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>It's pointless No, it's not. Prototyping.

• niftylettuce 11y ago
  Here's how you prototype: npm install -g react-native react-native init myproject cd myproject # open xcode simulator or android emulator # make changes to index.ios.js and read the damn docs # otherwise you end up dragging slides and dragging drop # having no idea what actually goes on behind the scenes # when if you learned what went on behind the scenes # you could code so so much faster and have so much more control
  • gorkemyurt 11y ago
    so i need to learn IOS and Android development to learn what's going on behind the scenes as well? Ideally right? But that's definitely not a prerequisite of building RN apps. Abstractions are great if its done well..
    • niftylettuce 11y ago
      It is so sad to see people on Hacker News with so much potential, but take the easy route out, and end up with nothing.
      • intrasight 11y ago
        Why the bad karma? Look, there are people that like Emacs (like me) and there are people, especially designers, that like drag-and-drop. Even if all it accomplishes is rapid prototyping, there is great value in closing the gap between UXPin and Emacs.
  • watty 11y ago
    Do you also tell Photoshop users that they should be using HTML/CSS for their website mockups?
  • biot 11y ago
    Upvoted as this comment at least attempts to be informative.