Mastering React Native oleh Jacob Friedmann

Key FeaturesApply flexbox to get layout and build rich animations that bring your React Native application to lifeIntegrate third-party libraries and develop customized components that run natively on iOS and Android platformsCombine React Native with Redux, Redux middleware, and a remote API to build scalable data-driven applicationsBook DescriptionReact Native has completely revolutionized mobile development by empowering JavaScript developers to build world-class mobile apps that run natively on mobile platforms. This book will show you how to apply JavaScript and other front-end skills to build cross-platform React Native applications for iOS and Android using a single codebase.This book will provide you with all the React Native building blocks necessary to become an expert. Well give you a brief explanation of the numerous native components and APIs that come bundled with React Native including Images, Views, ListViews, WebViews, and much more. You will learn to utilize form inputs in React Native. Youll get an overview of Facebooks Flux data architecture and then apply Redux to manage data with a remote API. You will also learn to animate different parts of your application, as well as routing using React Natives navigation APIs.By the end of the book, you will be able to build cutting-edge applications using the React Native framework.What you will learnImplement native React Native components and APIsExplore Reacts JSX syntaxManage data using Redux and Redux middlewareBuild applications with React Native on both iOS and Android platformsPerform animations in your applications using the animation APIsUnderstand routing and Navigator comparisonCreate your own Native moduleAbout the AuthorEric Masiello is a lead software engineer for Vistaprint Digital. Formerly, Eric worked as a principal frontend engineer for the Advisory Board Company and built mobile apps for the Education Advisory Board. Eric has worked primarily as a frontend/UI developer for over 10 years and freelances as a website designer/developer at http://www.synbydesign.com. He has taught frontend topics at General Assembly in Washington, D.C. and was a technical reviewer for Mastering ReactJS, a video by Packt Publishing.You can follow him here:https://www.linkedin.com/in/ericmasiellohttps://twitter.com/ericmasiellohttp://synbydesign.comJacob Friedmann is a developer living in Seattle, WA. He has been working as a developer professionally for 5 years and is currently a principal software engineer at AddThis, an Oracle company. At AddThis, he works on large front and backend applications. He also builds mobile applications using React Native, including Audicy (http://audicy.io), which will soon be launched on the App Store. He has taught several classes, including frontend web development and JavaScript development through General Assembly in Washington D.C.You can follow him here:https://www.linkedin.com/in/jacob-friedmannhttps://twitter.com/JacobDFriedmannTable of ContentsBuilding a Foundation in ReactSaying HelloWorld in React NativeStyling and Layout in React NativeStarting our Project with React Native ComponentsFlux and ReduxIntegrating with the NYT API and ReduxNavigation and Advanced APIsAnimation and Gestures in React NativeRefactoring for AndroidUsing and Writing Native ModulesPreparing for ProductionReact Native Tools and Resources