Made a relatively complex React Native app last year, and gained a lot of perspective on it. I don't think Airbnb made a bad choice at the time they did it. Th

Made a relatively complex React Native app last year, and gained a lot of perspective on it. I don't think Airbnb made a bad choice at the time they did it. They tried embracing a technology that was at the time half baked. When you are operating at the scale of Airbnb where there are lots of engineering hurdles and a high quality bar, it's challenging to absorb nascent tech. Since then a couple things have happened: - Devices have gotten much faster and this has covered up a nice chunk of the performance tax that existed previously - The framework has gotten more mature and performant Having said that, there are still a number of rough patches so it really depends on what you need. Shopify, for example, seems to be quite happy with it. But as usual, it depends on what you're making. If you want something with heavy animations, lots of gestures / high touch responsiveness, really fast startup time, etc. - RN might not be the best choice (but still way better than it was before because of lots of great work). If you're creating something that is more on the CRUD side, RN is more than suitable and a great choice.