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We just released React Native Paper 2.0

- Material Design 2.0

- Accessibility improvements

- RTL Support

‍️- New components

Check it out and don't forget to give us a star!

The browser communicates with the device via PubNub to send the code. So it needs to be open when previewing the app. But being able to view it on the phone without the browser is useful. Thanks for the feedback.

You cannot do that right now. There are a few libraries already bundled which you can use. But we are planning to work on adding this feature.

We show the QRCode because you need to scan it and open on the phone to be able to view it.

Yeah, we will change the styles to make it more obvious that it's modal. Sorry for the confusion.

Exponent is super cool. Super simple to start building an app. I wish I could use it for every RN project I work on. The team is very responsive too. Totally recommend.

> Please tell me you're not using a library that's at 0.20 for production.

I'm using it in production. And so is Facebook.

No, it's not a pet project, and much more than a TODO list app.

> 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.