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React Native: Getting Started

by Hendrik Swanepoel

React Native is one of the most popular ways to build native mobile apps, and it allows you to leverage your existing web skill set. This course teaches you how to use React Native components, debug, consume an HTTP API, and more.

What you'll learn

Building cross-platform mobile apps has become less time consuming and more efficient with one of the most popular frameworks, React Native. In this course, React Native: Getting Started, you will learn the basics of building React Native apps. First, you will discover how to set up your environment in record time, including how to debug and run your app on your phone. Next, you will explore the React Native component library and how to style your layouts for a professional feel. Finally, you will delve into how to consume an HTTP API from your app. When you’re finished with this course, you will have the basic skills and knowledge of React Native needed to tackle profitable, cross-platform mobile projects without learning at least two new programming languages.

About the author

Hendrik kicked off his career in 2000 installing MS Outlook on PCs in coal mines throughout South Africa. Seriously. He had to wear a hard hat and everything. Luckily he got his foot into the door at a company that allowed him to play around with code. At a desk. Without a hard hat. In his day job Hendrik is a full stack coder from Cape Town, but at night he is a closet designer - meaning, a graphic designer too scared to share it with everyone, not someone that designs closets. For a large part... more

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