When to Go Native Over Javascript

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Demonstrates concrete tradeoffs: Expo requires detaching to add native modules, CodePush cannot change native binaries so a new release is needed, and a navigation experiment shows native navigation renders fewer offscreen views and reduces memory compared with JS stacks. Builds a delivery app that proves periodic geolocation needs platform APIs so background location requires enabling iOS background modes and native timers. Code and example apps are on Github and the native parts work as shown.

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1. 0:00Start
2. 2:52What is Expo?
3. 3:48How does Native Code affect expo?
4. 5:05What is CodePush?
5. 8:05Example App
6. 10:21React Native Navigation
7. 11:39Accessibility
8. 13:19React Navigation
9. 13:43Native Libraries Cons
10. 15:15What does the Driver app do?
11. 17:19Demo Source
12. 18:16Testing
13. 20:28iOS Background Modes
14. 22:06Things To Note

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