Jump start React Native with Expo

An image showing a React Native app running on a smartphone.

React Native is a platform that enables you to build native mobile apps using JavaScript. As the name implies, it uses React, so composing mobile interfaces is similar to using React on the web. Rather than creating components using HTML tags, it has its own set of components that bind to native UI components. 

React Native can be tricky to set up, especially when it comes to push notifications. You need to set up certificates and dive into Objective-C for iOS and Java for Android. However, Expo eliminates the need for this.

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Mark Goodyear is co-founder of Big Bite Creative, the WordPress.com VIP partner agency. His expertise includes JavaScript, HTML, CSS, React and React Native.
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