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Differences between React and React Native

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Differences between React and React Native

  • What is a React?

    • React combines the real and the virtual environments to give real-world experience through computer generated data

    • Features

      • JSX stands for JavaScript XML. Its an XML/HTML like syntax used by React
      • Virtual DOM is a node tree that lists the elements and their attributes and content as Object and their properties. Virtual_DOM
      • Testability React views can be used as functions of the state
      • Server-side rendering
      • In One-way data binding, data flows in a single directions ie. from the models to the views. One-way-data-binding
      • Simplicity JSX makes it simple and easy to create applications.
  • What is a React Native?

    • React Native is a cross-platform mobile application development framework that uses JavaScript as its base language

    • Features

      • Write once use everywhere is the base feature of React Native. Write_once_use_everywhere
      • React Native makes use of JavaScript which is one of the most popular and widely used web development languages
      • React Native has a diverse community that even hosts international meet-ups.
      • React Native allows you to add plugins and third part packages.
      • React Native’s live reload feature allows you to modify the code as well as the modifications simultaneously.
      • React Native allows cost efficient testing using tools such as Jest, etc.
  • React vs React Native
Topic React React Native
Applications Web Applications Mobile Applications
Setup and Bundling React requireds multiple tools for setup and bundling React Native comes with all the essentials required to build the application
Live reload React does not support live reload feature React Native comes with live reload feature
Template Rendering React comparatively better in styling the applications React Native uses Native platform APIs for styling
Learning Curve React is not very difficult to learn but you will need to code the components React Native very easy to learn as everything is readily available

References

React vs React Native | Key Differences You Need to Know | React Training | Edureka. Retrieved July 20, 2020, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVSMegdj6tY —

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