The intended audience for this workshop would be developers familiar with JavaScript, but new to React Native. Some knowledge of React is desirable, but not essential. If you’re an experienced web developer looking to expand into mobile development, you’ve come to the right place!

We will be using Expo Go for this introductory course. This means you don’t need to have any of the native native tools (Xcode, Android Studio) installed to follow along.

Note that Expo Go is recommended for learning and prototyping (due to the quick setup and iteration) but is not intended for long term production use. Instead, the Expo team recommends using a Development Buildd which are like your own custom version of Expo Go. We’ll talk about Development Builds briefly at the conclusion of this course. For an in-depth explanation see the follow-up “Intermediate React Native v2” course which will be fully built using Development Builds.

React Native is a powerful framework that allows us to build fully native applications for iOS and Android with just one JavaScript codebase. In this introductory course course, you will get an overview of the React Native ecosystem and what it’s like to build React Native apps. We will cover the fundamental building blocks of a React Native application and explore its similarities and differences compared to web development. You’ll learn about the most common user flows, such as rendering scrollable lists, navigating between screens, and persisting data across app launches. Additionally, we will dive into mobile-specific APIs, including accessing the phone camera and sending local push notifications.