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Creator of Solito here. I've built a number of React Native libraries (Moti, Dripsy, etc). Happy to answer any questions. I originally gave a talk at Next.js Co
by fernandorojo 5y ago
Creator of Solito here. I've built a number of React Native libraries (Moti, Dripsy, etc). Happy to answer any questions. I originally gave a talk at Next.js Conf about how/why we use Next.js with React Native: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lnbdRweJtA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lnbdRweJtA
Navigation is the hardest piece of sharing code across platforms. Web has plain URLs for navigation state, whereas apps have complex sets of nested navigation patterns (stacks, tabs, modals, drawers). By combining the approaches into a single mental model and API, devs can build for Web and Mobile with ease. This is touched on at length in the "Methodology" and "Gradual Adoption" sections of the Solito docs.
The gap between web devs and native devs is shrinking. This stack enables you to ship native apps and websites with a single codebase. I'm the only frontend engineer at our startup, and I was able to do just that as we scaled to thousands of users (see https://beatgig.com https://beatgig.com). My goal with Solito is to 1) provide the code to let others do it, and 2) perhaps more importantly, document clear patterns to deal with platform differences.
- gardnr 5y agoHow did you come up with the name? Doesn't solito mean something like "a little lonesome" in Spanish? This is two products combined, wouldn't something like "festoso" make more sense?
- fernandorojo 5y agoSolito gives a “solo dev” the power to build for multiple platforms. I built our entire product from scratch for iOS, Android and Web. Rather than rushing to hire a team to do each thing, I felt that if I built the right abstraction layers, it could all be done by one person. It can be a lonely road when you’re the only one, but Solito helps you feel a little less solo
- desireco42 5y agoJust to give you another perspective :) I love the name, I think it conveys what you just said. I really like direction you took and utilizing Next.js and React Native is wonderful combination.
- tuukkah 5y agoEspecially in Latin America, the diminutive is used much more widely than just to communicate "small" (noun), or "a little" (adjective). Perhaps "solito" here can be interpreted something like "quite a cowboy".
- redbar0n 5y agolooking forward to Arturito ;D
- lpcrealmadrid 5y agoJust wanted to send you a sincere thanks for all your work around RN and NextJS - your libraries and patterns have really helped our team cover a lot of ground :pray:
- fernandorojo 5y agoGlad it's helpful!
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