Issue 155 - How Microsoft is one of React Native's biggest fans (20)

Storytime: Tell Stories About Pieces of Code — This is hard to explain without a demo, so check out this explain demonstrating how React Fiber works.

Urql 1.5: A Versatile GraphQL Client for React — In the few months since we last linked to urql, it’s made some big steps. This latest release adds shortcuts to imperatively make queries and mutations, making it easier to quickly use the client programmatically.

useEffect and useRef Explained for Mortals — “Sometimes the pantheon of React Gods have a hard time translating their wisdom into language the rest of us can understand.” If you agree, this straightforward introduction may well be for you.

Fix The Slow Render Before You Fix The Re-Render — Kent covers how to start optimizing your React app renders before focusing on reducing the number of re-renders. Essentially, fix the underlying performance ‘disease’ rather than reducing the symptoms.

▶  A 6 Hour React Native 'Crash Course' for Beginners — It’s slow going at first, but that’s because it’s truly aimed at beginners. It’s amazing how much is included here, though, and it’s well recorded too.

Dan Abramov Shows Off 'Fast Refresh', Coming to React Native 0.61 — “It’s like the old “hot reloading” feature, but rebuilt from scratch for better reliability, error resilience, and function component support.” And you can already help out by testing it.

Microsoft Continuing Work on React Native — Microsoft has been doing a lot of work with React Native recently, including using it in the Office suite for cross-platform components.

Some Frustrations with React Hooks — “Before I detail my current frustrations with Hooks I do want to state for the record that I am, for the most part, a fan of Hooks..”

▶  Recreating Spotify's 'Bottom Sheet' Gesture and Animation in React Native — An impressively recorded screencast in the ongoing “Can it be done in React Native?” series. A must watch for any React Native developer.

Building an In-App Notification System in React Native — How to implement a reliable and good looking notification system in React Native.

Create an Offline-First React Native App Using WatermelonDB — WatermelonDB is a React-specific database abstraction built on top of SQLite.

React Suite 4.0: A Suite of 'Sensible' UI Components — A set of components that’s been under active development for a couple of years now. Supports React 16+, uses TypeScript, and they work on all major browsers. Components include things like buttons, modals, drawers, navigation bars, form input fields, tables, calendars, and more. GitHub repo.

Get Hired Based on Your Skills Not Your CV — Our AI makes it easier and quicker to match with top React jobs, with no recruiters and an average salary of £70k.

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