It All Starts With Navigation

Explore the evolution of navigation in React Native through this 29-minute conference talk by Krzysztof Magiera. Dive into the development of native capabilities for JavaScript control in React Native apps, focusing on projects like native driver support for Animated, React Native Gesture Handler, and Reanimated. Learn how these improvements bridge the gap between platform-native navigation solutions and React Native options. Examine the decision-making process between native navigation (react-native-navigation) and JS navigation libraries (react-navigation), and discover how recent advancements blur the line between "native" and "non-native" navigation. Gain insights into the creation of Gesture Handler and Reanimated libraries, driven by navigation needs, and assess react-navigation's progress towards becoming a truly native navigation library. Cover topics such as performance issues, experimental navigators, native view events, and resource management in the context of React Native navigation.