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React Native under the Hood

The previous chapter briefly touched on what React Native is and the differences that users experience between the React Native UI and mobile browsers.

In this chapter, we will dig deeper into React Native, becoming well-versed on how it performs on mobile devices and what we should attain before commencing any efforts with this framework. We will also look at what options we can execute for the native functionality of JavaScript and what restrictions we will be up against.

We will cover the following topics:

  • Exploring the React Native architecture
  • Explaining JavaScript and Native modules
  • Exploring React Native components and APIs

Exploring the React Native architecture

Before understanding how React Native ...

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