Introduction to the Course

Overview

In today’s fast-paced world, where innovation and technology drive our daily lives, the ability to transform an idea into a powerful, real-world application has become a crucial skill. As developers and learners, we constantly seek frameworks that offer easy learning and empower us to build applications that work seamlessly across multiple platforms. Enter React Native, a game-changing framework that has captured the hearts of programmers worldwide, revolutionizing how we approach cross-platform application development.

While we can refer to the framework’s documentation, it may not always be helpful. Sometimes it is not maintained properly. Other times, the code or behavior described in it does not always work as intended. Developers also often spend a lot of time setting up the development environment and the dependencies for the project. This leads to frustration and wasted time.

This course will enable developers to learn about React Native without worrying about documentation, dependencies, or the development environment. Along with theoretical explanations, this course has interactive and illustrative examples to make the learning journey fun-filled and interesting.

Why should you learn React Native?

Here are a few reasons why you should learn React Native:

• You have a significant advantage if you are a JavaScript developer with intermediate skills. You don’t have to learn a new language. So, learning React Native will be a very effective use of your time.
• React Native is not very different from React. If you are a React developer, you have a huge advantage. Significant parts of React and React Native are similar, which is another advantage when compared to other frameworks.
• Native Android and iOS application development are quite different. They can be expensive, but once you understand the basic architecture of React Native, you’ll be able to develop fully functional applications for both platforms.
• The React community is amazing, and you will have significant support from other dedicated developers.

Intended audience and prerequisites

This course is designed for beginners who are new to React Native application development and wish to begin their journey in this field. For this course, learners do not need to have any prior knowledge of React Native. However, here is a list of the technologies you should be familiar with and skills you should have before getting started:

Feel free to check out our courses on HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and React to refresh your knowledge of these technologies and skills.

Learning outcomes

At the end of this course, we’ll have covered:

• The fundamentals of React Native.

• Creating and styling different types of components.

• Navigation and its types in React Native.

• Different types of Hooks and their implementations in React Native.

• State and database management in React Native.

Let’s get started!