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Re: Show HN: Fullstack React Native – A Project-Based Guide to Learning React Native

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Post by GVIrish »

desigooner wrote: post #4

I wish such sites would offer a direct link to download sample content without forcing users to enter an email address. You're never getting my actual email until I feel the book's good enough- why bother?!

I mean, you are getting free content in return though. I am very much against give-me-your-email-first designs that obfuscate what the actual product is or does until you fork over an email. But asking for an email address in a straightforward exchange for free content is not the worst thing.

Re: Show HN: Fullstack React Native – A Project-Based Guide to Learning React Native

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Post by MrAwesomeSauce »

russtrpkovski wrote: post #18
MrAwesomeSauce wrote: post #17

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Co-author of the book here. We're writing it so that new newcomers to React can still pick up the fundamentals of the API while learning React Native at the same time. However, the content is geared towards developers who have at least a basic understanding of JavaScript, so you may need to pick up some of the core concepts of the language first before purchasing a book like this. With that being said, our first chap…

Thanks. Would Fullstack React book be a more appropriate starting point?

That's definitely up to you. The second chapter of this book shares a lot of the fundamentals in one of the earlier chapters in Fullstack React on core concepts of the React API. However if you feel like you would benefit from learning how to build web applications with React first - that can definitely be a better starting point. Otherwise if you're considering building iOS/Android apps with RN without much prior experience with React, this book will be just fine as we don't expect our readers to be proficient with React :)

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Post by notheguyouthink »

com2kid wrote: post #19
buf wrote: post #2

Is there a comparison on how well this does vs Udemy, reactnative.com or Facebook's own tutorial?

> Udemy Stephen Grider's courses on Udemy were good enough to get me going with my own app in just a week or so of video+coding. Went through all of his first and ~1/2 of his second course on React Native. My only complaint is that he doesn't do a great job explaining a lot of the underlying principles of React Native that well. Strange issues with View, intricate details of the Flex model, React-Native seems to have…

Do you have any comments on video courses that go into depth on UI design? I'm a backend engineer and while most of RN makes sense to me, flex box and ui tend to throw me for a loop.

I should probably just find some flex box guides, as they'll likely cover most of it. Regardless, I figured it was worth asking you - since ui components with RN is my only trouble area currently.

Re: Show HN: Fullstack React Native – A Project-Based Guide to Learning React Native

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Post by com2kid »

notheguyouthink wrote: post #23
com2kid wrote: post #19

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> Udemy Stephen Grider's courses on Udemy were good enough to get me going with my own app in just a week or so of video+coding. Went through all of his first and ~1/2 of his second course on React Native. My only complaint is that he doesn't do a great job explaining a lot of the underlying principles of React Native that well. Strange issues with View, intricate details of the Flex model, React-Native seems to have…

Do you have any comments on video courses that go into depth on UI design? I'm a backend engineer and while most of RN makes sense to me, flex box and ui tend to throw me for a loop. I should probably just find some flex box guides, as they'll likely cover most of it. Regardless, I figured it was worth asking you - since ui components with RN is my only trouble area currently.

Flex Box is similar to a ton of other layout systems, many of which I've either used or written in the past.

I have no idea why Flex Box feels so complicated. The fundamental idea is incredibly simple.

I can't offer much help, I've just spent (too many) hours fiddling with styles until I kinda get an understanding, I keep inching forward.

Super irritating given how simple the idea is in every other framework I've used it in.

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Post by notheguyouthink »

com2kid wrote: post #24
notheguyouthink wrote: post #23

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Do you have any comments on video courses that go into depth on UI design? I'm a backend engineer and while most of RN makes sense to me, flex box and ui tend to throw me for a loop. I should probably just find some flex box guides, as they'll likely cover most of it. Regardless, I figured it was worth asking you - since ui components with RN is my only trouble area currently.

Flex Box is similar to a ton of other layout systems, many of which I've either used or written in the past. I have no idea why Flex Box feels so complicated. The fundamental idea is incredibly simple. I can't offer much help, I've just spent (too many) hours fiddling with styles until I kinda get an understanding, I keep inching forward. Super irritating given how simple the idea is in every other framework I've use…

I agree - it is simple, and I've taken courses/learnt it in the past, even. Yet, every time I go to apply it, I completely sit in puzzlement about my next action.

I'm sure it simply has to do with practice. As a backend dev, I rarely touch frontend, so it's a mindset that I continually forget. Regardless, it's quite frustrating when I actually have to touch anything UI related. Sucks

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