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React Native Mobile Product Engineer | Envoy
Envoy is looking for an awesome React Native engineer to help build the office of the future for clients like Slack, Github, and Yelp. With great perks like healthy lunches everyday, unlimited vacation, and travel credits this isnโt one to miss! Did we mention that theyโre a distributed/remote team? ๐ Learn more about the position and about the team.
Around the Web
Facebook-style swipeable cards with React Native Interactable
Great tutorial from Blagoja Evkoski on how to create a Facebook style swipeable card component in React Native using react-native-interactable.
React Native ActivityIndicator for a Quick & Easy Loading Animation
Nice walkthrough on implementing loading on a
Modal
withActivityIndicator
from @kellyrose.Iโve seen heaven. And itโs written in JavaScript.
Great post from @bitario on his experience with React Native with some good tips on theming and reasons to embrace the platform.
Linear gradient for border color in React Native
Awesome technique on creating this button with a gradient border from @mateioprea using react-native-linear-gradient.
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Nice boilerplate with a lot of great features including Firebase and Facebook login. If you're looking for a place to start this one's for you. From Pramod Vemulapalli.
Augmented Reality
Whatโs the Difference Between VR, AR, MR, and 360?
Good explainer on all the different types of new media we have to look forward to from @ScottieGardonio. If you've ever wondered how these technologies differ take a look here.
Add Snapchat-like AR Lenses to any app w/ Viro AR in React Native
Another great post from @dam00n on building Snapchat-like Lenses to an AR app built on Viro AR.
Tools
React and Redux with TypeScript
Great writeup on using TypeScript with React and Redux from @JonJam1990.
GraphQL
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Great post here from James Baxley III walking through all the exciting changes in Apollo Client 2.0. We're going to have to spend some time updating our apps soon and we're taking a closer look at links.
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An Apollo Link that allows you to manage application state in Apollo.
Sponsorship
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Been organizing some ideas over the past week and hopefully will have some more blog posts to share with you over the next few weeks. Have a Happy Halloween!
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