Hi Rodrigo, It is not a best practice to use ComponentWillMount for most things, let alone API calls. If you are passing stuff as props and need to use it in your component, use your constructor to initialise stuff. With respect to API calls, it is highly recommend that you use ComponentDidMount and do something like this: componentDidMount() { this .makeRemoteRequest(); } async makeRemoteRequest ( ) { try { let res1 = await this .apiCall1(); let res2 = await this .apiCall2(res1); //You could pass results as params to consecutive functions like this :) . . . } catch (e) { console.warn(e); } } Cheers 🙂

Hi Aditya, Thanks for the question. Quite honestly, I used to feel stranded not too long ago. I joined Hashnode as a NodeJS developer and ended up working on their mobile app using React Native, which is on its way. That was a crazy experience in itself. Not only did I learn React Native, I ended up getting some experience with respect to React Itself. All this while, I found mentors and great articles online to learn from. It is one thing to learn patterns but it's more important to know why those patterns exist, and what they do. I am nowhere close to being great at JavaScript, but I can build stuff. If I look back at my code from 6 months ago, I realise how far I have come, and how much I have learnt. My tip -- keep at it. It will take time. Build something. Start with something small. Maybe find a public API and turn it into a website or an app. You can start from https://github.com/toddmotto/public-apis. Once you know you can build stuff, start reading some books to get an even better understanding of JavaScript. One of the best is https://github.com/getify/You-Dont-Know-JS. One more thing is keep yourself updated with standards like ES6 and ES7. Javascript has gotten easier over time . 😄

Was VS Code too underrated back when this question was asked? I would never choose anything else. :P

I would say stick to basics. First, read up about all the different kinds of components which RN gives you out of the box . You can also check out Nativebase which gives you a bunch of customised components in its kit. How to start? I would suggest you to use Expo along with Genymotion . Set up your work environment and use Expo's boilerplate for a new app. Expo's documentation is crazy good, so make sure you read it. I hope this answered your question. If not, do reply. :) Cheers and happy building! 😄

Hi guys! Thank you so much for this AMA. I am a huge fan ❤️. Here are a few questions that I have: Where is Expo headed? How will it monetise the product considering it is free and open source? 💸 What does it take to be a part of the Expo team? 😄 Do you plan to implement an end to end solution where Expo provides a pipeline to the app stores directly? I am talking in the terms of a Continuous Delivery platform where my build will directly be pushed on the App Stores once it is ready. 🤔 Right now anything I build in Expo has a file size of about 26 MB. I read on your website that "this is because Expo includes a bunch of APIs regardless of whether or not you are using them". Is this something which can be solved someday? 🗄 What is your take on React Navigation Library? Even though it is the one recommended by Facebook, certain GitHub threads for it are simply rants. I also see @brentvatne actively contributing to it. Do you see it being the perfect RN Navigation solution in the future? 🧐 What does Expo team do for fun fun? 🤪 A few months back, Expo experienced a down time where users could not login. What exactly happened? How did you all deal with it? 😯 Redux or MobX? 🤓 Thanks for making Expo. Cheers. 🍻

You tell me. How does it look to you? 🙂 https://twitter.com/iamjosephyoung/status/959020742028419072/photo/1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fcointelegraph.com%2Fnews%2Findia-bitcoin-prices-drop-as-media-misinterprets-govts-regulation-speech

Hey Tyler, thank you so much for the AMA! What's your favourite JavaScript Test Framework and why? What are your top 5 libraries for building using React Native? How was your journey to where you are today as a developer and an educator? I see some stickers on your laptop. Can you share a full photo? Cheers. 😄

If you are trying to monetise using crypto mining, the user has to know about it, and be okay with it. Maybe you could provide some pro features only when crypto mining is enabled. In addition to that, you will have to predict how many people will actually use the app for a long time on a particular day. There are so many apps which we install but use just once a week or once a month. Your plan may not be viable if that is the case. All the other options are proven and tested. 🙂

I would say that it depends. If you are building something which you plan to monetize, having it for iOS as well will be good for your product. :)

I do too :D