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Duration of the online course: 21 hours and 40 minutes

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Build real mobile apps with React Native: a free online course covering JavaScript, navigation, state management, testing and performance—earn a certificate-ready skillset.

In this free course, learn about

  • Core React Native app architecture and workflow from JS to native UI
  • Modern JavaScript (ES6+): let vs const, closures, and key syntax patterns
  • React fundamentals: components, props vs state, and the role of render()
  • React Native bridge: how JS and UI threads interact and why it helps performance
  • Rendering lists and handling user input in React Native
  • Controlled vs uncontrolled components and how to manage form state
  • Debugging React Native apps and common dev tools/workflows
  • Navigation with React Navigation: managing screens, stacks, and back behavior
  • Data handling patterns in React Native apps (fetching, state, screen data flow)
  • Using Expo SDK/components to access device APIs and speed up development
  • Redux: store purpose, actions/reducers, and predictable global state management
  • Async Redux and middleware patterns; benefits of React-Redux bindings
  • Performance tuning: causes of animation jank and strategies to reduce it
  • Testing and deployment basics; Jest benefits for React Native unit testing

Course Description

Turn your ideas into fast, modern mobile apps and gain the confidence to build for real-world users. This free online Mobile App Development course in Technology and Programming is designed for anyone who wants to move beyond theory and start creating native-like experiences with React Native, powered by solid JavaScript foundations. Whether you are aiming for your first developer role, adding mobile skills to your toolkit, or prototyping an MVP for a product, you will learn the patterns and workflow used in professional app development.

You will strengthen core JavaScript and ES6 concepts that directly influence how components behave, how data flows, and how to write cleaner, more predictable code. From there, the course guides you into React fundamentals such as props, state, and rendering, so you can model interfaces that update reliably as users interact with your app. You will also gain practical clarity on handling user input, building dynamic lists, and debugging issues efficiently—skills that make the difference between a demo that works once and an application that remains stable as features grow.

As your apps become more complex, navigation and screen structure become essential. You will learn to organize screens in a way that feels natural for users, supporting common patterns like moving forward through a flow and returning to earlier steps. You will also work with data effectively, preparing you to think about state, updates, and app-wide consistency. The course introduces tools and approaches that help you manage growing complexity, including Redux and async patterns, so your codebase can scale without becoming difficult to maintain.

Beyond features, you will focus on what makes an app feel professional: performance and smooth interactions. You will understand why issues like animation stutter happen and what to do to prevent sluggishness. Finally, you will be prepared for shipping-quality practices, including testing and deployment. Learning how to test with modern tools helps you move faster with fewer regressions, while deployment knowledge brings you closer to delivering apps people can actually install and use. By the end, you will have a clear, practical path to building, improving, and shipping React Native applications with confidence.

Course content

  • Video class: Teaser - CS50's Mobile App Development with React Native 2018 00m
  • Exercise: What is one of the advanced topics covered in the course 'Mobile App Development with React Native'?
  • Video class: Overview, JavaScript - Lecture 0 - CS50's Mobile App Development with React Native 2018 1h27m
  • Exercise: What is the main difference between using 'const' and 'let' in JavaScript?
  • Video class: JavaScript, ES6 - Lecture 1 - CS50's Mobile App Development with React Native 2018 1h47m
  • Exercise: What is a closure in JavaScript?
  • Video class: React, Props, State - Lecture 2 - CS50's Mobile App Development with React Native 2018 1h37m
  • Exercise: In React, what is the primary role of the 'render' method within a class component?
  • Video class: React Native - Lecture 3 - CS50's Mobile App Development with React Native 2018 1h38m
  • Exercise: What is one of the advantages of using the bridge in React Native between UI layout and the JavaScript thread?
  • Video class: Lists, User Input - Lecture 4 - CS50's Mobile App Development with React Native 2018 1h44m
  • Exercise: In React Native, when handling user input, what is a controlled component?
  • Video class: User Input, Debugging - Lecture 5 - CS50's Mobile App Development with React Native 2018 1h33m
  • Exercise: What is the primary difference between controlled and uncontrolled components in the context of handling user inputs in React Native?
  • Video class: Navigation - Lecture 6 - CS50's Mobile App Development with React Native 2018 1h25m
  • Exercise: What can React Navigation help you manage in a mobile app?
  • Video class: Data - Lecture 7 - CS50's Mobile App Development with React Native 2018 1h39m
  • Exercise: In a React Native application, which component is responsible for creating a stack of screens, allowing users to navigate back to a previous screen?
  • Video class: Expo Components - Lecture 8 - CS50's Mobile App Development with React Native 2018 1h46m
  • Exercise: What is one of the main purposes of the Expo SDK as described in the course lecture?
  • Video class: Redux - Lecture 9 - CS50's Mobile App Development with React Native 2018 1h49m
  • Exercise: Which of the following best describes the role of the Redux 'store' in a React application?
  • Video class: Async Redux, Tools - Lecture 10 - CS50's Mobile App Development with React Native 2018 1h45m
  • Exercise: What is the primary benefit of using 'React-Redux' in a React application?
  • Video class: Performance - Lecture 11 - CS50's Mobile App Development with React Native 2018 1h43m
  • Exercise: What is a common reason for experiencing jank in a React Native animation?
  • Video class: Deploying, Testing - Lecture 12 - CS50's Mobile App Development with React Native 2018 1h40m
  • Exercise: What is a benefit of using Jest for testing in React Native apps?

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