React Native is an open-source framework for building mobile applications that allow developers to use React, a popular JavaScript library for building user interfaces, to create native mobile apps for iOS and Android platforms. It was created by Facebook in 2015 and has since gained widespread adoption among developers due to its ability to build high-quality mobile apps with a single codebase. React Native apps are compiled into native code, providing performance benefits compared to other cross-platform frameworks. Xian Devon Wijesinghe, A Senior Software Engineer & Dharana Rodrigo the Host and a Trainee Software Engineer at 99x are taking the leap to talk about  why you need to select React Native for a development project Difference between Expo and CLI? State Management Challenges faced during using React Native We have two other episodes in this series, Do give it a listen !