React Native developers, I am looking for guidance for future projects in React Native. I have previously worked with Flutter and I find similarities between the two technologies, I was wondering if there are specific aspects of React Native that I should be aware of due to this previous experience.
It is not necessary to respond to all the recommendations but I am particularly interested in receiving on:
- State management in React Native.
- Effective navigation strategies.
- Testing in React Native applications.
- Also, can you recommend specific learning resources for each of
these areas? Either tutorials, documentation, courses, or other
resources that you consider valuable.
I appreciate in advance any guidance you can offer.
I have been exploring the official documentation of React Native
I was hoping to gain a solid understanding of the key principles of React Native and have a clear idea of how to approach state management, navigation and testing in future projects.
Although I have gained some familiarity, I still have some specific questions about best practices and recommended tools. Therefore, I am looking for additional guidance from the React Native developer community.
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React Native is built on React principles, so a lot of the fundamentals translate. I would recommend getting familiar with the core and advanced concepts of React and JavaScript itself, as those will be vital for building a performant application.
There are many different approaches to the three aspects you mentioned. However there are some libraries that became a defacto industry standard:
State Management: While React handles component state out of the box, complex global application state is difficult to handle using the native APIs. Redux Toolkit is a library that focuses on this.
Navigation: As of right now the most adopted framework for navigation is React Navigation. Expo has recently released their routing Library expo-router, but it still has to be battle tested.
Testing: While I am no expert in this, I see Jest being used the most. There are different plugins available to build integration tests with it too.
State management in React Native:
Effective navigation strategies:
Testing in React Native applications:
Also, can you recommend specific learning resources for each of these areas? Either tutorials, documentation, courses, or other resources that you consider valuable.