Oh I was actually using the default react-native config which I assume is ES6. So, I was just saying that I was considering switching to TypeScript instead. It

Oh I was actually using the default react-native config which I assume is ES6. So, I was just saying that I was considering switching to TypeScript instead. It surprised me that async didn't seem to work by default in react-native because their documentation stated support for it very plainly. Maybe it's because I was on Windows or because I am using Node v4. Thanks for the offer but I will probably continue to slog through this on my own. I'm really just getting started with React even though I've been reading about it forever. I don't know TypeScript very well either but maybe I will start learning!