To get the most out of this book

All the projects in this book are created with React or React Native. Prior knowledge of JavaScript is required for most chapters in this book. Although all the concepts of React and related technologies are described in this book, we advise you to refer to React docs if you want to find out more about a feature. In the following section, you can find some information about setting up your machine for this book and how to download the code for each chapter.

For the applications that are created in this book, you'll need to have at least Node.js v14.19.1 installed on your machine so that you can run npm commands. If you haven't installed Node.js on your machine, please go to https://nodejs.org/en/download/, where you can find the download instructions for macOS, Windows, and Linux.

After installing Node.js, run the following commands in your command line to check the installed versions:

• For Node.js (should be v14.19.1 or higher):

  node -v

• For npm (should be v6.14.14 or higher):

  npm -v

If you are using the digital version of this book, we advise you to type the code yourself or access the code from the book's GitHub repository (a link is available in the next section). Doing so will help you avoid any potential errors related to the copying and pasting of code.

The contents of this book use the latest available version when this book is completed in April 2022. Any updates after this date, might not work with the functionalities described in this book. It's advised to follow the official React and React Native documentation to get more information on the features that got released after this book was published.