Re:Native Directory: a curated list of 250 React Native libr...
by meanJim on Wednesday July 12, 2017 @03:30PM
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1. Thanks for the feedback! I think that's a really great point. We believe it is also important to optimize for the developer that wonders if a library will work on everything if they use it.
When we help people, people tend to be confused when a library fails to work on Android and not iOS, and vice versa. We should do a better job about communicating this is a smart way.
2. Our intention was to help the React Native community. In the hypothetical: native.directory could be filled with libraries that aren't compatible with Expo and it would be fine with us. Expo happens to care a lot about React Native and is also a part of this community. There is no disingenuous motive behind our intent.
Re:Native Directory: a curated list of 250 React Native libr...
by RubenSandwich on Wednesday July 12, 2017 @03:35PM
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You should still at least list that this is a project from Expo. A tagline like: "From your friends at Expo" would be sufficient. It is important to note this as you include Expo as a compatibility platform on this site when other React native registries, https://js.coach/react-native & https://github.com/jondot/awesome-react-native, do not. Just be honest about why you are doing that.
1. The compatibility bar graph is pretty but tells me no new information and is just clutter. It will only ever be in 4 different positions and compatibility checkboxes are what's important. Furthermore, it makes it seem like compatibility across iOS, Android, Expo & Web is desirable when a library author might have good reason to leave one of those platforms out. (For example Android has no ARKit like library yet so a component that has binding to ARKit would only be '25%' compatible in your registry.)
2. You should highlight the fact that this is a project by Expo. Instead, you have you have to find that out by looking at your Github. Please be transparent that this is promoting the Expo platform.