React Native and ClojureScript — will it blend?

Oskars Liukis

The speech is about the integration of React Native and ClojureScript into existing mobile applications. The speaker, Oskars, shares his journey of incorporating React Native, a JavaScript framework for building native mobile apps.), along with ClojureScript, a functional programming language that compiles JavaScript, into his development workflow. He discusses motivations for choosing React Native, citing its ability to render native UI components across platforms, as well as the advantages of ClojureScript, such as code reuse and functional programming principles. Oskars details his experience with implementing React Native components using ClojureScript, utilizing frameworks like Reagent and Reframe. He also explains the process of bridging native and React Native code to facilitate communication between the two. Throughout the speech, he highlighted both the benefits and challenges of this integration, including improved code sharing, simplified UI development, and the learning curve associated with adopting new tools and methodologies. Additionally, he discusses his plans for expanding usage of React Native and ClojureScript, aiming for greater code sharing between mobile and web applications.

Overall, the speech serves as a comprehensive overview of his journey and insights into integrating these technologies into mobile development workflow.

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