Issue 5: 🌞 End of Summer 🌞
Separating Components, Reducing Redux Code with React Apollo, Build Stellar UI and Much More!
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Around the Web
Reducing our Redux code with React Apollo
Incredible article from Peggy Rayzis on how the MLS team reduced complexity and the amount of code for Redux with GraphQL and React Apollo. If you’re wanting to know more about GraphQL (or sell it to your managers 😉) be sure to check this out!
How do you separate components?
Thoughtful answer here on a common question regarding separating React components from James Nelson. Really helpful tips for when setting out on that next feature! 🚀
Awesome Expo Apps for React Native
Great collection of Expo apps with the list being updated on the Github repo and open to PRs. From Frank Blecha.
Localize an Application Name in React Native
Localization has always been a first priority in the current app I’m working on and this short article from Ivan Zotov helped show us how to localize the apps display name for the iOS and Android app stores. Nice work!
Open Source
Really nice loading and menu interaction example using Exponent from Catalin Miron
Collection of nice helper functions on top of AsyncStorage for basic authentication. From Brent Vatne.
Continuing with our AsyncStorage theme, an interesting component from Peter Piekarczyk that addresses getting/setting from AsyncStorage at the component level. 🤓
Great code input component with a lot of customization options.
Awesome component for introducing Lottie animations in React Native. From Louis Lagrange
JavaScript
Nice set of JavaScript exercises that resemble some typical coding challenges for JavaScript interviews from Maxence Poutord.
Videos
Been going through some of the Chain React videos this week and was blown away by this talk by Alex Kotliarskyi on building incredible UI for React Native apps. This one is a much watch!
Non Technical
Great thread on Twitter this week loaded
ith awesome tips for junior developers entering the industry, Be sure to check it out if you’re just starting on this path or if you’re an old dog looking to learn new tricks! 🐶
Design
More awesome stuff from the AirBnB design team with their latest release of open-source animated icons! 🙌🏻 These animations can be introduced to React Native projects with Lottie and can make your apps look great.
