React Native
React Native is a React.js framework developed by Facebook used to create native mobile-based applications for both Android and iOS using a common language Javascript. It requires prior knowledge of HTML, CSS, JS and Node.js as it uses Node as to build the Javascript code.
To learn more, refer to this article: Introduction to React Native
Features
- Live Reload: React native does not require manual reload at every change in code. You see two windows side by side one of which contains the code you are working on and the other shows the live changes made to your UI as you code.
- Reusable Components: React Native Component Library provides versatile options of components to choose from. The reusability of react components provides consistency, cross-platform accessibility and higher speed.
- Cross-platform Functionality: A single code can be used for both Android and iOS. Every developer prefers this functionality to reduce coding time for various platforms.
- Migration: Migrate your code from React Native to AndroidX. Thus, since React Native 0.60 every app built using React Native can be run using AndroidX.
Installation
npm install -g react-native-cli
7 Best React.js Frameworks to Use
A website or any application contains two parts, frontend and backend. It is necessary to have strong backend services and frameworks to use in order to maintain the site’s availability and to manage the traffic load that might occur during certain scenarios. Creating interactive and good user interfaces is important and can be easily done using React and its popular frameworks. In this article, we will discuss the best ReactJS frameworks to use as a developer.
One of the famous applications of ReactJS is Instagram. Features like geolocations, Google Maps APIs, and tags that pop up without hashtags are all very impressive implementations of ReactJS. Even the makers of React, Facebook also use React for their webpage, and the mobile version is made using one of its famous frameworks called React native.