An Intro: React Native In 30(v2)
2021 is almost here with us. As part of my immediate goals for the new year, I’ve decided to improve my skills and knowledge when it comes to developing cross-platform applications using React Native.
Earlier this year, I took a similar path where I learned the foundations of developing mobile apps using React Native for 30 days. The sad thing was that I never applied those skills.
What was the reason? One might ask or would want to know. The main reason was that my old Dell laptop could not handle the workload when it comes to developing mobile apps even with Expo. My laptop will freeze a few minutes into building something or learning more about React Native.
The development experience was terrible and I was not progressing.
By the grace of God, I currently have a laptop that can handle almost anything that you throw at it. I now have the luxury to test and run mobile apps on both android and iOS simulators without any stress and run memory-intensive applications(such as android studio😂) all at the same time.
I began the journey again this December to horn my skills in developing mobile apps by building a project. The journey has been more of brute-forcing my way through.
React native in 30 days seeks to allow me to have some ample time at least 2 hours a day to delve deeper into React native’s awesome documentation and have a better understanding of the framework. I will also be relying on other resources such as blog articles and tutorials to achieve this goal.
Below are some of the topics I will want to have command over at the end of the challenge:
- Native Features
- Networking (connecting to backend services, API calls, etc.)
- Offline Support(caching, async storage, detecting network status, etc.)
- Authentication and Authorization
- Notifications
- Uploading a finished application to the apple or play store
Wrapping up
Come join me as I embark on this exciting journey. 😊
A happy new year and see you in 2021!🚀
