Introducing Create React Native App

[MUSIC] 0:00 Hi everyone, I'm Guil, a developer and teacher here at Treehouse. 0:09 In this workshop, I'll teach you how to set up your React Native projects. 0:12 And get your apps up and 0:15 running quickly on a device or a simulator using Create React Native App. 0:16 Starting a React Native project used to require time-consuming installation, 0:21 setup, and configuration for both iOS and Android platforms. 0:25 The command line tool, Create React Native App, makes it faster and 0:31 easier to get started with React Native. 0:35 Create React Native App does a lot of work to make the initial setup and 0:37 development of your app simple and straightforward. 0:40 So you get to skip the configuration phase and 0:43 generate everything you need to run a React Native Application 0:45 on both Android and iOS devices, all with just a few commands. 0:48 Some of the main advantages of building a native app with 0:53 Create React Native App are that you're able to run and 0:55 preview your app on a physical device while you build it. 0:58 You also worry about just one build tool, so you don't need to install Xcode or 1:02 Android Studio to build and preview your app. 1:06 There's also no lock-in with Create React Native App. 1:09 Meaning, you're not forced to use its configuration choices. 1:13 While Create React Native App is a great way to get started building a native app. 1:16 If you later need to write custom native code or modify how your app is configured, 1:20 you can do what's called ejecting to create your own build setup. 1:25 And you'll learn more about that later. 1:29 In this workshop, I'm going to assume that you know the basics of React Native and 1:31 have Node and npm or the Yarn package manager installed on your computer. 1:35 If not, be sure to check the teacher's notes for 1:40 links resources that will get you set up with those tools. 1:42 Up next, we'll get started by installing Create React Native App and 1:45 setting up our project. 1:49 So go ahead and open up your terminal or console now so that you're ready to go. 1:50