What this book covers
In Chapter 1, Introduction to React Native and Galio, you will learn about the power of React Native. There will be an easy introduction to what React Native is, and you will discover where Galio comes in and how it saves you time and stress.
In Chapter 2, Basics of React Native, you will learn about the basic concepts of React Native, such as JSX and the basic components this framework has to offer. You will also find out more about the correct directory structure for your apps and how you can make the most out of it.
Chapter 3, The Correct Mindset, deals with the way any user should be looking at working with React. This will help you pick up some good habits for developing mobile apps and software. It also serves as a transition between the basics and actually creating your first cross-platform mobile app.
In Chapter 4, Your First Cross-Platform App, you will learn how to create your first cross-platform app through a hands-on example. This chapter is meant to serve as an introduction to packaging, how to use npm, and why Galio is needed.
In Chapter 5, Why Galio?, we'll go over the things Galio does best, how it can help you, and how reaching out and helping the community can benefit you. This will inspire you to be a productive member of the open source community and learn more about React Native.
Chapter 6, The Basics of Mobile UI Building, helps you understand the basics of constructing a basic but beautiful UI for an app. You are probably sick of looking at ugly apps, and given the chance, you would want to create something beautiful. This chapter is all about how you can do that.
In Chapter 7, Exploring the State of Our App, you will see how the components behave side by side and understand how, why, and where to use Galio components. Doing this will help you develop your own way of critical thinking.
Chapter 8, Creating Your Own Custom Components, will teach you how to build your own components based on Galio. You will discover how to combine those already existing beautiful components into the ones that you need in your app.
Chapter 9, Debugging and Reaching Out for Help, will teach you how to debug your own app and reach out for help when you need it.
In Chapter 10, Building an Onboarding Screen, you will begin creating React Native apps; I've chosen the onboarding screen because it is usually the first screen you see when you open up an app.
In Chapter 11, Let's Build – Stopwatch App, you will learn how to combine your first screen and use React Navigation in order to connect it with the Stopwatch screen. This screen will be a bit more difficult because it has a real use case, but that will make things more rewarding.
Chapter 12, Where to Go from Here?, is where you will learn some more about React Native, Galio, and how to transform yourself in order to be a great and successful mobile developer.