| > I am so flabbergasted that I took the idea seriously, looking at what it actually is, it is so clear to me that this is not going anywhere. Facebook is using RN in production. So I doubt it. > Then, there is no real data layer at all! You have to interface with Objective-C! I don't get what you mean. You don't have to interface with any native code if you don't have a very specific need to use a platform specific feature which is not available in RN. > I just spent 5 minutes looking at React Native and my first and final impression is that this is a complete waste of time. If you spent just 5 minutes, it clearly means that you don't have enough experience with React Native, and I don't think you should give opinion on anything without at least being familiar with it. I've been working with React Native for months, and yeah, there are technical hurdles. But I'd say the same for Android, or web (I don't have any experience with iOS dev). There are parts of React Native that suck. But there parts which are amazing. Amazing enough that I'll choose React Native over Java/Obj-C any day. The development speed with React Native is much faster than native Android dev. The DX is getting better day by day. I get to share code isn't the primary reason why I love React Native, but it's an important thing for companies which want to support multiple platforms. I'd say let's focus on fixing the parts that suck in React Native, rather than discarding a new tech without even trying it. |
Please tell me you're not using a library that's at 0.20 for production.
So you're using ReactNative for pet projects right?
As soon as you get to writing a real app that's beyond a to-do list, you'll be in a world of pain. Just start with having no support for a sqlite/database or an orm layer on top of it, only a key-value store as your first massive and insurmountable stumbling block.