In January of 2018 I began a new role at RotoQL and my primary task was a complete rewrite of our season-long fantasy sports app, SquadQL. This was one part of an overarching project to rewrite all of our mobile apps using React Native. As with any relatively immature framework, there were a few stumbling blocks along the way which I’d like to summarize in order to provide some insight to developers who may be facing a similar situation.

Why React Native?

• The current native app was built specifically for football, and we needed a more modular approach that could support multiple sports…