Hey, ceo/cofounder of Repl.it here. Was pleasantly surprised to see this on HN! React Native and Expo has taken the world of mobile development by storm and we're happy to play a part in spreading this amazing technology.<p>Many of you might know us from being one of first in-browser REPLs (for 30+ programming languages <a href="https://repl.it/languages" rel="nofollow">https://repl.it/languages</a>). Our mission is to make programming more accessible and that's why, more recently, we've been also working on tools for educators wanting to teach programming. Our Classroom product (<a href="https://repl.it/classrooms" rel="nofollow">https://repl.it/classrooms</a>) makes it easy for anyone to teach programming online and in physical classrooms.<p>Happy to answer any questions.
Hi- Cofounder of Expo here. Was really fun to work with the Repl.it team on this. This came out really well. It's such a good way for novices to learn to make mobile apps.
FYI - I just released this:<p>Dynamic, Responsive Layout for Universal and Orientation-Aware React Native Apps (works in Expo, XCode et al): Flexbox-based layout library that makes building Universal layouts in React Native more fun and much easier than using Flexbox and JS directly.<p>Repo: <a href="https://github.com/idibidiart/react-native-responsive-grid" rel="nofollow">https://github.com/idibidiart/react-native-responsive-grid</a><p>aspectRatio demo: <a href="https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Nghqc5QFln8" rel="nofollow">https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Nghqc5QFln8</a><p>breakPoints demo: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZ1uxWEVAuQ" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZ1uxWEVAuQ</a>
(Please downvote if my comment is off-topic)<p>Is it possible to support creating and deploying Minecraft server mods using repl.it?<p>At one point (2-3 years ago) my son was interested in doing this but the pain of installing Java, an IDE (NetBeans), getting started in Java programming and deploying it on a vanilla Minecraft server was just too much.<p>Or are there better options now for Minecraft server mod programming?
It's a good tool, but how does it compare with: <a href="https://github.com/decosoftware/deco-ide" rel="nofollow">https://github.com/decosoftware/deco-ide</a><p>It seems that it also renders react native and has better features around styling.
I really want to learn React Native and this looks like a fantastic tool. Does anyone have any documentation that easily explain design patterns in RN? Does all code live in 1 file?