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• How to remove console statements from React Native apps

  Published:Jun 19, 2022

  •1 min read

• Getting Started with React Navigation v6 and TypeScript in React Native

  Published:Jun 11, 2022

  •13 min read

• How to remove AsyncStorage warning when using Firebase JS SDK with React Native

  Published:May 28, 2022

  •3 min read

• Patterns and Anti-patterns in Node.js

  Published:Apr 3, 2022

  •11 min read

• How to show Touch indicator on iOS simulator

  Published:Apr 3, 2022

  •1 min read

• How to handle Deep Linking in a React Native app

  Published:Mar 29, 2022

  •13 min read

• When to use keyExtractor prop in React Native's FlatList

  Published:Mar 27, 2022

  •5 min read

• Set up a Next.js project with ESLint, Prettier, Husky, and Lint Staged

  Published:Feb 13, 2022

  •5 min read

• Implementing Infinite Scroll with React Query and FlatList in React Native

  Published:Jan 30, 2022

  •11 min read

• How to rename default branch in Git and GitHub

  Published:Jan 10, 2022

  •1 min read

• Tamagui for React Native: Create faster design systems

  Published:Jan 9, 2022

  •9 min read

• 2021 - A year in review

  Published:Dec 31, 2021

  •8 min read

• Create a custom hook to Show/Hide Password Visibility in React Native

  Published:Dec 11, 2021

  •4 min read

• How to avoid notches with Safe Area Context in React Native apps

  Published:Oct 14, 2021

  •5 min read

• How to configure VS Code Bracket Pair Colors natively

  Published:Oct 12, 2021

  •1 min read

• How to add Splash Screen and an App Icon in React Native

  Published:Oct 1, 2021

  •9 min read

• How to use iOS simulator in full-screen

  Published:Sep 15, 2021

  •2 min read

• How to solve RCTBridge required dispatch_sync to load warning on iOS for React Native

  Published:Sep 4, 2021

  •1 min read

• How to Offer Multi-language Support in a React Native App

  Published:Aug 16, 2021

  •11 min read

• GET Request params with Axios

  Published:Aug 11, 2021

  •1 min read

• How To Integrate Firebase Authentication With an Expo App

  Published:Jul 4, 2021

  •18 min read

• Common Prop Types in TypeScript and React

  Published:Jun 29, 2021

  •2 min read

• Prop types in React and TypeScript

  Published:Jun 28, 2021

  •3 min read

• Life at Draftbit - First 3 Months as a Developer Advocate

  Published:May 25, 2021

  •6 min read

• How to Create a Custom Image Gallery in React Native

  Published:May 17, 2021

  •12 min read

• How to Create a Custom Tab Bar in React Native

  Published:May 7, 2021

  •12 min read

• How to use ES6 import syntax in Node.js

  Published:Apr 7, 2021

  •2 min read

• How to upload an image using Expo Camera to Cloudinary

  Published:Mar 21, 2021

  •11 min read

• How to use React Native Geolocation to get Postal Address

  Published:Feb 25, 2021

  •10 min read

• React Native Performance Do and Dont

  Published:Feb 13, 2021

  •6 min read

• How to use shared element transitions in React Native

  Published:Jan 19, 2021

  •14 min read

• How to remove bottom tab bar border in React Navigation

  Published:Jan 17, 2021

  •2 min read

• How to use redux-persist in React Native with Asyncstorage

  Published:Jan 8, 2021

  •18 min read

• How to add an app icon in a React Native Android app

  Published:Jan 6, 2021

  •3 min read

• Year rewind: 2020

  Published:Dec 23, 2020

  •14 min read

• How to create a custom scrollbar with React Native Animated API

  Published:Dec 10, 2020

  •11 min read

• How to manage state in React apps with useReducer and useContext hooks

  Published:Nov 6, 2020

  •8 min read

• Creating and Validating React Native Forms with Formik

  Published:Oct 16, 2020

  •13 min read

• How to use HarperDB instance with React Hooks

  Published:Oct 7, 2020

  •8 min read

• How to Animate a Header View on Scroll With React Native Animated

  Published:Oct 1, 2020

  •9 min read

• Add Environment Variables in a Netlify Deployment

  Published:Sep 1, 2020

  •3 min read

• How to use React Router and real time user monitoring in React apps

  Published:Aug 14, 2020

  •13 min read

• Build a REST API with Node.js and HarperDB

  Published:Jul 23, 2020

  •13 min read

• Firebase config in a React app

  Published:Jun 5, 2020

  •7 min read

• Styling The React Native Way

  Published:Jun 4, 2020

  •8 min read

• How to integrate Material UI library in React apps

  Published:May 24, 2020

  •7 min read

• Chat app with React Native (Part 6) - Create a custom hook to change status bar styles

  Published:May 18, 2020

  •6 min read

• Creating Quarantine Pro — A Fun Learning Experiment in React Native

  Published:May 14, 2020

  •15 min read

• Chat app with React Native (Part 5) - Create and Fetch Real-Time Messages with Firestore

  Published:May 11, 2020

  •13 min read

• How to create custom wavy headers with react-native-svg

  Published:May 6, 2020

  •7 min read

• Chat app with React Native (Part 4) - A guide to create Chat UI Screens with react-native-gifted-chat

  Published:Apr 28, 2020

  •12 min read

• Chat app with React Native (Part 3) - Create Firestore collections to store chat rooms

  Published:Apr 21, 2020

  •11 min read

• How to add a Search bar in a FlatList in React Native apps

  Published:Apr 16, 2020

  •10 min read

• Chat app with React Native (Part 2) - Firebase Email Authentication with react-native-firebase

  Published:Apr 16, 2020

  •11 min read

• Blogging tips after 3 years and a 100+ posts

  Published:Apr 13, 2020

  •7 min read

• Chat app with React Native (Part 1) - Build reusable UI form elements using react-native-paper

  Published:Apr 6, 2020

  •13 min read

• How to create a custom hook to change status bar styles for every screen using React Navigation

  Published:Mar 13, 2020

  •5 min read

• Nesting Tab and Stack navigators in React Native and Expo apps

  Published:Feb 26, 2020

  •7 min read

• Getting Started with Stack Navigator using react-navigation 5 in React Native and Expo apps

  Published:Feb 21, 2020

  •15 min read

• How to handle navigation in WebViews in a React Native app

  Published:Feb 7, 2020

  •8 min read

• Getting Started with React Native and Expo using Hooks in 2020

  Published:Jan 17, 2020

  •16 min read

• How to use React Native Localize in React Native apps

  Published:Jan 1, 2020

  •5 min read

• Implement Push notifications for Android apps with React Native

  Published:Nov 19, 2019

  •8 min read

• Handle different field types in React Native forms with formik and yup

  Published:Oct 26, 2019

  •6 min read

• How to implement Forgot Password feature in React Native with Firebase

  Published:Oct 25, 2019

  •7 min read

• Image Classification on React Native with TensorFlow.js and MobileNet

  Published:Oct 17, 2019

  •9 min read

• Build and validate forms in React Native using Formik and Yup

  Published:Oct 6, 2019

  •15 min read

• Changing app themes using React Native, Styled Components and Redux

  Published:Oct 2, 2019

  •10 min read

• Using Context API with React Native

  Published:Sep 27, 2019

  •13 min read

• How Authentication Flow works in React Native apps using React Navigation 4.x

  Published:Sep 10, 2019

  •10 min read

• How to Build an Audio Player in React Native

  Published:Aug 28, 2019

  •13 min read

• Build a Not Hotdog clone with React Native

  Published:Aug 27, 2019

  •17 min read

• Building offline React Native apps with AsyncStorage

  Published:Aug 18, 2019

  •33 min read

• How to use the Geolocation API in a React Native app

  Published:Aug 16, 2019

  •14 min read

• How to build a xylophone app with Audio API, React Native, and Expo

  Published:Jul 22, 2019

  •9 min read

• To Travel, A Tech Conference and One Million views - a Recap

  Published:Jul 2, 2019

  •6 min read

• Build a Custom Modal with the Animated API in React Native

  Published:Jun 13, 2019

  •15 min read

• Building Stylistic UIs with Emotion-JS for React Native

  Published:Jun 4, 2019

  •14 min read

• User Authentication with Amplify in a React Native and Expo app

  Published:May 22, 2019

  •11 min read

• Building a React Native Mobile App with AWS Amplify and Expo

  Published:May 9, 2019

  •17 min read

• How I Configure VS Code for Everything

  Published:Apr 22, 2019

  •3 min read

• React Hooks Basics — Building a React Native App with React Hooks

  Published:Apr 19, 2019

  •16 min read

• How To Build Your First VR App with ViroReact, React Native, and Crowdbotics

  Published:Mar 28, 2019

  •9 min read

• Build a Chatbot with Dialogflow and React Native

  Published:Mar 26, 2019

  •9 min read

• How to Build a Real Time Logo Detection App with React Native & Google Vision API

  Published:Mar 20, 2019

  •13 min read

• Using Styled Components with React Native

  Published:Mar 19, 2019

  •15 min read

• Create a React Native Image Recognition App with Google Vision API

  Published:Feb 13, 2019

  •12 min read

• How To Build a News Reader App with React Native and NewsAPI

  Published:Feb 12, 2019

  •14 min read

• Top open source libraries for Node.js

  Published:Jan 31, 2019

  •15 min read

• 21 Useful Open Source Packages for React Native

  Published:Jan 8, 2019

  •10 min read

• 3 Steps to learn React Native in 2019

  Published:Jan 4, 2019

  •4 min read

• Getting Started with React Native in 2019 - Build Your First App

  Published:Jan 4, 2019

  •17 min read

• My Top Tutorials in Web Development and React Native in 2018

  Published:Dec 31, 2018

  •5 min read

• How To Build a REST API With Nodejs and PostgreSQL

  Published:Dec 10, 2018

  •15 min read

• Integrating Firebase with React Native

  Published:Dec 5, 2018

  •9 min read

• How To Build A Blog From Scratch With React, Markdown, GraphQL and Gatsbyjs

  Published:Nov 21, 2018

  •13 min read

• Building an authenticated MERN Stack App Using Material UI

  Published:Nov 16, 2018

  •31 min read

• How to Build a Serverless Backend with AWS Lambda and Nodejs

  Published:Nov 13, 2018

  •17 min read

• Creating a GraphQL server with Nodejs

  Published:Nov 5, 2018

  •16 min read

• How to use Import statements in Nodejs

  Published:Nov 1, 2018

  •5 min read