React Native at Instagram

Re:React Native at Instagram by thebouv on Monday February 06, 2017 @05:38PM (#13584965)

I really want to look at React Native, but every time I pull up my Facebook app on my iPhone 6, it can take upwards of 30 seconds before the interface is useable.

That's on a very fast connection.

So to me the FB app is so slow, it makes me hesitant to give React Native much more thought as you'd figure the FB app would be THE showcase app for it.

Maybe I'm the only one?

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Re:React Native at Instagram by dvcrn on Monday February 06, 2017 @05:52PM (#13585084)

Someone correct me if I'm wrong but AFAIK the Facebook app isn't really using react native yet, just in very small parts (event dashboard). The rest is still plain old swift and objc.

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Re:React Native at Instagram by thebouv on Tuesday February 07, 2017 @01:52PM (#13591590)

It's listed in the React Native showcase:

https://facebook.github.io/react-native/showcase.html

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Re:React Native at Instagram by dingdongding on Tuesday February 07, 2017 @12:21AM (#13587267)

They have added quite a few screens on react native now. They don't use Swift at all right now.

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Re:React Native at Instagram by brentvatne on Monday February 06, 2017 @07:10PM (#13585695)

this is correct

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Re:React Native at Instagram by jroblak on Monday February 06, 2017 @05:46PM (#13585041)

Last I'd heard, the Facebook app was still native per platform and not using React.

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Re:React Native at Instagram by untog on Monday February 06, 2017 @05:50PM (#13585069)

I wouldn't say you are the only one, but upwards of 30 seconds is very slow - I don't know anyone seeing that kind of performance. Perhaps try reinstalling?

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Re:React Native at Instagram by thebouv on Tuesday February 07, 2017 @01:54PM (#13591610)

I think I'll try that. Every time the lag happens I'm surprised by just how slow the app feels.

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