With React Navigation
In this tutorial, we will be walking through the primary features and setup of the React Navigation, Drawer Navigator.
If you haven’t already, I recommend taking a look at Intro to React Navigation before reading this tutorial. It covers initial configuration and setup for this project.
Currently we have a view that looks something like this:
Source code: here
With React Navigation
In this tutorial, we will be walking through the primary features and setup of the React Navigation, Bottom Tab Navigator.
Before reading through this tutorial — if you haven’t already, I recommend taking a look at Intro to React Navigation. It will cover the initial configuration and set up for this project.
Currently, we have a view that looks like this:
Source code: here
An easy to use view controller for React Native
The base of this example project has been built with the Expo CLI. For simplicity’s sake, we’re starting with the blank JavaScript template.
For any questions relating to the Expo CLI, please reference their excellently maintained documentation. I will also be posting about how/why to use Expo in the near future.
When you start your project and open the simulator (our project, will be using the iOS simulator for iPhone 11 Pro Max), you’ll see this:
A quick custom snippet guide
First, you’ll need Atom installed:
- Type
cd ~/.atominto your terminal - Enter
atom .to open your.atomfiles in the Atom editor - Open the
snippets.csonfile view in your editor:
You stop contributing when you stop learning
I wrote an article a couple of weeks ago about prioritization and understanding goals in a broader context. A big part of remaining goal-oriented, while still navigating a complex problem or project, is being able to learn quickly and becoming comfortable with not knowing.
Get Comfortable Not Knowing
At the start of any project, anticipating there will be problems you don’t yet know how to solve is incredibly helpful. This anticipation allows you to approach all tasks — even the ones you’re familiar with — flexibly and with less discouragement as you progress.
Often, relearning a familiar task reveals quicker or more efficient solutions…
In software development and in life
While many of the analogies I use relate to software development, I’ve found the concepts outlined here to be useful in other contexts. I feel that it is helpful to acknowledge that though the concepts are applicable in a software context, I have developed these perspectives primarily outside of the realm of software.
Every project comes with a unique set of challenges and obstacles. To ensure success, it’s important that you approach any given project with a clearly defined purpose.
Separate Signal from the Noise
Often people talk about goals in general terms: “I want to build something that changes…
