Episode 32: React Native with Gant Laborde, Ed LaFoy, and Brent Vatne

React Native with Gant Laborde, Ed LaFoy, and Brent Vatne Get your FREE career growth strategy information and techniques! TableXI is now offering training for developers and products teams! For more info, email [email protected]. Rails 5 Test Prescriptions is updated and available for purchase! Guests Gant Laborde: Chief Technology Strategist at Infinite Red. Gant on Medium. Ed LaFoy: Director of Mobile Development at TableXI. Brent Vatne: React Native and Expo Developer at Expo. Summary After many attempts at cross-platform mobile application tools, React Native seems to be the real deal, easy to use, powerful tools, and native look and feel. On this show, Ed LaFoy, Table XI's Director of Mobile Development, is joined by two longtime members of the React Native community: Gant Laborde of Infinite Red and Brent Vatne of Expo. We talk about why React Native succeeds, and how to be successful using it, and also give some resources for people who want to get started. Notes 02:18 - What is React Native and when would someone us it? 03:50 - The Competitive Advantage of React Native 05:48 - What makes React Native succeed as compared to other tools? JSX Redux redux-saga react-native-web 13:15 - The Immediate, Out-of-the-box Experience Snack React Navigation 20:23 - Limitations and Boundaries and Skills to be an Effective React Native Developer 29:18 - The React Native Core 38:03 - The React Native Community 38:52 - Resources The React Native Newsletter The React Native Conference (US) The React Native Conference (EU) React Native Express ReactEurope 2017 React Native Workshop with Expo (YouTube Playlist) Animated React Native Training react-native-storybook Related Episodes Navigating the JavaScript World: A Panel Discussion The Elm Programming Language With Corey Haines JavaScript: Islands, Sprinkles, and Frameworks with Zach Briggs and David Copeland Special Guests: Brent Vatne, Ed LaFoy, and Gant Laborde.