React and React Native are open source projects . If Facebook decides to change development paradigms, the tools and the technology will still be out there for everyone to use. Today, while Facebook still sets the vision of the project, most contributors are actually external.
Read moreDoes Facebook still support React Native?
Facebook only developed React Native to support iOS . However, with it’s recent support of the Android operating system, the library can now provide mobile UIs for both platforms. Facebook used React Native to develop its own Ads Manager app, creating both an iOS and an Android version.
Read moreIs React Native discontinued?
Our native infrastructure team will support React Native through 2018 . In 2019, we will begin to ramp down support and reduce some of the React Native overhead such as initializing the runtime on launch. At Airbnb, we are strong believers in open source.
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