Microsoft owns an exciting open-source project to port React Native to Windows and macOS desktop platforms. With this project, React Native developers can now deploy native versions of their applications to desktop environments. Microsoft has already built consumer-facing applications with React Native for Windows, the most famous one being Xbox for PC. Kiki Saintonge, program…
Kiki Saintonge, the head of the Microsoft team responsible for React Native for Windows and macOS, came on React Wednesday this week to discuss their project. The combination of React and React Native are compelling to build and support web, mobile, and now the desktop. Companies who use this poly-platform stack will be able to…
Here at Digital Primates, we refer to ourselves as consultants, which occasionally begs the question: What is the difference between a contractor and a consultant, and which do I need? We agree that the definitions overlap at times; here are 3 questions to guide the discussion. How defined is the plan? In our view, clients…
Flipper is an open-source tool and debugging platform that helps visualize, inspect & control apps simply and intuitively. Earlier this year, Flipper became a default experience for React Native (version 62). With Flipper, you can inspect the native layout, monitor the redux state, and test deep linking from a single tool. Zain Sajjad and Shannon…
Use ternaries rather than && in JSX Many developers write code without really thinking about the side effects. There are minor differences found in computer science techniques that can have large impacts in production. One such case is the evaluation differences between && and the ternary operator. The ternary operator requires more explicitness than &&…