React Native in Action

3 Building your first React Native app

This chapter covers

• Building a todo app from the ground up
• Light debugging

When learning a new framework, technology, language, or concept, diving directly into the process by building a real app is a great way to jump-start the learning process. Now that you understand the basics of how React and React Native work, let’s put these pieces together to make your first app: a todo app. Going through the process of building a small app and using the information we’ve gone over so far will be a good way to reinforce your understanding of how to use React Native.

You’ll use some functionality in the app that we haven’t yet covered in depth, and some styling nuances we’ve yet to discuss, but don’t worry. ...