Repl.it – React Native mobile apps in browser (opens in new tab)

1. Im a happy repl.it user.

2. Do you think that native gui widgets could be emulated on the browser in order to do native development on your platform?

3. Will you offer a pipeline from repl.it to app stores? One click publish sort of thing.

Big fan of repl.it. I've been teaching kids how to code for a couple years - count me as fan. Good luck Amjad & Haya!

I really like the idea of using Repl.it for teaching React Native using your classrooms product. There are 2 things that I think might make it more useful. Integration with https://appetize.io/ and allowing multiple files.

Appetize.io would allow people to use, play, and share this without having install Expo on their device (even though that's already a very low bar). Also, I think after learning some basic React Native concepts, it'd be useful to create multiple React Components in multiple files.

Hey, I'v used Repl.it a fair amount for Python in the past. Seems like you've built a really nice tool which has lots of languages supported. Out of curiosity, how are you funded?

My brain hurts

Not currently. But we'll implement it if enough people want it. We have a Canny board where people can vote on new languages/stacks for us to support:

https://replit.canny.io/languages-requests

if you run it on NodeOS, sure

Hey, we've looked at Minecraft and I think it's a great game to encourage kids to learn to code. In fact a lot of teachers teach Python and Java on Repl.it so that their students can learn how to tinker with Minecraft.

There are a couple of startups out there that try to help with Minecraft modding. Check out Tynker and I think Code.org has something on Minecraft.

If you have any specific ideas on how we can help with this please shoot me an email amjad@repl.it

Hey, at their ED event last week Microsoft announced a platform specifically designed at teaching kids coding with Minecraft -- seeems right up what you are looking for!

https://thenextweb.com/gaming/2017/05/02/minecraft-code-buil...

If running two installers is a pain maybe programming is a wrong area to be interested in.

Deco is great but it's an IDE and the way we approach things is a little bit different than how IDEs do. Generally speaking, when you're an IDE you're competing with all the other IDEs on feature-by-feature basis because you want to support the entire developer workflow.

For Repl.it, we approach everything from the novice point-of-view. We're ok with things being missing as long as we make it very easy for people who are just getting started with programming. We'll expand towards more power as long as it doesn't overwhelm or takeaway from the beginners experience.

For example, when we wanted to support third-party packages one way we could've done it is allow people bash access to install packages from PyPi but instead we've invested the time to pre-install all PyPi packages in existence on shared drive (https://repl.it/site/blog/python-import) and mount it on every container we start for our users. That way you don't have to know how to install it to get started with, say SciPy.

Besides the last commit on this repo being 6 months ago, I'd bet most HN users aren't looking to pick up another IDE if at all possible. We use repl.it a lot in my CS program because: 1. Students can just code now without having to worry about tooling 2. It's an easy way to share what you've coded without tooling (seeing a trend?)

Deco seems to be Mac only, where Repl.it is in-browser (hence cross-platform) so that's a pretty strong difference.

Can you explain the difference between https://snack.expo.io/ and https://repl.it/languages/react_native?

They both seem like browser based code editing tools to make a react native app. Why the partnership with repl.it? Do they have a larger use base and thus give you visibility?

Same for me. But I can't find the anonymous option... :(

It integrates with it using the snack-sdk: https://github.com/expo/snack-sdk

repl.it integrates this with their classrooms product to make it into a structured learning tool with assignments and automatic evaluation of solutions. Direct link to the course: https://repl.it/community/classrooms/17650

It's the same technology (backed by Expo) but it's integrated in Repl.it's platform and community. Additional benefits include the ability to teach and/or build online courses. Or if you're already using Repl.it it's cool to have all your programs/experiments/homeworks/prototyping in one place.

We haven't started monetizing yet but we already announced our plans for Pro accounts. We've been lucky that our platform has been very popular in highschools, colleges, bootcamps across the world so we'll be charging for additional features hopefully soon.

That's correct, it'd be great if the title was changed by the mods.

Thanks will fix it (but only reluctantly because Apple is at fault here)

We're planning to add file and project tree support. For now it's more geared towards prototyping, intro courses, and experimentation. Stay tuned, we hope to have something for you soon!

It works very similarly to React websites. Check the official React Native documentation and guide [1], it's a great introduction.

[1] https://facebook.github.io/react-native/docs/getting-started...