Integrating React Native into Existing Applications
Article Summary
Callstack reveals how to add React Native to existing native apps without a full rewrite. This brownfield approach is changing how engineering teams think about cross-platform development.
This comprehensive guide from Callstack covers the brownfield integration approach for React Native, where you incrementally add React Native features into existing iOS and Android apps. The article introduces practical tools and real-world examples from companies like Zalando and Shopify that successfully adopted this strategy.
Key Takeaways
- Brownfield lets you integrate React Native without rewriting your entire app
- Shopify achieved 86% code unification using this migration approach
- New tools like Brownie enable type-safe state sharing between native and React
- RootViewFactory simplifies iOS integration and reduces boilerplate code
Critical Insight
Brownfield React Native integration enables teams to adopt cross-platform development incrementally, reducing risk and time-to-market while preserving existing native code.
