Betting on React Native

Remote talk given as a guest lecturer for the course 'Mobile Application Development' (3500833 - Spring 2023) at Shenkar College.

An introduction to React Native, its key concepts and winning ideas, and how my career has been shaped by it.

Transcript

1. 🎰 BETTING ON REACT NATIVE
   

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2. Mobile Application
   Development
   
   
   3500833
   
   
   Spring 2023
   👋 SHENKAR COLLEGE!
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3. - Lorenzo Sciandra
   
   
   - @kelset
   
   
   - Senior Software Engineer @
   Microsoft
   
   
   - React Native maintainer
   WHO AM I
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4. WHAT WE’LL BE DOING TODAY
   an overview of me&Microsoft
   
   
   open source
   
   
   how OSS unlocked my career
   
   
   what’s (still) exciting in React Native
   
   
   closing thoughts
   
   
   Q&A
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5. ME & MICROSOFT
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6. A QUICK BACKGROUND
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7. MY WORK AT MICROSOFT
   I AM A SENIOR SOFTWARE ENGINEER
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8. MY WORK AT MICROSOFT
   I AM A SENIOR SOFTWARE ENGINEER
   - I have signi
   fi
   cant experience in my tech stack
   
   
   - I can communicate e
   ff i
   ciently
   
   
   - I manage my own workload
   
   
   - I hit the ground running
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9. MY WORK AT MICROSOFT
   I AM A SENIOR SOFTWARE ENGINEER
   - spend a lot of times in meetings
   
   
   - communicate and coordinate a lot of e
   ff
   orts
   
   
   - help shape the future of React Native
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10. WHY IS IT EVEN NEEDED?
    https://reactnative.dev/showcase
    https://microsoft.github.io/react-native-windows/resources-showcase
    ...AND MORE!
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11. WE DEPEND ON REACT NATIVE
    
    
    SO MUCH
    
    
    THAT WE NEED PEOPLE
    
    
    TO ENSURE ITS SUCCESS
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12. 🤔
    
    
    …HOW IS IT POSSIBLE?
    
    
    IT’S OWNED BY FACEBOOK
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13. OPEN SOURCE
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14. https://opensource.org/osd/
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15. MY ATTEMPT AT A BETTER EXPLANATION
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16. THE ROLE OF GITHUB
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17. CONTRIBUTING IS EASY
    https://good
    fi
    rstissue.dev/
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18. CONTRIBUTING IS EASY
    https://opensource.guide/
    https://good
    fi
    rstissue.dev/
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19. OPEN SOURCE
    
    
    THRIVES
    
    
    VIA ITS
    
    
    COMMUNITIES
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20. HOW OSS UNLOCKED MY CAREER
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21. you work on YOUR product with YOUR team in YOUR company
    HOW WORK USUALLY… WORKS
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22. you work on ANY product with MANY teams in ALL companies
    WHEN OPEN SOURCE IS INVOLVED
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23. REACT NATIVE’S CASE
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24. HOW THIS FAST-TRACKS YOUR CAREER
    - I have signi
    fi
    cant experience in my tech stack
    
    
    - I can communicate e
    ff i
    ciently
    
    
    - I manage my own workload
    
    
    - I hit the ground running
    I AM A SENIOR SOFTWARE ENGINEER
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25. HOW THIS FAST-TRACKS YOUR CAREER
    - I have signi
    fi
    cant experience in my tech stack
    
    
    - I can communicate e
    ffi
    ciently
    
    
    - I manage my own workload
    
    
    - I hit the ground running
    I AM A SENIOR SOFTWARE ENGINEER
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26. HOW THIS FAST-TRACKS YOUR CAREER
    - I have signi
    fi
    cant experience in my tech stack
    
    
    - I can communicate e
    ffi
    ciently
    
    
    - I manage my own workload
    
    
    - I hit the ground running
    I AM A SENIOR SOFTWARE ENGINEER
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27. HOW THIS FAST-TRACKS YOUR CAREER
    - I have signi
    fi
    cant experience in my tech stack
    
    
    - I can communicate e
    ffi
    ciently
    
    
    - I manage my own workload
    
    
    - I hit the ground running
    I AM A SENIOR SOFTWARE ENGINEER
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28. HOW THIS FAST-TRACKS YOUR CAREER
    - I have signi
    fi
    cant experience in my tech stack
    
    
    - I can communicate e
    ffi
    ciently
    
    
    - I manage my own workload
    
    
    - I hit the ground running
    I AM A SENIOR SOFTWARE ENGINEER
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29. NETWORKING
    https://github.com/facebook/react-native/blob/main/ECOSYSTEM.md
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30. OPEN SOURCE
    
    
    CAN HELP YOU PROGRESS
    
    
    BUT
    
    
    IT REQUIRES CONSISTENCY
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31. …YOU WILL HAVE TO WORK HARD
    
    
    BEFORE YOU’LL SEE RESULTS
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32. 👼😈
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33. WHAT’S (STILL) EXCITING IN REACT NATIVE
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34. truly cross-platform
    
    
    modularisation
    
    
    extra platforms
    
    
    community
    
    
    cross-industry synergies
    ITS UNIQUE PROPOSITIONS
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35. TRULY CROSS-PLATFORM
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36. MODULARISATION
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37. MODULARISATION
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38. EXTRA PLATFORMS
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39. EXTRA PLATFORMS
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40. EXTRA PLATFORMS
    https://github.com/mmazzarolo/react-native-universal-monorepo
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41. EXTRA PLATFORMS
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42. COMMUNITY
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43. CROSS-INDUSTRY SYNERGIES
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44. CLOSING THOUGHTS
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45. REACT NATIVE IS ______
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46. REACT NATIVE IS AN INCREDIBLE ENABLER
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47. REACT NATIVE IS A CATALYST FOR RAPID ITERATION
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48. REACT NATIVE IS BACKED BY BIG PLAYERS
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49. REACT NATIVE IS QUINTESSENTIALLY OPEN SOURCE
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50. - Lorenzo Sciandra
    
    
    - @kelset
    
    
    - Senior Software Engineer @
    Microsoft
    
    
    - React Native maintainer
    
    
    - reach out on twitter, Mastodon
    or at notkelset@kelset.dev
    THANK YOU FOR
    LISTENING!
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51. Q&A
    ASK AWAY!
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