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React Native

Add Support for Split View and Slide Over to Your React Native App

If you’ve been trying to figure out why you can’t get your React Native app to work in Split View and Slide Over on iPad, here’s the solution.

React Native

Building a “Scroll To Top” Button Using React Native

Infinite scrolling is great until you need to scroll back to the top. Follow along as I add a "scroll to top" button to a React Native project.

React Native

Want Absolute Imports in React Native? Just Add a Little JSON

Yes, you can use absolute imports in React Native without resorting to brittle configurations or third-party libraries. The trick is to drop some package.json files into the folder

Mobile Apps

Setting Up React Native Localization for Multi-Language Apps

React Native Localization is a great tool for handling multiple languages or locales in a React Native application. Here's how to set it up.

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Setting Up Recurring Push Notifications in React Native

Recurring push notifications in a React Native app are a useful tool to send messages regularly. Many libraries exist to make implementation easier.

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UI Testing Web Views in a React Native App with Appium

Appium is a useful framework for testing web apps because it lets us test web apps that are embedded into web views within a React Native app.

Extracurricular Activities

Writing an iOS App on Your Phone with play.js

I’d recommend Play.js to anyone who wants to play with Node or React Native on a small scale. But once the novelty wears off, you’ll be missing your computer.

React / Redux

Three React Native Libraries I Can’t Live Without

I found React Navigation, React Native Push Notification, and React Native SVG indispensable during my last project, and I plan to use them on many more.

React Native

An Intro to React Navigation for React Native

When you want your app to have simple flows (stack of screens, drawer, or tab), React Navigation has built-in components that make it easy.

Mobile Apps, TypeScript

Styling Custom Components in React Native Using TypeScript

Figuring out the proper type to use when passing in custom styles to React Native components can be tricky since there's little documentation. Using the StyleProps type gives you n

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Three Habits to Break on Large React Native Projects

If you read much React Native code, you’re bound to pick up a few bad habits. Here are three that you should try to break on your next React Native project.

React Native

Getting Started With React Native – Easy or Hard?

Setting up and configuring a React Native dev environment for both iOS and Android, and writing a simple, unpolished app with cross-platform tabbed nav.