Introduction

In this reading, you'll recap the fundamental concepts related to setting up your development environment correctly in preparation for developing the Little Lemon food ordering app in React Native.

General setup

There are several types of development environments in which you can create React Native apps, and it’s ultimately a matter of personal preference whichever one you choose to use. The list below summarizes the options which were previously covered in this program, and contains links to the associated installation and setup procedures:

• Setting up a React Project in VS Code : Reference this reading if you wish to develop your app within VS Code.

• React Native Development Environment Overview : This video will guide you through how to install Expo Go and React Native CLI, along with any necessary dependencies

• React Native with Expo : This video explains how to install Node, an emulator or simulator for running your app, and an integrated development environment (IDE)

Note that the project exercises throughout this course are written with React Native CLI in mind, but the core steps of each exercise can be achieved with any of the above methods.

Conclusion

In this reading, you revisited the steps for ensuring that your development environment is set up and ready to go, which you can apply to setting up the development environment for your project.

Having everything set up properly will minimize errors and issues, allowing you to stay focused on developing your React Native app.