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Re: Use ReactJS to Build Native Apps

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Post by aakilfernandes » Wed, Jan 28, 2015, 6:57 PM UTC

What does this mean? Can't you use any javascript tech to build native apps with nwjs or cordova?

Edit: looks like this isn't hybrid as I assumed but truly native

Re: Use ReactJS to Build Native Apps

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Post by andyl » Wed, Jan 28, 2015, 6:57 PM UTC

thasmin wrote: post #8

I would love to see React added to mobile app frameworks like Apache Cordova.

You can use ReactJS now with Cordova/PhoneGap - no problemo.

This announcement is about replacing html elements (div, h1, img, etc.) with native elements. Should be faster going native than via web elements.

Re: Use ReactJS to Build Native Apps

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Post by threepointone » Wed, Jan 28, 2015, 6:58 PM UTC

colinramsay wrote: post #10

This is massive. Some more details: "React Native: everything native, controlled by async batched JS put in a background thread. Learn once, write everywhere. #reactjsconf" [1] "Fb groups app in iOS App Store is powered by it #reactjsconf" [2] "iOS and Android native using all the same ideas as React, all the power of native." [3] React has been gaining traction as I'm sure we're all aware, but this is next-level stu…

ahem. my bet - https://github.com/facebook/css-layout

cannot wait for more details.

Re: Use ReactJS to Build Native Apps

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Post by colinramsay » Wed, Jan 28, 2015, 7:00 PM UTC

threepointone wrote: post #13

colinramsay wrote: post #10

This is massive. Some more details: "React Native: everything native, controlled by async batched JS put in a background thread. Learn once, write everywhere. #reactjsconf" [1] "Fb groups app in iOS App Store is powered by it #reactjsconf" [2] "iOS and Android native using all the same ideas as React, all the power of native." [3] React has been gaining traction as I'm sure we're all aware, but this is next-level stu…

ahem. my bet - https://github.com/facebook/css-layout cannot wait for more details.

"This project implements a subset of CSS including flexbox and the box model using pure JavaScript"

So all the good bits of CSS without any of the bad - including browser compatibility problems?

Doesn't explain stuff like fonts & colours though...

Re: Use ReactJS to Build Native Apps

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Post by diverightin63 » Wed, Jan 28, 2015, 7:00 PM UTC

aakilfernandes wrote: post #11

What does this mean? Can't you use any javascript tech to build native apps with nwjs or cordova? Edit: looks like this isn't hybrid as I assumed but truly native

I am pretty confused as to what this actually does. How can it be native?

Re: Use ReactJS to Build Native Apps

#16

Post by aakilfernandes » Wed, Jan 28, 2015, 7:01 PM UTC

diverightin63 wrote: post #15

aakilfernandes wrote: post #11

What does this mean? Can't you use any javascript tech to build native apps with nwjs or cordova? Edit: looks like this isn't hybrid as I assumed but truly native

I am pretty confused as to what this actually does. How can it be native?

My guess is we're missing an important piece of the puzzle. Unless they have a js to everything interpreter. In which case thats much bigger news than react.

Re: Use ReactJS to Build Native Apps

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Post by arenaninja » Wed, Jan 28, 2015, 7:06 PM UTC

andyl wrote: post #12

thasmin wrote: post #8

I would love to see React added to mobile app frameworks like Apache Cordova.

You can use ReactJS now with Cordova/PhoneGap - no problemo. This announcement is about replacing html elements (div, h1, img, etc.) with native elements. Should be faster going native than via web elements.

Oh snap. This is HUGE

Re: Use ReactJS to Build Native Apps

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Post by michaelmcmillan » Wed, Jan 28, 2015, 7:07 PM UTC

Coupling your app to any framework has proved to be a really bad idea in the long run, to me this is a step in the wrong direction. If I've understood this announcement correctly.

Re: Use ReactJS to Build Native Apps

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Post by polskibus » Wed, Jan 28, 2015, 7:11 PM UTC

I'm a big ReactJS fan, however isn't moving React to native a bit like old school windows message loop ?

Re: Use ReactJS to Build Native Apps

#20

Post by mcao » Wed, Jan 28, 2015, 7:12 PM UTC

This is awesome news. I've been working on a desktop application using React, node-webkit and browserify and it's been a great development experience. Being able to leverage web technologies to build native apps has been a huge time saver. However, I'm relying on the NodeJS components in order to do things like access the file system and fork commands. I'm wondering how React Native will handle this functionality. Will it be an extended API or can you only do AJAX calls? Either way it's very exciting.