CS50's Mobile App Development with React Native

Overview

Learn about mobile app development with React Native, a popular framework maintained by Facebook that enables cross-platform native apps using JavaScript without Java or Swift.

What you'll learn

JavaScript
ES6
React, JSX
Components, Props, State, Style
Components, Views, User Input
Debugging
Data
Navigation
Expo Components
Redux
Performance
Shipping, Testing

Skills you'll practise

Mobile Application Development ECMAScript 2015 React Native JavaScript (Programming Language)Computer Science Java (Programming Language)ECMAScript 2016 React.js (Javascript Library)

Advantages and disadvantages

Advantages

One of the best-taught programming courses in the world, by David J. Malan and his team.
Problem sets are real projects that stay on your GitHub.
Free certificate from CS50 when you finish on cs50.harvard.edu (the edX certificate is paid).
Active community on Discord, Reddit and Ed for help at any hour.
University courses you can audit for free, with lectures, readings and practice quizzes.
A verified certificate from the university if you pay for it.
Taught by Harvard University, one of the strongest names in its field.
374,694 learners have taken it, so help and notes are easy to find.

Disadvantages

Problem sets are hard and take far longer than the videos; plan 10–20 hours a week.
Lectures are long (about 2 hours each).
Graded assignments and the certificate need the paid track.
Audit access can expire a few weeks after the course ends.
Learning is free, but the certificate costs money.
Some parts (graded work, certificate) are paid.

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Free to audit

Free: Choose "Audit this course" when you enrol: lectures, readings and practice are free.
Paid: Graded assignments and the verified certificate. Audit access may end after the course closes.

Before you start

CS50 orstrong background with HTML and CSS and comfort with basic JavaScript.

Taught by

David J. MalanGordon McKay Professor of the Practice of Computer Science
Jordan HayashiSoftware Engineer

Harvard University is in Tier 1: world-leading universities and India's top institutes of our institution ranking (98/100). CS50 and HarvardX are among the best-taught courses anywhere.

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PlatformedX

UniversityHarvard University

PriceFree to audit

CertificatePaid certificate

LanguageEnglish

PaceSelf-paced

LevelIntermediate

Learners374,694

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