Too Damn High!

A value proposition...

The Essential Boilerplate to Authenticate Users on your React-Native app

How to create and setup a few useful services to improve the app life cycle, authenticate a user, and access protected resources.

Two Quick Ways To Reduce React App’s Size In Production

Some tips on trimming the size of your app.

Using Ramda With Redux

A few pointers and tricks when using Ramda in your apps with Redux.

Version Updates

Decreased Frequency of Version Releases

Starting with 0.40, there will be one release a month.

Exponent SDK v12.0.0 is now available

Add support for proxies
Add support for starting XDE from command line on macOS
Fix bug where an error running on iOS would uninstall the Exponent app from the simulator
Re-enable node_module verification checks

Highlights from facebook/react-native

Easier Upgrades Thanks to Git

Upgrading to new versions of React Native has been difficult. react-native-git-upgrade uses Git behind the scenes to resolve conflicts automatically whenever possible.

Media

React Native Radio #47: Tom Coleman and Sashko Stubailo of Meteor / Apollo Discuss Apollo and GraphQL

Tom Coleman and Sashko Stubailo discuss Meteor in general, how it went into Apollo and Graph QL, as well as the main idea behind GraphQL, and why would people want to use it.

The Impact of React Native

Bonnie Eisenman talks at Crater Mobile Conf 2016 about the impact of React Native in the world of mobile development.

Highlights from the community - Modules

react-stack-nav

Simple universal navigation for React Native and React.

react-native-percentage-circle

A neat twist on a progress bar.

react-native-ssh

A library that enables React Native apps to execute commands over SSH.

react-native-video-processing

Native Video editing/trimming/filtering library for React-Native.

react-native-color-picker

Color picker component for iOS/Android.

react-native-background-job

Schedule background jobs in React Native that run your JavaScript when your app is in the background.

A Learning Experience

Apps/demos with example functionality that you can use in your project.

react-native-gmail

Pure javascript UI prototype for React Native framework with a custom swipe to archive ListView.

react-native-solitaire

Pure javascript solitaire UI for React Native. Intended for practices with PanResponder.

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Exponent

Exponent lets web developers build truly native apps that work across both iOS and Android by writing them once in just JavaScript. It's free and open source.

Appetize.io

Stream iOS & Android Native Apps in the Browser. For embedding apps in websites, development, client demos, testing and more.

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